{"id":34411,"date":"2015-07-08T20:56:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T20:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/80000hours.org\/?post_type=careerguidepage&#038;p=34411"},"modified":"2024-10-08T20:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T20:26:52","slug":"career-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"The highest-impact career paths our research has identified so&nbsp;far"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel clearfix \">\n<p>The highest-impact career for you is the one that allows you to make the biggest contribution to solving one of <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/problem-profiles\/\">the world&#8217;s most pressing problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Early on, <a href=\"\/career-guide\/career-capital\/#how-can-you-get-the-best-career-capital-get-good-at-something-useful\">we recommend<\/a> you focus on building useful skills \u2013 in a separate article you can see <a href=\"\/skills\/\">our list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After that, you have to apply them. On this page, we provide reviews of over 20 specific career paths that put these skills to use tackling the world&#8217;s most pressing problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#our-priority-paths\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> The highest-impact career paths our research has identified so far<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#other-paths\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Other high-impact career paths<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#some-ways-to-build-career-capital\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Some ways to build career capital<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#more-career-reviews\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> More career reviews<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-choose-which-career-path-you-should-pursue\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> How to choose which career path you should pursue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"our-priority-paths\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>The highest-impact career paths our research has identified so far<\/h2>\n<p>Most of these paths are difficult to enter, and it&#8217;s common to start by investing years in <a href=\"\/skills\/\">building useful skills<\/a> before pursuing them. But if any might be a good fit for you, we encourage you to seriously consider it.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve ranked these paths roughly in terms of our take on their expected impact, holding personal fit for each fixed and given <a href=\"\/problem-profiles\/\">our view of the world&#8217;s most pressing problems<\/a>. But your personal fit matters a lot for your impact, and there is a lot of variation <em>within<\/em> each path too \u2014 so the best opportunities in one lower on the list will often be better than most of the opportunities in a higher-ranked one.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-policy-and-strategy\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/80000hours_photorealistic_the_US_capitol_building__circuits_of__aca22bba-1776-4ddd-8131-d91d57870410-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-policy-and-strategy\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">1. AI governance and policy<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Improve organisational, political, and societal decision-making about AI to reduce catastrophic risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-policy-and-strategy\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-safety-researcher\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ai_origami-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-safety-researcher\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">2. AI safety technical research<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>The development of AI could transform society. Help increase the chance it&#8217;s positive by doing technical research to find ways to prevent AI systems from carrying out dangerous behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-safety-researcher\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/biorisk-research\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/52488777518_c79b5d734f_k-1-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/biorisk-research\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">3. Biorisk research, strategy, and policy<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Help reduce the risk of a global biological catastrophe, like an engineered pandemic much worse than COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/biorisk-research\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/information-security\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Kings_Cross_Subway_Tunnel__Pipette_-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/information-security\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">4. Information security in high-impact areas<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Help secure important organisations from attacks and prevent emerging technologies like AI and biotech from being misused, stolen, or tampered with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/information-security\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/become-an-expert-in-ai-hardware\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23864256296_e12acf0895_6k-min-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/become-an-expert-in-ai-hardware\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">5. Expert in AI hardware<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Use knowledge of a key input into advanced AI systems to reduce risks and improve governance decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/become-an-expert-in-ai-hardware\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/china-related-ai-safety-and-governance-paths\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/juniperphoton-tpYURH-D-I8-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/china-related-ai-safety-and-governance-paths\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">6. China-related AI safety and governance paths<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Help Chinese companies and stakeholders involved in building AI make the technology safe and good for society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/china-related-ai-safety-and-governance-paths\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/grantmaker\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2048px-Seven_Sisters_3-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/grantmaker\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">7. Grantmaker focused on pressing world problems<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Allocate philanthropic funding as effectively as possible by identifying and vetting new organisations and projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/grantmaker\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/work-in-effective-altruism-organisations\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/JewelSingaporeVortex1-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/work-in-effective-altruism-organisations\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">8. Helping build the effective altruism community<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>If you could cause two other equally talented people to use their skills to tackle the world&#8217;s most pressing problems, that&#8217;d be double the impact you&#8217;d have if you did it yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/work-in-effective-altruism-organisations\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/nuclear-weapons\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Minuteman_III_launches_from_Vandenberg_2425138-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/nuclear-weapons\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">9. Nuclear weapons safety and security<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Help reduce the dangers posed by nuclear weapons by working in policy, communications, or research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/nuclear-weapons\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/operations-management\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2048px-Oxford_-_Merton_College_-_0815-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/operations-management\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">10. Operations management in high-impact organisations<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>One of the biggest bottlenecks for organisations working on pressing global problems is excellent operations staff to design, scale, and implement great systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/operations-management\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/global-priorities-researcher\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/George-peabody-library-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/global-priorities-researcher\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">11. Research into global priorities<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Help identify the most pressing global problems and the most effective ways to solve them to enable others to have a greater impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/global-priorities-researcher\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"other-paths\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Other high-impact career paths<\/h2>\n<p>Our top-ranked paths won&#8217;t be right for everybody, and there are lots of ways to have an impactful career. Here we list some additional paths we think can be high impact for the right person. These aren&#8217;t ranked in terms of impact, and there are surely many promising paths we haven&#8217;t written about at all.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/earning-to-give\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/clay-leconey-XSONkHbAHkU-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/earning-to-give\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Earning to give<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Take a job that lets you contribute financially to funding-constrained, highly effective organisations. Two particularly strong options for this strategy are <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/quantitative-trading\/\">quantitative trading<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/tech-entrepreneurship\/\">founding a tech startup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/earning-to-give\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/founder-impactful-organisations\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Midtown_Manhattan_from_Weehawken_September_2021_HDR-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/founder-impactful-organisations\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Founder of new projects tackling top problems<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Most people can only do great work within a great organisation. Make it possible to deploy more talent and resources towards progress on pressing global problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/founder-impactful-organisations\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/journalism\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/roman-kraft-_Zua2hyvTBk-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/journalism\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Journalism<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Inform people and help shape public discourse for the better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/journalism\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/congressional-staffer\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/52681371758_8b1bb7e26e_o-1-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/congressional-staffer\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Congressional staffer<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Learn about policy making and government while having a direct social impact by helping improve government policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/congressional-staffer\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a 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no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/diplomacy\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4096px-Iglesia_del_Gesu_Nuovo_Napoles_Italia_2023-03-25_DD_05-07_HDR-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/diplomacy\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Diplomacy<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Many global problems need international solutions, and diplomats can play important roles coordinating these efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/diplomacy\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/public-intellectual\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sam-mcghee-KieCLNzKoBo-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>        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src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/donald-giannatti-Wj1D-qiOseE-unsplash-720x448.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/forecasting\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Forecasting research and implementation<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Help powerful institutions make good predictions and decisions, particularly around catastrophic risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/forecasting\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div 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class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/working-at-an-ai-lab\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Working at a frontier AI company<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Roles in AI companies come with great potential for career growth in one of the world&#8217;s most sought-after fields \u2014 but there&#8217;s a substantial risk of doing harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/working-at-an-ai-lab\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/research-management\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-wocintechchat-com-HocFQHhGjDE-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/research-management\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Research management<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Multiply the impact of research by guiding, coordinating, and promoting the best work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/research-management\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row 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future, or whenever the time is right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/managing-philanthropic-funds\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/academic-research\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/valdemaras-d-CJAVJ5SF6gA-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/academic-research\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Academic research<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Do research in academia, which is home to some of the most far-reaching and cutting-edge research we can do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/academic-research\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/china-specialist\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/edward-he-uKyzXEc2k_s-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/china-specialist\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Improving China-Western coordination on global catastrophic risks<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>The broader version of our top-recommended path on shaping China&#8217;s involvement in AI: help coordinate China and the West on a variety of global issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/china-specialist\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    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See <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/career-capital\/\">general advice on career capital<\/a>, or check out the guides below on some specific ideas. The list is far from comprehensive.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/college-advice\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/drahomir-posteby-mach-n4y3eiQSIoc-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/college-advice\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">College advice<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Get the most out of a key early step in your career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/college-advice\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/startup-early-employee\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/marvin-meyer-SYTO3xs06fU-unsplash-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        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src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/80000hours_the_washington_monument_and_reflecting_pool_drawn_in_25047cc7-105d-4688-9b84-69c794e53b93-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/us-policy-masters-degrees\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">US policy master's degrees<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>These degrees are highly valuable for those hoping to take on important roles in the US federal government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/us-policy-masters-degrees\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/should-you-go-to-law-school\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harvard_Law_School_Library_in_Langdell_Hall_at_night-smaller-720x448.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/should-you-go-to-law-school\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Law school in the US<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Earn a valuable credential while developing your legal knowledge, analytical skills, and professional network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/should-you-go-to-law-school\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/economics-phd\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/economics-700x448.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/economics-phd\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Economics PhDs<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Get a valuable credential in a field relevant to most of our priority paths (especially global priorities research), plus set yourself up for good earning-to-give options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/economics-phd\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/machine-learning-phd\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AI-music-720x448.jpeg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/machine-learning-phd\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Machine Learning PhDs<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Understand the cutting edge of machine learning in order to contribute to the safe deployment of AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/machine-learning-phd\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/product-manager-in-tech\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/whiteboard_post_its-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/product-manager-in-tech\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Product manager in tech<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Build widely applicable and transferable skills in a fast-moving environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/product-manager-in-tech\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"more-career-reviews\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>More career reviews<\/h2>\n<p>Below are many other career reviews we have written so far, listed alphabetically. Some of this content is a little out of date, so take the advice with a pinch of salt.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/actuarial-science\/\">Actuarial science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/allied-health-professional\/\">Allied health professional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/biomedical-research\/\">Biomedical research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/computer-science-phd\/\">Computer science PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/career-reviews\/alignment-data-expert\/\">Data collection for AI alignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/data-science\/\">Data science (for skill-building &#038; earning to give)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/executive-search\/\">Executive search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/founding-effective-global-poverty-non-profits\/\">Founding effective nonprofits (international development)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/front-office-finance\/\">Front office finance (for skill-building &#038; earning to give)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"]https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/historian-of-societal-trends\/\">Historian of large societal trends, inflection points, progress, or collapse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/management-consulting\/\">Management consulting (for skill-building &#038; earning to give)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/work-in-marketing\/\">Marketing (for skill-building &#038; earning to give)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/medical-careers\/\">Medical careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/nursing\/\">Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/party-politics-uk\/\">Party politics in the UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/philosophy-academia\/\">Philosophy academia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/program-manager-in-international-organisations\/\">Programme manager in international organisations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/pursuing-fame-in-art-and-entertainment\/\">Pursuing fame in art and entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/effective-altruist-approach-to-climate-change\/\">Research &#038; advocacy promoting impactful climate solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/uk-commercial-law-for-earning-to-give\/\">UK commercial law (for earning to give)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/web-designer\/\">Web designer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/effective-non-profits\/\">Working at effective nonprofits (international development)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"how-to-choose-which-career-path-you-should-pursue\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>How to choose which career path <em>you<\/em> should pursue<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of these lists is to give you more ideas about high-impact career paths. There are likely many other options worth considering for your personal list that we don&#8217;t cover.<\/p>\n<p>As we cover in our <a href=\"\/career-guide\/\">career guide<\/a>, the overall impact of your career depends on <strong>both<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How impactful the path is in general<\/li>\n<li>Your degree of <a href=\"\/career-guide\/personal-fit\/\">personal fit<\/a> with it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Typically, once you have some good ideas for impact, we recommend narrowing down mainly based on fit \u2014 including whether the path is likely to be sustainable and personally satisfying.<\/p>\n<p>Early on in your career, it might be more helpful to pick a broader <a href=\"\/skills\/\">skill set<\/a> to learn instead of narrowing down to just one particular path.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to do a more detailed comparison of a list of options, use our <a href=\"\/career-decision\/article\/\">career decision process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is also just one step in making a full career plan \u2013 see <a href=\"\/career-planning\/\">the rest of our advice on career planning<\/a>, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19ed49kECc1NAWRtLsSyGD-cqfHOQ4-ArUX6iAJ4Kpvk\/edit#heading=h.wthoar4ducf7\">career plan worksheet<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<div class=\"well bg-gray-lighter margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<h2 class=\"no-toc\"><small>New to 80,000 Hours?<\/small> Take a look at our career guide.<\/h2>\n<p>Our career guide is based on 10+ years of research alongside academics at Oxford. 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