Skills matching

Match careers to skills you want to use

Rate 16 skills by how often you want to use them at work. We compare that with how often typical paths lean on the same skills. Preference only. Not how skilled you are today.

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Rate skills by how often you want to use them

Not how good you are today. Prefer Always for work you want to spend time on. Showing Maya's sample lean toward Engineering & Technology.

Build or fix systems
Code, machines, networks, or tools that have to keep working.
Analyse numbers or data
Spreadsheets, charts, experiments, or performance numbers.
Design or make visuals
Layouts, brands, prototypes, film, or physical craft.
Write and explain clearly
Reports, docs, lessons, or messages that other people act on.
Help people one-to-one
Care, coaching, support, or guiding someone through a process.
Teach or facilitate groups
Classes, workshops, briefings, or leading a room.
Persuade or close decisions
Sales, advocacy, fundraising, or stakeholder buy-in.
Organise detail and process
Schedules, compliance, tickets, or keeping records accurate.
Work with your hands on site
Labs, workshops, clinics, builds, or field equipment.
Chase open questions
Research when the answer is not known yet.
Coordinate people and plans
Projects, teams, handoffs, and deadlines.
Serve customers or clients
Front desk, support chats, client calls, or service recovery.
Follow safety and protocol
Checklists, permits, clinical rules, or quality gates.
Generate original ideas
Concepts, campaigns, product twists, or story angles.
Test, debug, or troubleshoot
Finding why something failed and proving a fix.
Work with money or budgets
Costs, invoices, forecasts, or commercial trade-offs.

Your top skill preferences

Careers that use these often will rank higher. Change a rating above to refresh matches.

1Build or fix systemsAlways
2Work with your hands on siteAlways
3Test, debug, or troubleshootAlways
4Analyse numbers or dataOften
5Write and explain clearlyOften

Career matches from skills

Match % compares how often you want each skill with how often that path typically uses it. Educational only. Pair with Fit Scores for a fuller picture.

Tech and AI

AI Ethicist

Review how a model is used and who it can harm before it ships: governance, fairness, privacy, and risk notes.

Preference match

96%

14 of 16 skills aligned · 1 close · 1 different

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Build or fix systems	Always	Always	Same
Test, debug, or troubleshoot	Always	Always	Same
Analyse numbers or data	Often	Often	Same
Write and explain clearly	Often	Often	Same
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Chase open questions	Often	Often	Same

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Tech and AI

AI Product Manager

Decide where a model belongs in a product and what “good” means.

Preference match

96%

14 of 16 skills aligned · 1 close · 1 different

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Build or fix systems	Always	Always	Same
Test, debug, or troubleshoot	Always	Always	Same
Analyse numbers or data	Often	Often	Same
Write and explain clearly	Often	Often	Same
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Chase open questions	Often	Often	Same

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Engineering

Biomedical Engineer

Design devices and software that sit next to clinical care.

Preference match

93%

12 of 16 skills aligned · 4 close

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Build or fix systems	Always	Always	Same
Work with your hands on site	Always	Always	Same
Test, debug, or troubleshoot	Always	Always	Same
Write and explain clearly	Often	Often	Same
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Chase open questions	Often	Often	Same

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Engineering

Embedded Systems Engineer

Program the computers inside devices, cars, and medical tools.

Preference match

93%

12 of 16 skills aligned · 4 close

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Build or fix systems	Always	Always	Same
Work with your hands on site	Always	Always	Same
Test, debug, or troubleshoot	Always	Always	Same
Write and explain clearly	Often	Often	Same
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Chase open questions	Often	Often	Same

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Science

Environmental Science

Study air, water, and land, then support conservation or compliance work.

Preference match

83%

7 of 16 skills aligned · 8 close · 1 different

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Follow safety and protocol	Often	Often	Same
Coordinate people and plans	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Generate original ideas	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Help people one-to-one	Rarely	Rarely	Same
Persuade or close decisions	Rarely	Rarely	Same

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Science

Environmental Scientist

Measure air, water, or land and write what the site must do next.

Preference match

83%

7 of 16 skills aligned · 8 close · 1 different

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Follow safety and protocol	Often	Often	Same
Coordinate people and plans	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Generate original ideas	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Help people one-to-one	Rarely	Rarely	Same
Persuade or close decisions	Rarely	Rarely	Same

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Trades and services

HVAC Technician

Install and service heating and cooling systems.

Preference match

79%

5 of 16 skills aligned · 8 close · 3 different

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Work with your hands on site	Always	Always	Same
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Design or make visuals	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Coordinate people and plans	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Teach or facilitate groups	Rarely	Rarely	Same
Follow safety and protocol	Often	Always	Close

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Trades and services

Safety Officer

Walk a site, fix hazards, and train people before someone gets hurt.

Preference match

79%

5 of 16 skills aligned · 8 close · 3 different

Preference only. Not how skilled you are today. Percentage is secondary to the skill counts.

Skill	You want	Role uses	Fit
Work with your hands on site	Always	Always	Same
Organise detail and process	Often	Often	Same
Design or make visuals	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Coordinate people and plans	Sometimes	Sometimes	Same
Teach or facilitate groups	Rarely	Rarely	Same
Follow safety and protocol	Often	Always	Close

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Preference is not readiness

Skills matching shows work you want to do. Skill gap shows what to learn next. Fit Scores add interest and subject lean from the Career Path Assessment.

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