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Maya's career map — high-school science teacher, 9 years in

Maya uploaded her résumé and answered six interview questions. This is the map she got back. Yours is built from your résumé and a short interview — free, anonymous, about 3 minutes. Openings in your map are live local postings; here they're illustrative.

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Your read · what isn't on the page

You called it “just teaching,” but what we heard was someone who rebuilds broken systems: a chemistry unit you redesigned when nobody asked, a lab-safety workflow the whole department adopted, new teachers who seek you out before they ask their mentor. The through-line isn’t the classroom — it’s designing how people learn.

Every path on this map runs on that design instinct. The near moves put your classroom craft straight to work. The pivots trade the school calendar for product teams that ship learning. The leaps bet on the research and communication muscles you’ve been training for nine years without the title.

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Six paths she hadn't considered

The further the route, the bigger the leap — explore any card.

A step from where you are

Why this fits you

This is your current job with the parts you love kept and the parts that burn you out removed. You already storyboard units, write assessments, and revise based on what lands — you told us you rebuilt the chemistry curriculum twice because “the textbook order made no sense for how kids actually get it.” Instructional design is that exact loop, done for adult learners, with a team and a tools budget.

$72,000typical (national)

most roles $61,000 $86,000

Illustrative figures — in your real map, salary ranges come live from Adzuna.

Sample openings

  • Instructional Designer

    Meridian Learning Group — Columbus, OH

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    $68K – $80K
  • Instructional Designer, Onboarding

    Brightpath Software — Columbus, OH (hybrid)

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    $75K
  • Learning Experience Designer

    Oakline Health — Dublin, OH

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In your map, this panel shows real openings near you — and can build a full action plan for the path you pick.

A meaningful pivot

A bolder leap

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Maya's paths at a glance

  • Instructional Designera step$72,000 typical
  • Learning & Development Specialista step$68,000 typical
  • Customer Education Managera pivot$78,000 typical
  • Curriculum Product Managera pivot$96,000 typical
  • UX Researchera leap$92,000 typical
  • Science Content Strategista leapsalary varies

This map took Maya about three minutes.

Upload your résumé, answer a handful of questions, and get 5–7 paths of your own — backed by real local openings and real salary data. Free, anonymous, nothing stored.

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