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The Career & Course Atlas

A curated repertoire of 1,363+ careers — traditional and emerging — and the 541+ courses, degrees and certifications that lead to them. Free to download, share and print for classrooms, counselling rooms and kitchen tables.

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631
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One document. Every world of work.

The Atlas is organised into 47 clusters — from Computing & AI to the Skilled Trades, from Health Sciences to Frontier & Emerging careers that barely existed a decade ago.

732+ traditional roles

The anchors — professions that have shaped economies for decades, with the courses that lead into them.

631+ emerging roles

AI ethicists, longevity physicians, climate migration planners, digital humanitarians — the jobs of the next decade.

541+ courses & credentials

From BSc and MSc programmes to apprenticeships, bootcamps, chartered exams and micro-credentials — mapped to each cluster.

All 47 clusters

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01Computing, Software & AI

Building the intelligent systems that run modern life.

20 traditional22 emerging20 courses
02Data, Analytics & Decision Science

Turning oceans of data into decisions people can act on.

15 traditional16 emerging18 courses
03Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing

Designing the physical systems and products the world runs on.

20 traditional18 emerging18 courses
04Natural & Physical Sciences

Uncovering how the world works — from atoms to ecosystems.

20 traditional15 emerging15 courses
05Health & Medical Sciences

Preventing, diagnosing and treating illness — for individuals and populations.

27 traditional16 emerging17 courses
06Finance, Banking & Investment

Moving capital to where it can grow, protect and serve people.

22 traditional15 emerging18 courses
07Business, Strategy & Management

Making organisations work — from strategy boardroom to shop floor.

19 traditional15 emerging15 courses
08Marketing, Brand & Growth

Building meaning around products and moving markets.

18 traditional14 emerging12 courses
09People, HR & Organizational Development

Growing the humans that make organisations work.

13 traditional13 emerging11 courses
10Entrepreneurship & New Ventures

Starting, scaling and reinventing organisations.

9 traditional13 emerging9 courses
11Law, Governance & Public Policy

Shaping the rules by which societies and markets operate.

20 traditional13 emerging10 courses
12Education, Teaching & Learning Design

Building the minds of the next generation.

15 traditional13 emerging11 courses
13Psychology, Counselling & Behavioural Science

Understanding minds, behaviour and human systems.

15 traditional12 emerging12 courses
14Social Work, Development & Humanitarian Action

Serving people and communities at their most vulnerable.

14 traditional11 emerging11 courses
15Political Science, Diplomacy & International Affairs

Understanding power, negotiation and world order.

11 traditional8 emerging8 courses
16Arts, Design & Visual Culture

Shaping how the world looks, feels and speaks.

18 traditional15 emerging13 courses
17Media, Film, TV & Journalism

Telling the stories that shape culture and public life.

18 traditional14 emerging11 courses
18Music & Performing Arts

Composing, performing and producing the sounds of life.

15 traditional12 emerging9 courses
19Humanities, Languages & Culture

Interpreting human experience across time, place and language.

15 traditional10 emerging11 courses
20Skilled Trades & Vocational Crafts

The hands-on skills that build, maintain and repair the physical world.

31 traditional12 emerging10 courses
21Agriculture, Food & Environment

Feeding the world while regenerating the planet.

19 traditional13 emerging13 courses
22Energy, Climate & Sustainability

Powering the world without wrecking it.

12 traditional14 emerging9 courses
23Hospitality, Tourism & Travel

Designing memorable places, journeys and experiences.

18 traditional11 emerging9 courses
24Sports, Fitness & Performance

Building bodies, teams and human performance.

13 traditional11 emerging10 courses
25Public Safety, Military & Emergency Services

Protecting people, property and public order.

14 traditional10 emerging10 courses
26Aviation, Maritime & Transport

Moving people and goods safely across sky, sea and land.

16 traditional10 emerging12 courses
27Real Estate, Property & Built Environment

Designing, building and managing the places people live and work.

16 traditional10 emerging11 courses
28Gaming, Esports & Interactive Media

Designing the worlds we play in.

10 traditional11 emerging9 courses
29E-Commerce, Retail & Consumer Tech

Reimagining how the world discovers and buys.

10 traditional11 emerging7 courses
30Frontier & Emerging Careers

Jobs that barely existed ten years ago — and will define the next decade.

0 traditional43 emerging12 courses
31Supply Chain, Logistics & Procurement

Moving goods, materials and value across a connected planet.

16 traditional15 emerging15 courses
32Architecture, Urban Design & Planning

Shaping the buildings, streets and cities we live in.

16 traditional14 emerging12 courses
33Pharmaceuticals, Biotech & Life Sciences Industry

Discovering, developing and delivering the medicines and biologics of tomorrow.

18 traditional14 emerging13 courses
34Veterinary, Animal & Zoological Sciences

Caring for animals — from companion pets to wildlife and food systems.

17 traditional11 emerging11 courses
35Fashion, Textile & Beauty

Designing what people wear, wash and adorn themselves with — sustainably.

11 traditional14 emerging12 courses
36Culinary Arts & Food Innovation

Feeding the world with taste, craft and science.

13 traditional15 emerging11 courses
37Writing, Publishing & Editorial

Shaping ideas into books, articles and stories that endure.

17 traditional12 emerging10 courses
38Library, Archives & Information Science

Curating human knowledge for people, machines and posterity.

13 traditional11 emerging9 courses
39Religion, Theology & Chaplaincy

Serving faith communities and accompanying people through meaning-making.

18 traditional10 emerging10 courses
40Insurance, Risk & Actuarial Services

Pricing uncertainty and protecting people, assets and futures.

14 traditional12 emerging11 courses
41Accounting, Audit & Tax

Keeping the world's economic record — and testing that it tells the truth.

14 traditional10 emerging11 courses
42Nonprofit, Philanthropy & Social Impact

Mobilising money, people and ideas for public good.

16 traditional9 emerging9 courses
43Consulting & Professional Services

Solving other people's hardest problems for a living.

15 traditional11 emerging8 courses
44Translation, Interpretation & Applied Linguistics

Building bridges between languages, cultures and systems.

15 traditional10 emerging7 courses
45Fintech, Blockchain & Digital Assets

Reinventing money, payments and financial infrastructure.

10 traditional17 emerging11 courses
46UX, Product Design & Design Research

Making complex products feel obvious, humane and delightful.

12 traditional14 emerging10 courses
47Nursing & Allied Health Professions

The frontline of care — from bedside to community.

14 traditional11 emerging10 courses

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Schools & counsellors

A ready-made careers-education handout. Pair it with the Career Explorer assessment for classroom debriefs.

Parents

Widen the dinner-table conversation beyond 'doctor, lawyer, engineer' to the roles actually available in 2030.

Career centres

A universal starting point for advising sessions across faculties and continents.

Professionals in transition

Rediscover adjacent fields and emerging roles that match your skills without starting from zero.

The Atlas is the map.
The assessment is your compass.

Once you've downloaded the Atlas, take the free adaptive assessment to see which of these 1,363+ paths actually fit your interests, aptitudes and stage of life.