Northstar

Career lab for high schoolers

Find the work you'd actually want to wake up for.

Answer 8 quick questions. Get your career archetype, your top matches, and a real path from where you are now to your first job. No sign-up. Nothing leaves your phone.

317,700openings in computer and IT jobs every year in the US, through 2034BLS · 2024–34 projections
$105,990median pay for computer and IT jobs. The median for all jobs is $49,500.BLS · May 2024
+34%projected growth for data scientists. The average job grows 3.1%.BLS · 2024–34 projections

Step 1 · The scan

Eight signals. No wrong answers.

Pick what sounds most like you, even if it's not perfect. Go with your gut.

Step 2 · Your star

Your career constellation

Step 3 · The star map

18 careers. Tap any star.

Each star is a real job with real pay, growth and a day in the life. Most are in tech, and a few are in different orbits so you can compare.

Step 4 · The path

From where you are to your first job

Pick a constellation to see what to do in high school, what to study next, and where people usually start.

Paths cross all the time. Plenty of data scientists started in biology, and plenty of game designers started in math. Pick a direction, not a prison.