This Is Your 🔥 Job

Find your future. What do you want to be? You don’t have to decide just yet—there’s an entire world of career options waiting for you.
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Saving Sea Turtles

Marine biologist Grace Buschiazzo works at the South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Care Center, where she treats injured and sick sea turtles before releasing them back into the wild.
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Sirens On

Daniel Matthews responds to medical emergencies in his job as a paramedic.
Text: "When I was 5, I wanted to be an inventor. Now I want to work for the FBI-showing bravery, keeping others safe, and always offering a helping hand. "
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A Day at Work: Dog Trainer

Pet trainer Shir Limazati specializes in helping kids who feel afraid of dogs embrace dog ownership. “That is my reward,” she says.
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Becoming a Sneaker Designer

Sneaker designer Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson works to inspire other women of color to pursue a career in the athletic footwear industry.
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5 Questions for a Game Developer

Your 🔥 Job asked video-game developer and entrepreneur Mitu Khandaker five questions about her cool career.
Text: "When I was 5, I was really into Legos and other building toys. My dad told me an architect builds and designs structures. That's where my interest in architecture started.''
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His Own Style

“I had no idea that I was creating a method or an approach to styling hair. I was just creating a means to an end, which was, I wanted to be able to braid my hair.”
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A Day at Work: Activity Leaders

Camp leaders Eileen McCafferty and Jason Samuel help kids build skills and confidence in the great outdoors.
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Text: "My future career needs to include helping people, communicating with others, and writing. I want to be the CEO of a company I start, just like my mom."
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What’s Your Spark?

Your Hot Job users share what matters most to them when it comes to their future careers.
Text: "My future career needs to involve books—| love reading so much! It also needs to include rescuing animals from habitat destruction, climate change, and deforestation."
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A Bridge Between Languages

Interpreter and translator Yasmin Alkashef turned a love of languages into a career that connects her with the world.
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Step It Up

“Working out saved my life,” Philip Wheaton says. He encourages others to leave their stress at the gym. “When I say, ‘Don’t stop, don’t quit, don’t give up,’ I mean it.”
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Puppy Love

“If you really love something and you want to make a career out of it, you’ll find a way to make it work.”
Text: ''I want to work with children. I'm passionate about making a positive impact in their lives through support, guidance, and meaningful interaction.''
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The Art of Nail Design

“With nails, there are always new trends,” says nail artist Laura Santamaria. “I feel like I will always remain a student.”
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Check It Out: Business: Management and Finance

Want to jumpstart your career in management or finance? Get inspired with this list of things to read, watch, and listen to.
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Cooking Up a Career

Koren Draper is a chef who owns and runs a catering company. “My passion, once I gave it a little bit of fuel, just turned into a burning flame,” she says.
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Master of Electricity

As a master electrician, Yordanys Torres works on service calls. “It’s really the most complex work in the field,” he says, “because you never know what you’re going to find.”
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Pedal to the Metal

Girls Auto Clinic founder Patrice Banks wasn’t comfortable at traditional auto repair shops—so she learned the trade and started her own.
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Business Booster

“There’s definitely a mother hen kind of feel, when at graduation you get to see all your baby chicks have grown up. They’re leaders.”
Text: "I have a passion to become an accountant because I'm interested in mathematics and computer work. I think it will be an interesting job to pursue."
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Music Man

“I’ve always loved music. It’s so central to how people identify themselves, create community, and mark special occasions.”
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Check It Out: Personal Service

Think you might be interested in a career in personal service? Here are some tips for things to read, watch, and listen to.
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What’s on the Shelf?

“Surprise and delight them” is buyer Brian Winters’s motto. He works for Albertsons, a large grocery company with more than 2,000 stores.
Text: "When I was 5, I wanted to be a YouTuber. Now I want something more stable and long-term, in Information Technology."
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For the Love of Dogs

“I get to work with dogs,” says Paul Campanella, senior director of event operations for the Westminster Kennel Club. “It’s my life’s passion.”
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Support the Garden

Ivan Adames raises funds that help the Chicago Botanic Garden grow strong.
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Minecraft Moment

Meet a young actor who’s about to appear in his first starring role in a Hollywood film.
Text: "My future career needs to include helping people, communicating with others, and writing. I want to be the CEO of a company I start, just like my mom."
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What’s Out There?

Astrophysicist Jackie Faherty researches objects in space. She hopes her work inspires others to do the same.
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Reporter’s Log

TFK Kid Reporter Evelyn Peng speaks with trailblazing journalist Connie Chung about her career and the challenges she's had to overcome.
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Talking Toons

“You’re still acting, even though it’s silly cartoon voices. You still have to make the audience care for these characters.”
Text: "My future career needs to include something that I can genuinely enjoy, something that I'm passionate about."
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Real Talk with Mike Gunton

"I think audiences want to be surprised. They want to see new things."
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Making It Up

Danessa Myricks took an unconventional route to the beauty industry. Now she runs her own makeup brand.
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Real Talk with David Neeleman

David Neeleman turned his love for planes and innovation into a career in the airline industry.
Text: "I used to want to be a pathologist. Now I've become interested in coding. I'm still interested in medicine and science, so I'd like to find a way to apply coding to medicine.''