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Closeup of a man speaking directly to camera as he presents information in a manufacturing setting. Behind him is a control wall with a display monitor and rows of push buttons and dials. Caption. I'm a certified tool and die maker.

Person driving a large piece of industrial farm equipment. Caption: towards managing agricultural systems

Closeup of a man, head turned as he looks slightly off camera, speaking in a laboratory setting. Caption. I was stationed in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Machinery with pipes connecting different pieces. Various levers and dials scattered throughout the machinery. Caption: connecting to protein skimmers, connecting to heat exchangers.

A lionfish. Caption: (Angelina) One big difference is the fish and their metabolism.

Person in scuba gear underwater with ocean life. Caption: basically dispersing food out for a big group of fish,

A man talks to a woman in an office setup. Caption: I think women make excellent C E Os.

Man wearing a windbreaker stands on the upper deck of a baseball stadium, speaking to camera, with an illuminated baseball field behind him. Caption. Uh, lots of baseball, baseball, baseball, baseball.

Man in a blue suit and necktie speaks to camera next to a video frame of a woman placing an item in a man's hand. Caption. And she asked for the sale. Let's watch.

Bald man with glasses sits at his desk holding up a piece of paper and looks at a woman with brown hair wearing a black sport coat and blue blouse standing on the other side of his desk. Caption. Is really just good manners.

View from a doorway into an office. A woman is seated at a desk with a computer mouse, keyboard, and monitor. A blue college banner with red letters hangs on the wall behind her. Text on the banner reads, "University of Dayton."

Cylindrical metal duct with a control box and large valve control. Sign on wall says Supersonic Wind Tunnel. Caption: We have a tunnel that will reach Mach 3 on a small scale.

Man wearing glasses speaks towards camera in an indoor setting. Table with laptop and printer are behind him.

Man wearing a white collared shirt, wearing glasses looks forward and to the side while speaking.

Computer graphic representation of clusters double helix DNA strands. Caption: We use synthetic DNA to reprogram living cells.

Man wears a dark green zip-up jacket and glasses. His mouth is open in mid-speech as he looks away from the camera and to the side. He is in a mechanic's shop with commercial truck wheel drums hanging on stands behind him.

Man wearing jeans and a white sleeveless t-shirt uses a pipe cutter on a P, V, C pipe. The wall next to him has an open access panel exposing P, V, C piping that is under installation.

Man wearing a black medical scrub top and white undershirt tee parts lips in mid-speech. He is in a dental examination room and stands in front of a dental chair with an examination light. Text on image reads, "For more information, visit www.owens.edu."

Woman sitting at a desk works on a desktop computer. Next to her, sheets of paper and a keyboard with Post-it notes attached to the monitor stand. A bulletin board is in the background.

Low shot of a flying helicopter with a farm duster attached to its base.

Closeup of a financial statement, showing Expenses and Allocations. Caption. I help direct the budgeting process at the university.

Digital map with partial views of the U, S, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. The map is divided into 4 quadrants centered over a black marker identified as Spain. Other markers appear on the map, labeled as Cincinnati, Germany and Israel.

Closeup of a person's feet wearing exercise shoes and climbing a stairmaster.

Man drives a forklift loaded with a pallet of wood 2 by fours over a dirt lot. In the background, are wood frame walls and structures. Some frames have covered white insulated panels.

Young man wearing dark polo shirt speaks to camera. Text on the wall behind him and on his shirt reads, "Emerson, Climate Technology."

Man wearing safety goggles speaks to a woman wearing glasses in a manufacturing plant. Caption. Really dig into the details on an assembly line.

Man dressed in a blue collared shirt and dark slacks walks away from the camera in an open office area. He walks towards a woman sitting in an office chair at a desk with a computer.

Woman wears glasses, white medical clothing, and purple disposable latex gloves. She holds a thin, metal implement above a Petri dish.

Man wearing a safety helmet and gloves leans over to weld something in a shop setting. Caption. To work on any aspect of the equipment.

Closeup of a man wearing a green polo, eye glasses, and protective gloves as he holds an oil painting canvas upright with 1 hand on the top and the other cupped in front of the canvas. The back of the canvas faces the camera.

Animation of a man wearing a teal jacket and black bowtie playing a cello. Background is a real black and white photo of a nineteen hundreds military band. Caption. I played in the high school orchestra.

A person wearing a green shirt and an orange vest carrying a measuring stick works in a forest. Caption: I'm not stuck at a desk. My job changes.

Man wearing a hard hat and safety goggles stands in an equipment room, attaching a chain to a metal pipe.

Closeup of a person's hands reaching over a large square of black material on a cutting table.

Man sits at a desk looking down at papers, computer display and keyboard in front of him. Caption. Sometimes I'll send it to them, and they tweet it.

A woman's left hand types on a computer keyboard as she uses a large stylus in her right hand.

Closeup of hands typing on a black desktop keyboard.

Closeup of a person wearing a blue and white striped tee shirt. Person leans forward on table top and holds a pen in writing position in their left hand.

Modern transport train carrying multiple tanks moves along the tracks. Caption. Female as narrator. Logistics includes the movement of goods.

Man wearing glasses and a black jacket over an open collared shirt talks to camera like he is in an interview. To his side, a computer monitor displays application thumbnails.

Closeup of a woman wearing a white and pink striped scarf. She speaks and looks slightly to the side of the camera.

Man in a collared checkered shirt looks up and to the side as he speaks in an office setting. The words, "One," in a green circle, and "Sysco" in blue lettering, appear on the wall behind him.

Male reporter wearing a black suit jacket holds a microphone and speaks to a woman. A broadcast video camera rests on a tripod with lens pointed towards the woman he is interviewing.

Woman seated on a couch looks up and to the side while speaking.

Man wearing a gray t-shirt talks to camera in a lab setting. Text on image reads, "For more information, visit www.owens.edu."

Closeup of a woman laughing while speaking and looking to the side in an interview-style setting. Caption. I am a structural engineer.

Illustration of person in hardhat and overalls. Caption: Solar Installation Companies. We are working with solar installation companies.

Woman wearing a dark jacket, pink collared skirt, and glasses looks just off camera like she is sitting for an interview. Caption. I was a career counselor.

Closeup of a young man smiling and looking at camera as if he is being interviewed. He is standing in front of a framed photograph of a store front and speaks directly to camera. Caption. I do their help desk.

Closeup of woman speaking to camera in a newsroom setting. Caption. Though it's years away, what you do now will influence that.

Bird's eye view of a woman looking through a large magnifying glass and manipulating an artifact with a tool.

Man seated in a restaurant kitchen speaks directly to camera. Behind him, people wearing aprons prepare food at an island. A partially visible title card below reads, Harold. Caption. You have to perform.

Man with short hair and a beard looks just off camera like he is sitting for an interview in an office setting. Caption. Why am I stuck in this job that I hate?

Audience filled with young people in banked, theater-style seating looks towards the stage as if they are listening to a presentation. Caption. It doesn't matter who you say you are.

3 by 2 video grid of men and women with disabilities facing camera like they are each sitting for individual interviews.

Man wearing a gray jacket and tan shirt faces camera, raising his eyebrows and smiling slightly. Maybe some insight from others will help.

Overhead view of 2 people in long pants looking toward a brown and beige dog seated on the floor in front of them. Caption. I like her because she's docile.

Woman speaking into a microphone. Caption: so you're starting on your career pathway early.

People sitting at a table with paper spread in front of them and people working in a science lab. Caption: Engineers apply principles of science and mathematics

Closeup of a large group of boys and young men standing close together outdoors. Some look downwards as others look up and to the side. Caption. Certainly the idea that you were going to fly.

Sculptural reconstruction of a fleshed out human skull on a wooden stand against black background.

Medium view of a man in a lab coat looking off camera while speaking. He stands in front of a room with medical equipment. Caption. I got in trouble for that.

Closeup of woman speaking to camera. Caption. I would say science and math were my 2 favorites.

A man sitting inside a machine. Caption: I'm an experimental aerodynamicist by training.

Person handling tubes of materials stacked in metal shelves. Caption: We study endangered plants and how to conserve them.

Woman working on the computer at a desk in an office setting with a calm look on her face. Caption. I write code myself.

Dental assistant wearing a surgical mask and latex gloves next to a tray with tools and supplies for teeth cleaning. Next to her, a person lies back in a dental chair in an office setting. Caption. We work in a dental office alongside dentists.

Two technicians inspecting an installation. Caption: And I am an indoor electrical wireman.

Closeup of a computer screen projecting the image of an editing platform. The image in the program is a pair of black running shorts with blue and red accent stripes. Caption. It looks like what the end garment will look like.

Person points at a computer screen showing numbered gene pairs. Caption. Where we do the genetic testing.

River with forests banks and a sun setting in the sky. Caption: but they could work with the rivers,

Airplanes on the tarmac with activity around them. Caption: and it's a fast-paced environment.

Two women exercising with dumbbells. Caption: to make their bodies as strong as can be.

Woman wearing a business suit pulls a book down from a law library. Caption. Being a lawyer is all about solving problems.

Over the shoulder shot of a man looking at a gallery of photos on Facebook. Caption. These are great tools to use to market to people.

Nurse smiles and shakes the hand of a man who is seated on an exam table in a medical office setting. Caption. We order tests for patients, we do exams.

Ophthalmologist positions a phoropter over a person's eyes in a medical office setting. Caption. I can also perform surgeries in a hospital.

Wide shot of a swather moves towards camera through a field of grain. Caption. We inspect food from all across the world.

Over the shoulder shot of a man working on a laptop computer, projecting an image of a P, D, F. Caption. Here, we study products and brands.

Shadowy closeup of 2 forearms placing a stone at the corner of a structure. Caption. Which is stuck on to the block with mortar and a trowel.

Overhead view of a man writing on a log sheet. Also on the desk, a landline phone and computer mouse. Caption. I translate mostly legal documents.

Digital rendering. Aerial view of an intersection flanked by modern buildings, populated with pedestrians, and scattered with cars. Caption. We often use 3D modeling and computer-based software."

2 side-by-side canoes on the water. A man with a video camera gives a thumbs up to camera. His camera is pointed at a man rowing. In the other canoe, 3 men seated and 1 playing the guitar. Caption. A video producer is kind of like a storyteller.

2 women in suits sit at a table next to each other. One shares a brochure and parts her lips in mid-speech. Caption. Our main goal is working with employers.

Side view of an X-ray technician holding up an image of a spine against an X-ray illuminator. Caption. So we take a lot of imaging of patients' bones.

3 girls sit at an outdoor table with trays of soil while an adult stands at each end. Caption. Youth program directors get to work on teams as well.

Two fish swim underwater through underwater plant life. Caption: I specialize in fish and aquatic life.

Person standing in a boat holding an octopus. Caption: They actually come in to eat just the fish.

Young man and woman wearing safety glasses and work clothes work on a piece of machinery in a workshop setting. Caption. I always look forward to coming to this class.

Woman wearing a jacket and hot pink blouse smiles and looks off camera like she is sitting for an interview. Caption. I was given the Strong Interest Inventory.

Woman wearing a speckled red shirt smiles with her mouth open mid-speech, sitting in front of a desk. Caption. Which would be the type designer.

Closeup of bald man with a beard speaking to camera. Caption. It means being gracious and grateful.

Dolphin in the water with its head over the water line and mouth open while a person in a wetsuit out of the water reaches towards the dolphin. Caption: They can vocalize like this, listen:

People in an open-air enclosure standing around a table with paper and other objects on the surface. Caption: is that I am surrounded by really curious people,

Gray-bearded man parts his lips as he speaks as a subject expert in a room lined with bookshelves. Caption. That's what archaeologists do.

Man in a white hooded sweatshirt and glasses sits in a computer lab. He smiles and looks slightly off to the side.

Aerial view of a large airplane in flight. Sensors dot the outside of the plane. Caption: (male narrator) Hurricane hunting is not for the faint at heart.

Black and white photo of 3 nurses looking at a girl in a hospital bed with suspended right leg in foot to knee cast. Caption. Environment, and circumstance.

Brunette woman with a ponytail sits on a stationary bike in an exercise lab while looking at a blonde woman wearing black scrubs and holding a clipboard. Caption. To really help them optimize their hydration and nutrition.

Teen girl and teen boy wearing black Qualcomm Labs shirts sit at a shiny black desk in front of a room filled with colorful objects. Caption. Take it away, Team!

Young men sit at rows of desks in a school setting. Some lean forward and write in notebooks.

Young man wearing a white collared shirt looks up from his seat with a pleasant expression. Caption. Uh, I, why?

Closeup of a man looking to the side in a library setting. He wears a sage green collared shirt with a white tee-shirt underneath and smiles. Behind him are books on study carrels and library shelving. Caption. But you don't have to whisper whisper.

Person holding a model of the human heart with a cross section removed to show the chambers. Caption: These aren't to scale, but to see the chambers.

Black and white frame shows a desk with a laptop and several documents. Person's hand uses a stapler to staple a stack of papers. Caption lyrics. She'll be drivin' six white horses when she comes.

Woman seated next to a boy, both facing camera, for a recorded interview. Caption. Shows six distinct personality types.

Young woman wearing a red apron stands behind an office desk reaching out a hand in front of her. Displayed products and office supplies are visible nearby. Caption. We are able to shape people's work attitude and work ethic.

Woman stands as she looks slightly to the side. She gestures with her right hand as if she is lecturing. An open laptop appears before her with a label that reads, "Salk Institute Multimedia."

Woman speaking. Caption: My name is CJ Bixby, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm Donna Lawson, the legislative affairs officer

Woman sitting in a chair. Caption: and I work at Johnson Space Center.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'd love to see red footprints on Mars.

Woman speaking. Caption: I told my folks, "I'm going to be an engineer.

Woman speaking. Caption: I grew up on the Space Coast watching Space Shuttle launches

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: My first day at NASA was quite interesting

Woman speaking. Caption: I am Loria West, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm proud to be part of the NASA team, the Orion team.

Woman speaking. Caption: and I work for the Launch Services Program.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm in the Game Changing Development Program Office

Woman speaking. Caption: and from then on, I wanted to work for NASA.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: My name is Misty Davies,

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm Tarrie Hood, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: My name is Toni Mumford, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA headquarters, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: The first thing that came to mind was, "I'll work at NASA."

Woman wearing a black turtleneck speaks to camera in a retail store setting. Title card below reads, Erin Kennedy, Director, Commercial Properties, Northstar at Tahoe. Caption. 80% of people that work in a store, a restaurant.

Computer graphic of a beige paper that reads, "Chain of command," next to a graph paper that reads, "Working together." In the background is crumpled piece of paper with illegible text. Caption. Chain of command.