This spring, the Bonner Foundation is excited to launch the eight career sector pathways as a new resource part of the Bonner Career Connections initiative. Intended for students, staff, alumni, faculty, and other career services professionals, these resources aim to aid individuals in their career readiness, find interesting opportunities, and network with professionals and Bonner alumni in their field.
Explore the eight sector pathways, connect with Bonner alumni in these fields, and learn more about the Bonner Career Connections initiative at https://www.bonner.org/career-connections.
CAREER PATHWAYS
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONS
Careers in the arts and entertainment industry encompass various creative fields such as music, film, visual arts, and performing arts. Professionals in this field can be musicians, journalists, filmmakers, graphic designers, visual artists, photographers, or museum curators.
BUSINESS, FINANCE, AND ECONOMICS
This category includes careers related to managing organizations, financial planning, investment, and other aspects of the business world. Jobs in this field can range from financial analysts, accountants, economists, financial planners, marketing managers to business consultants.
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
This category includes careers related to promoting conservation, protecting natural resources, and addressing environmental issues. This can include roles such as environmental scientists, conservationists, sustainability coordinators, or renewable energy engineers.
HEALTHCARE
Careers in healthcare involve providing medical care, promoting wellness, and improving the overall health of individuals and communities. Professionals in this field may work as nurses, therapist, midwife, counselor, health researcher, epidemiologist, or health organizations.
K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Education careers involve teaching, training, and guiding individuals in acquiring knowledge and skills. This includes roles such as teachers, professors, instructional designers, education administrators, student affairs professionals, and community engagement professionals.
LAW, PUBLIC POLICY, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
This category encompasses careers related to the legal system, public policy, human rights, international affairs, and social justice. This includes roles such as lawyer, policy analyst, refugee aid worker, field consultant, politician, immigration advocates, and civil service.
NON-PROFIT, SOCIAL IMPACT, AND HUMAN SERVICES
This category includes careers that focus on helping and supporting individuals and communities in areas such as counseling, social work, and advocacy. Professionals in this field can be counselors, social workers, community organizers, or nonprofit directors.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
This category includes careers that involve conducting experiments, analyzing data, designing, building, and maintaining structures, systems, and technologies, and advancing knowledge in scientific fields. Professionals may work as biologists, civil engineers, chemists, research scientists, data analysts, and IT project managers.
If you’re a Bonner alumni, please complete the Bonner Alumni Engagement Interest Form to share what you are currently up to and your interest in participating in new and ongoing national and campus Bonner initiatives. The form takes less than 10 minutes to complete and we ask it to be completed by April 30, 2025. For questions regarding the Bonner Alumni Engagement Interest Form or the new Career Connections Eight Sector Pathways: contact Liz Brandt, Director of Community Engagement, at liz@bonner.org.