Career Exploration Hub
About the Career Exploration Hub
We’ve brought together a wide variety of career information encompassing 15 broad interest areas, all in one place. Whether you already have career ideas or are just starting to look around, use the links here to explore your options and discover paths you haven’t considered yet.
Remember: a single major can lead to a variety of careers, and most industries welcome many different majors.
How to use the Hub
- Browse the 15 interest areas and see what catches your eye.
- Explore any link that sparks your curiosity, whether or not it matches your major.
- Connect with a Career Exploration Center advisor to talk through your ideas and plan your next steps.
Quick tips for browsing
- Each link connects either to a UW-Madison major with related career paths (e.g., art) or directly to a profession (e.g., arts administration).
- The information under each interest area represents a sampling of careers, not an exhaustive list.
- Links are listed alphabetically, not by importance or popularity.
Explore by Interest Area
Business & Entrepreneurship
Discover paths spanning business strategy, data, technology, policy, creativity, communication, and more.
Creative Arts
Discover paths spanning performance, production, design, strategic storytelling, arts management, and more.
Cultures & Languages
Discover paths in community advocacy, non-profits, global communication, global arts, and more.
Education & Human Behavior
Discover paths spanning education, counseling, policy, human development, public health, government service, and more.
Engineering & Related Sciences
Discover options in engineering, technical strategy, creative endeavors, and more.
Environment & Sustainability
Discover paths in ecology, wildlife, conservation, agricultural sciences, green engineering, and more.
Food & Nutrition
In this area, you’ll find options related to food science, dietetics, public health, food safety, plant pathology, and more.
Health & Wellness
Find paths such as public health, medical laboratory science, medical illustration, social work, nursing, physical therapy, and more.
Literature & Writing
Discover paths in creative arts, entertainment, journalism, strategic communication, professional writing, and more.
Media & Communications
This area encompasses careers in design, tech, journalism, creative arts and entertainment, public relations, marketing, and more.
Numbers
Discover paths in finance, business, economics, supply chain, operations, data analytics, and more.
Physical & Biological Science
Discover paths spanning life and lab sciences, environmental science, health sciences, technical writing, and law.
Plants & Animals
Discover options related to animal health, veterinary medicine, wildlife ecology, agroecology, environmental policy, and more.
Politics, Law, & Social Justice
Discover paths in law, government, policy, non-profits, urban planning, strategic communication, and more.
Tech, Data, & Computing
Discover possibilities in software and systems development, data analytics, cybersecurity, tech operations, and more.
The aim of the Career Exploration Hub is to support students seeking career information that is dispersed throughout campus.
- The links on these pages feature content curated by UW-Madison staff with industry-specific expertise. We check in with these curators regularly to keep everything accurate and up-to-date.
- UW-Madison staff with content suggestions or corrections, please contact Claire Peters at claire.peters@wisc.edu.