Exploring
Exploring
Exploring exists to teach important life and career skills to young people from all backgrounds through immersive career experiences and mentorship provided by community and business leaders like you. Together, we equip young people with character, leadership and life skills that can be used both today and in their future careers.
How Exploring Works
Exploring is a work site based program designed to give students hands on opportunities to explore their career interests as they make decisions about their future. Most posts meet once or twice a month to hear speakers, participate in activities related to their career interests and build relationships with professionals in the given industry.
Why Exploring?
Exploring provides exciting activities and one-on-one mentorship for youth looking to discover their future. Whether you’re a local organization looking to strengthen the community or a young person wanting to uncover the possibilities of your future, Exploring is a great place to start.
What Career Will You Choose?
Our Mission
Deliver character-building experiences and mentorship that allow youth to achieve their full potential in both life and work.
Our Promise
Bring businesses and community leaders together to help young people reach their full potential.
Our Vision
Shape the workforce of tomorrow by engaging and mentoring today’s youth in career and life-enhancing opportunities.
Discover Your Future
Exploring is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth and the organizations in their communities. Businesses and community organizations initiate a career-specific Explorer post or club by matching their people and organizational resources to the career interests of youth in the community. The result is a program of interactive activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, and develop.
Arts & Humanities Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from 6th grade to 20 years old that exposes participants to many career opportunities in art, music, drama and other humanities areas.
THE MOST POPULAR ARTS & HUMANITIES CAREERS INCLUDE
• Photographer
• Editor
• Graphic designer
• Animal welfare professional
• Fashion Designer
• Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
• Dancer, choreographer
• Professional athlete
• Jeweler, watchmaker
• Musician, singer, music composer
• Writer
• Actors, producers, and directors
• Artist, art directors and multimedia artists
Aviation Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the field of Aviation.
THE MOST POPULAR AVIATION CAREERS INCLUDE
• Pilots
• Aircraft mechanics
• Aerospace engineers
• Airport management and operations
• Unmanned aerial vehicle operators
• Avionics technicians
• Air traffic controllers
• Flight attendants
Business Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in the many functional areas within a business, including Sales/Marketing, Operations, Finance/Accounting, Customer Service, Human Resources, and Information Technology.learning more about careers in the field of Business.
THE MOST POPULAR BUSINESS CAREERS INCLUDE
• Accountant / CPA
• Banker, teller
• Customer service
• Finance
• Human resource managers / specialists
• Marketing
• Fashion merchandising, purchasing
• Financial analyst
• Hotel management, hospitality
• Event planner
• Insurance agent
• Project manager
• Real estate agent
• Operations
• Production
• Sales, wholesale and retail
• Travel agent
• Stock broker
• Office manager
Communications Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the fields of Communications, including opportunities in TV, radio, journalism, graphic design and more.
THE MOST POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS CAREERS INCLUDE
• Journalist
• Television / radio broadcaster
• Graphic artist
• Editor – newspaper or magazine
• Producer, radio and television
• Public relations manager
• Satellite communications technician
• Marketing & advertising specialist
• Photojournalist
• Sports announcer
• News analysts, reporters, and correspondent
• Writer, editor
• Broadcast & sound engineering technician
• Satellite communications specialist
• Graphic designer
• Web designer
Engineering & Technology Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the fields of Engineering & Technology.
THE MOST POPULAR ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY CAREERS INCLUDE
• Aerospace engineers
• Agricultural engineers
• Architect
• Biomedical engineers
• Chemical engineers
• Civil engineers
• Environmental engineers
• Industrial engineers
• Materials engineers
• Geological engineers
• Petroleum engineers
• Software engineers
• Robotics
• Surveyor
Fire & EMS Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the field of fire or emergency services.
THE MOST POPULAR FIRE & EMS CAREERS INCLUDE
• Fire fighter
• EMT
• Paramedic
• Emergency services coordinator
• Shelter manager
• Lifeguard
• Ski patrol
• Search and rescue
• Fire inspector, investigator
Health Care Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the fields of health care.
THE MOST POPULAR HEALTH CARE CAREERS INCLUDE
• Personal trainer
• Nurse
• Physician, physician assistant
• Pharmacist
• Hospital administrator
• Optometrist
• X-ray technician
• Speech therapist
• Chiropractor
• Anesthetist
• Veterinarian
• Physical therapist
• Psychologists / psychiatrists
• Sports medicine
• Dentist & dental hygienist
• Home health care aide
• Surgeon
Law & Government Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the fields of Law & Government.
THE MOST POPULAR LAW & GOVERNMENT CAREERS INCLUDE
• Attorney / lawyer
• Military careers
• Judge
• Paralegal
• Politician
• Urban planner
• Court reporter
• City manager
• Parks & recreation manager, specialist
Law Enforcement Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women who have completed the 6th grade through 20 years old, interested in a career in law enforcement or a related field in the criminal justice system.
The program offers young adults a personal awareness of the criminal justice system through training, practical experiences, competition and other activities. Additionally, the program promotes personal growth through character development, respect for the rule of law, physical fitness, good citizenship and patriotism.
THE MOST POPULAR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS INCLUDE
• City Law Enforcement Officers
• County Law Enforcement Officers
• State Law Enforcement Officers
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers & Special Agents
• Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts, Forensic Laboratory, Specialists & other vital support specialists
Skilled Trades Career Exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the fields of Skilled Trades.
THE MOST POPULAR SKILLED TRADES CAREERS INCLUDE
• Skin care specialist
• Barber and hairstylist
• Automotive service and body repair technician
• Carpenter
• Construction
• Heavy equipment operator
• Pipe layers, plumbers and pipe fitters
• Cook, baker, chef
• Building contractor
• Appliance repair
• Landscape architect
• Electrician
• Mass transit operator
• Painter
Social Services Career Exploring is open to young men and women from the 6th grade to 20 years old with an interest in learning more about careers in the fields of Social Services.
Careers in the social services area include: child care workers, adult care givers, drug/alcohol counselors, human services workers, social/welfare workers, teachers/teachers’ aides, and many more. By providing hands-on work-related activities to students, social services professions and organizations help youth explore the skills, intricacies, demands, and needs of various social services careers.
THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL SERVICES CAREERS INCLUDE
• Social worker
• Adult or child care attendant
• Dietician
• Drug / alcohol counselor
• Librarian
• Teacher, teacher aide
• Volunteer worker
• Youth organization professional
• Funeral director
• School counselor
• College professor
You Will Develope
You will participate in hands-on projects to give you a real feel for whether this career is the right one for you.
You will get to network with professionals who work in these careers every day and learn about the educational requirements for a career in these fields. You will also receive tangible advice on steps you could take now to prepare for and possibly position yourself for a successful career.
