We live, work and go to school in buildings, but most of us don't spend time thinking about how these architectural feats are constructed. People like Brian Groark, Electrical Construction Senior Project Manager, provide the nuts and bolts that g...

English, C#, VB.net, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP... all languages used by web developer, Loni Huff. Read on to learn more about programming and the codes that Huff lives by. What is your job? /system...

Being a graphic designer is a tale of two loves; art and technology. Ever since she was a quiet kid, Arrin Bristow, who works as the Graphic Designer for the Kids Ahead Program was instilled with values including a strong work ethic and the impo...

Think you have to be a natural in order to pursue a career in math? Think again. After turning a corner in college, this former hater of math now uses statistics to help solve some of the world's most pressing health concerns. Read on to find ...

Bloomington, Minnesota, home of the world-famous Mall of America, is also home to insightful civil engineers like Julie Long. Long and her team work diligently to plan and build infrastructure for the city of Bloomington through roadways, paths,...

3D designers like Collin Kobayashi are engineering the future through innovative product development using 3D technology. Read on to learn why being a 3D designer/engineer is such a cool job! What is your...

With all the germs and bacteria out there, what would a world without cleaning products look like? Chlorine bleach, formulated by chemical engineers like Brittney Elko, is one of the only household cleaners regulated by the U.S. Environmental Pr...

Cyber-attacks...as technology becomes increasingly more sophisticated the risk of being hacked by fraudsters soars. Lisa Schneider, a seasoned risk manager has been an important line of defense in stopping the silent but destructive attacks to h...

Ready. Set. Snow! Ski Engineers, Harrison Goldberg and Connor Gaeta, are armed with the necessary skills when it comes to designing the perfect ski. Both founders of HG skis talk candidly about the highs and lows of running a start-up busines...

Ever dream about getting your pilot's license? At 16 years old Heidi De Hoogh could fly a plane before she could drive a car! De Hoogh, a pilot for Sun Country Airlines, gives a bird's-eye view of piloting in this exclusive KidsAhead interview...

Lights, camera, action! Making films isn't always about fame and fortune. For Josh Samson, making films a way to make a positive contribution to his community. Read on about what makes being a film instructor such a cool job! Wha...

Many products in our world today are made with toxic materials. Now, picture a world without toxins - no pollution, no hazardous materials, and no harmful products. Green Chemists, like John Warner PhD, are working to ...

Think there's no room for writing skills in science?  Cara Santa Maria would disagree with you.  This former sciencephobe turned her reading and writing skills into a rewarding science career.  Read on to find out why being a scien...

Science fiction movies have imagined the most complex time machines, but in reality a common shovel can take you back in time! Whether you find a giant dinosaur or a tiny organism, digging just below the surface of the earth can reveal a lot abo...

For Chris Jackson, living large is about more than standing 7' feet tall. Living large is also about educating yourself and caring for the environment by reducing consumption and energy use. Read more to find out what makes the Chris's energy e...

How does a girl transform taking soleus in the tone of an NPR radio program into a happenstance career? Flora Lichtman did just that through persistence and "lack of dignity" as she jokingly describes it. Flora's journey to becoming Multimedia Ed...

Where there's a will, there's a way.  Jeff Leichliter, Industrial Robotics Engineer, found his way to a rewarding STEM career without the help of a college degree.  Jeff was able to translate his military electronics training into a car...

Robots are not just a thing of science-fiction.  Robots are in places you might not expect, whether they are helping people around the house or traveling to Mars.  Read on to find out why people who work in robotics, like Dr. Chris Jone...

Check out this video interviewing a robotics engineering. Joanna Cohen talks about her cool job at Honeybee Robotics!

Check out this cool video interviewing Heather Knight where she talks about how she got involved in robotics!

This article tells you about Cynthia Breazeal, an engineer who designed a social robot named Kismet who can communicate with humans. Learn more ab...

Have you ever wanted to make your own robot? Meet the people who do this all the time! Robotics engineers design and create their ow...

Who was George Adamson? He was a man who loved the lions. See why he devoted his life to lions and the wilderness of the Africa!

Learn about who a parrot trainer is and what they do through this interview with Barbara Heidenrich!

Wildlife biologists like Casey Burns are focused on conserving wildlife and other natural resources. Read on to learn the lay of the land when it comes to conservation. What is your job? Biology is the s...

What lurks in the sewers of New York City? Rats, sure...but, alligators? Dr. Krysko, Herpetologist was asked just that recently on an episode of MonsterQuest. When he's not helping with NYC's alligator problem, Dr. Krysko teaches herpetology;...

Katrina McCauley always knew she wanted to work with animals, but the journey to becoming a Zookeeper wasn't easy. McCauley, armed with the educational background and ability to promote herself, broke into zookeeping and has been building her relati...

Do you want to discover shipwrecks and learn about the ocean? Then learn what it takes by reading this interview!

Mermaids, giant squids, the Kraken... what types of creatures emerge from the deep? That is the question that Shannon Johnson is trying to answer. When out to sea, Shannon's view of the deep is like watching the Discovery Channel in real-tim...

Julia Arthur, a high school senior, had an amazing opportunity to plunge into ocean exploration aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus last summer and hasn't come up for air yet. Read on to learn why Julia's work last summer is making such a spla...

Software Engineer Brian Kieft put his technical skills to work by diving into deep sea research at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. So, read on to learn why Kieft's innovative field of ocean exploration floats our boat! ...

Gilligan's Island has gone from uncharted territory to biologists' paradise. Read more to find out what makes being a laboratory manager at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on beautiful Coconut Island in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu such a cool job! ...

Electricity. It's not a new concept, and it is something most all of us take for granted. Now, electrical engineers like Owen Schelenz are striving to incorporate renewable energy into our power system so the lights neve...

After entering a Ph. D. program in aerospace engineering, the current of Jonathan Colby's career swept him away from aerospace and toward renewable energy. Jonathan now works to turn the flow of New York's East River into clean, renewable power....

Learn about Auburn, an aeronautical researcher, who does research on making wind turbines more effective, and what it takes to get into a career like Auburn's!

In this video, you can learn about what it takes to keep wind turbines up and running, and what kind of careers are available in this field.

Are you interested in renewable energy but don't know what field of energy you want to work in?  In this article, you can learn about career...

Do you know what it takes to build a wind farm? In this article, you can learn about all the different jobs it...

You probably know what solar energy is, but do you know what it takes to install the solar panels that collect it?  In this article, you can ...

Do you know what it takes to keep a wind turbine running?  In this article, you can find out all about what a wind turbine service techni...

Are you interested in all the amazing affects of our sun? Learn about the different jobs in the solar power business! 

Learn about all of the different jobs in the wind energy business!

Are you avoiding software engineering because you don't want to sit in an office all day? Danelle Cline, Software Engineer for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, enjoys a very different kind of office. Whether out to sea to support h...

In the recipe for fun, Video Game Designers are the secret sauce.  Kelly Murphy, a Video Game Designer for Walt Disney, spends his time balancing tight deadlines for game releases while ensuring Disney games are exciting to play and keep gam...

Check out this cool job! Do you know what a cinematic animator does? Josh Scherr talks about the cool things he gets to do as a ci...

Are you interested in art? Want to have a career in the gaming industry? Becoming a video game animator is the perfect job for you. Learn about ...

Video game producers are people who bring programmers, artists, and designers to collaborate and make a game. They oversee projects to h...

Music is a very important part of a game. Do you know that you can make a career by composing original music for games? Learn from Chance Thom...

Rocketing into outer-space is no longer limited to NASA's astronauts. Kyle Hunt and other aerospace engineers at Virgin Galactic are making space travel accessible to all earthlings aboard the first ever commercial spacecraft. Read on to learn ...

Ever since she was in middle school Carlie Zumwalt has been shooting for the moon. Now, as an aerospace engineer with world-renowned NASA, she may pass the moon on her way to Mars! Read on to find out how Carlie works day after day to help land...

In this video, you can see behind-the-scenes footage of a real astrophysicist talking about why he loves his job.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an astronomer? In this video, you can see a day in the life of an ESO astronomer!

Do you want to know how NASA chooses its astronauts?  In this article, you can not only find out about the astronau...

Do you want to be an astronaut? In this article, you can learn about how Cady Coleman's passion for chemistry in high scho...

Are you interested in the physics of space?  In this interview with solar physicist Dr. Mario Bisi, you can learn ...

Samantha Marquez is a tissue-engineering scientist, community leader and a high school student. Growing up with parents who both have careers deeply rooted in science definitely played a role in Samantha's science interests, but her realm of ach...

Human Geneticists, like Dr. Chad Huff, are hard at work researching genetic mutations that cause cancer. Read on to learn how Huff's innovative research is navigating the blueprint of life and helping humankind. What is you...

Science fairs or beauty pageants... who says you can't do both? Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle, biochemist and former Ms. Massachusetts, didn't feel like she had to make a choice between pursuing a career in science and the pageant circuit. Read on to f...

Chemistry may not be the first subject that comes to your mind when you think of medical technology. In reality, chemists like Matthew Butts are on the cutting-edge of medical technology, working hard in the fight to treat cancer and other major ...

After a chance introduction to the field of public health, Allison Brown caught the bug! She passed up medical school to become an epidemiologist and now travels the world to solve some of the world's biggest public health problems. Read on to ...

Getting injured is every athlete's worst fear, but what if getting injured could launch you into a wonderful career? For Riana Pryor, an unfortunate ankle injury in high school set her on a course that led to a career in athletic training and re...

Someone once told Barry Cordero that he wasn't cut out for college. Well, he didn't listen and the biomedical industry is better because of it. Read more to find out what ignited Cordero's interest in engineering!  Wh...

Alyse Stofer, equipped with infinite ingenuity, is showing her generation and the next that engineering isn't always about building bridges or working on engines - it can be cosmetics, mobile phones or her specialty of choice, medical devices. R...

Emily Sagalyn is armed with boundless medical ingenuity and combines those skills with her love of the outdoors to save lives in her community. Read more to find out what makes Emily's field, Wilderness and Emergency Medicine so fascinating!...

Dr. Andrea Webb's work as a Psychophysiologist stands at the crossroads of two sciences, psychology and biology. Psychophysiologists have only recently been named the official examiners of the rela...

Did you ever wonder what biomedical engineers do? How do they combine both aspects of the engineering field and m...

Forensic engineers like Dr. John Palmer are charged with investigating fires, explosions and electrical system failures. Did we spark your interest? Read on to learn more about why the field of forensic engineering is on fire! View this Cool Job!

"Fidelity, bravery, and integrity" are the words FBI agents like Sanitha Ulsh live by. Special Agent Ulsh and other FBI agents work diligently to keep us safe from foreign and domestic threats. Read on to learn how Special Agent Ulsh is taking...

Danny Barfield knew ever since he was young that his calling was public service. He took his passion for helping people and hit the streets where he worked as a cop for years. His police career took a different turn when investigating a homicide ...

Check out this cool video on tissue engineering!

Do you want to know more about what it takes to work in a crime lab?  Find out about what a crime laboratory a...

In this article, hear from a real forensic engineer on how he got into his field, what he does on a day to day basis, and how y...

Do you watch crime shows on tv?  Do you ever wonder what it's like to be the medical examiner who examines the bodies of the victims?  You can hear from a real life medical examiner from this interview! /system/images...

Sometimes you have to swap your umbrella for a raft! On average, 80 people in the US die each year due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall or dam failure. Lindsey Roberts McKenzie, and other Water Resource Engineers around the country work to...

Snow - you can ski on it, get a day off of school for it or even be killed by it. For Randy Julander, a Snow Survey Supervisor for the US Department of Agriculture, snow is a dream job. Read more to learn how Julander's interest in the outdoors a...

Tim Marshall's career ambitions came crashing in when a tornado struck his house as a child. Now, Tim spends his days assessing what he calls "Mother Nature's fingerprint" - the damage caused by weather. Read on to hear how an interest in destructi...

Lightning struck when Dr. Josh Wurman landed on the Discovery Channel's reality series Storm Chasers and the IMAX film Forces of Nature.  Now he is joined by his colleague Dr. Karen Kosiba to discuss what life is really like as...

Want to study wind? Then becoming a wind analyst is the job for you! Learn how they use the wind! 

Want to make maps? Then becoming a remote sensing analyst is the job for you! Learn more about what it takes.

An oceanographer studies the ocean in different ways! Learn all about the amazing things that they study. Dr. Sylvia E...

Do you want to be an explorer? Are you interested in the physical and chemical dynamics of the Earth's natural processes? Learn all...

Seismologists study the movement of earth's surface in the occurrance of an earthquake. Learn how these scientists save li...

Want to explore volcanos? Learn just what it takes to be a volcanologist from someone in the field.

Want to learn how to "read" the weather? Then becoming an atmospheric scientist is the career for you. Learn about this career and the diff...