The pathways below are broad job categories. They may serve as a starting point in thinking about which direction you'd like to take your career.
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Arts and Communication

Are you a creative thinker? Are you imaginative, innovative, and original? Do you like to communicate ideas? Do you like making crafts, drawing, playing a musical instrument, taking photos, or writing stories? This may be the career path for you!
Sample Michigan Hot Jobs
- Architectural and Engineering ManagersAverage wage$140,760/year
- Commercial or Industrial DesignersAverage wage$70,540/year
Business/ Management/ Marketing and Technology

Do you enjoy being a leader, organizing people, planning activities, and talking? Do you like to work with numbers or ideas? Do you enjoy carrying through with an idea and seeing the end product? Do you like things neat and orderly? Would you enjoy balancing a checkbook, follow- ing the stock market, holding an office in a club, or surfing the Internet? This may be your career path!
Sample Michigan Hot Jobs
- Accountants and AuditorsAverage wage$70,500/year
- Computer Network Support SpecialistsAverage wage$55,120/year
- Computer Systems AnalystsAverage wage$88,740/year
- Computer User Support SpecialistsAverage wage$50,210/year
- Web DeveloperAverage wage$69,430/year
Engineering/ Manufacturing and Industrial Technology

Are you mechanically inclined and practical? Do you like reading diagrams and blueprints, and drawing building structures? Are you curious about how things work? Would you enjoy painting a house, repairing cars, wiring electrical circuits, or woodworking? This may be the career path for you!
Sample Michigan Hot Jobs
- Automotive Body and Related RepairersAverage wage$42,730/year
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsAverage wage$46,360/year
- CarpentersAverage wage$46,590/year
- Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and PlasticAverage wage$52,550/year
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersAverage wage$73,154/year
Health Sciences

Do you like to care for people or animals who are sick or help them stay well? Are you interested in diseases and in how the body works? Do you enjoy reading about science and medicine? Would it be fun to learn first aid or volunteer at a hospital or veterinary clinic? This may be your career path!
Sample Michigan Hot Jobs
- Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAverage wage$53,165/year
- Diagnostic Medical SonographerAverage wage$59,696/year
- Massage TherapistsAverage wage$41,420/year
- Physical Therapist AssistantsAverage wage$48,090/year
- Respiratory TherapistAverage wage$60,280/year
Human Services

Are you friendly, open, understanding, and cooperative? Do you like to work with people to solve problems? Is it important to you to do something that makes things better for other people? Do you like to help friends with family problems? Do you like reading, storytelling, traveling, or tutoring young children? This could be your career path!
Sample Michigan Hot Jobs
- CosmetologistsAverage wage$24,900/year
- Healthcare Social WorkerAverage wage$59,810/year
Natural Resources and Agriscience

Are you a nature lover? Are you practical, curious about the physical world, and interested in plants and animals? Do you enjoy hunting or fishing? Do you like to garden or mow the lawn? Are you interested in protecting the environment? This could be your career path!
Sample Michigan Hot Jobs
- Agricultural EngineersAverage wage$74,780/year