Career Library
Plain-language guides to skilled occupations: what the work is actually like day to day, how people get in, what training and licensing really involve, and where to find the official information for yourself.
Written for students, career changers, veterans, and anyone curious about skilled work. No prior knowledge of a trade is assumed.
Construction & Building
Building, wiring, plumbing, and finishing the places people live and work.
2 occupationsBrowseMechanical & Industrial
Fixing, maintaining, and making the machines and systems that keep buildings and factories running.
3 occupationsViewingAutomotive & Transportation
Diagnosing, repairing, and keeping vehicles and equipment moving.
2 occupationsBrowseInfrastructure & Utilities
Delivering the power, water, and public systems that everyone depends on.
2 occupationsBrowseHealthcare & Personal Services
Caring for people directly, in clinics, care settings, and their own homes.
2 occupationsBrowseTechnology & Technical Services
Installing, supporting, and testing the equipment and systems that keep work running.
2 occupationsBrowse
Search by the words you actually use, in English or Spanish. Matching is whole-word, so a search for one trade will not drag in unrelated ones.
Career family
3 occupations
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration technician
HVACR technicians install, maintain, and repair the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems that control temperature and air quality inside buildings.
- National median pay
- $61,010
- Projected employment change
- +11%
Welder, cutter, solderer, and brazer
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers join, cut, and repair metal using heat from an electric arc, a gas flame, or a plasma stream.
- National median pay
- $53,750
- Projected employment change
- +2%
Industrial machinery mechanic, maintenance worker, and millwright
These workers keep factories running. They maintain and repair production machinery, and millwrights install, move, and align the machines in the first place.
- National median pay
- $64,100
- Projected employment change
- +14%
A growing collection. Every guide here is fully written and sourced. Where we have not yet researched an occupation, we say so rather than publishing a thin page.
This is educational career guidance. It is not a job board, it is not a school directory, and nothing here is an offer of employment or training. We do not sell placement, and no training provider pays to appear on this page.
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