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Pennsylvania Pathways

Pennsylvania Pathways is an educational video profile series featuring Pennsylvania Careers. The profiles expose students to the wide range of careers available to them and encourage them to take the next steps to meeting their goals. For additional resource on careers visit wpsu.org/careers. For educators looking to share information with students, visit PBS LearningMedia for extended resources.

Episodes

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Restaurant Manager

Meladie Bailey is the day manager at Luigi’s Ristorante in Dubois and says that from day one she has always been in restaurants.

1/8/25 | 4m

Sensor Technology Engineer

Jim Barshinger is a transducer engineer who designs ultrasound sensor technology at Sensor Networks, Inc. in State College, Pa.

1/8/25 | 3m 36s

Architect

Learn about the journey of one architect from designing floor plans as a child through opening her own business.

11/12/24 | 3m 37s

Man in a white shirt and gray apron bending over to plate food.

Chef

Tory Glossner shares his path to becoming a chef, from culinary school to working in fine restaurants on both coasts before returning to central Pennsylvania.

11/12/24 | 3m 41s

Woman in a hard hat and yellow vest talking to a man while a man operates a compactor in the background.

Construction

Alison Kurtz, president of Ameron Construction in State College, Pennsylvania, describes the opportunities and skills needed for jobs in the construction field.

11/12/24 | 3m 12s

Woman in the forest wrapping a yellow measuring tape around a tree trunk.

Field Scientist

Erica Smithwick, a research scientist and college professor at Penn State, reveals that careers in science can take different routes beyond higher education.

11/12/24 | 3m 54s

Teenage student using a desktop computer while bearded man in black shirt look over his shoulder at the screen.

IT Instructor

Jerome Mick found his calling unexpectedly after being laid off during the 2008 economic recession and returning to school with essential industry experience.

11/12/24 | 3m 37s