STEM Careers 1
They think big! They want to understand the workings of the universe from the sun to the galaxies and everything in between.
Astronomer
They study how living things inherit traits or features from theirs parents through genes. Inherited traits include the color of your hair to the shape of your nose.
Geneticist
They study ocean organisms, their behaviors, and their interactions with the environment. They may tag and track whale migration or help the seafood industry provide more sustainable food.
Marine Biologist
They harness the power of the atom to solve problems. They may design power plants, machines that kill cancer cells, or techniques to destroy germs and bacteria.
Nuclear Engineer
They are responsible for keeping people free from danger, risk, or injury in the workplace. They may design labels for chemicals or inspect machinery for safety standards.
Safety Engineer
They make objects fly! They make technology to use for aircrafts, defense systems, and space exploration
Aerospace Engineer
They test the physical and chemical properties of food. They may develop a new delicious candy or check for contamination in meat.
Food Science Technician
They use mathematics to solve problems in business, science, physics, or engineering. They may solve codes for the military or create models for predicting weather patterns.
Mathematician
They help injured and disabled people improve skills and gain independence. They may help a person with an injured leg learn howto walk again or teach blind children to use a cane for walking safely.
Occupational Therapist
They combine engineering and sports to improve sports equipment and enhance athletic performance. They may design better basketball shoes or safer helmets.
Sports Engineer
They design bridges and buildings, protect communities from earthquakes and floods, and design systems to clean water for drinking
Civil Engineer
They study the climate and surface features of regions to solve problems in land use, business, and agriculture.
Geographer
They research, design, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices. They may design a roller coaster ride, surgical robots, human made legs, or a solar-powered car
Mechanical Engineer
They work to help protect an inventor's original work and stop others from stealing it. They work to protect new ideas in areas such as medical devices, sports equipment, or electronics.
Patent Lawyer
They help prevent, diagnose, and treat health problems in a wide variety of animals.
Veterinarian
They ensure that people are getting the right foods to make them as healthy and as strong as possible
Dietitian
They study physical properties of the Earth to solve problems such as where to build a bridge or discover new ways to extract oil from rocks.
Geoscientist
They study the atmosphere characteristics and processes, and how these factors affect the rest of our environment. They may forecast the weather or predict climate change.
Meteorologist
They ease physical and mental suffering due to injury and disease. They check symptoms to prescribe the correct medicine for ailments such as the flu or headaches.
Physician
Web developers build websites, work with software applications or write code to finish the job.
Web Developer
They design and test electrical equipment such as cell phones, microwaves, medical instruments, and video game consoles
Electrical Engineer
They investigate disease outbreaks to figure out when, where and why an infection started. Their goals are to contain the current outbreak and prevent it from happening again.
Epidemiologist
They study microorganisms such as bacteria or viruses to promote health. They may develop methods to preserve food longer or identify the cause of a disease.
Microbiologist
They are experts when it comes to mental, emotional and social processes and behaviors. They may work with patients or conduct research.
Psychologist
They study the behaviors and habitats of wild animals, while also working to maintain healthy populations, both in the wild and in captivity.
Zoologist