Jetted Fox
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Get past "I don't know": career exploration that gets young adults talking in the first 15 minutes
A career exploration tool helps young adults look at real jobs, what those jobs pay and what it takes to start, so a meeting with a counselor can begin with options instead of a blank page.
What those jobs pay
What it takes to start
In WIOA youth programs, labor market information is one of the required program elements. It includes career awareness, career counseling and career exploration, along with facts about in-demand work and typical earnings in the local area.
Public tools such as the O*NET Interest Profiler, My Next Move, CareerOneStop Get My Future and the Occupational Outlook Handbook already do part of this work. Jetted Fox is built to sit beside those tools and the counselor. Young adults 18 and older answer about 7 minutes of questions and see careers that do not need a four-year degree, with local pay, estimated take-home pay after taxes, whether that covers the monthly budget they build (rent, utilities, food, getting around and more), and nearby training. Jetted Fox also gives them details on their local American Job Center. If they choose to share, the counselor can see the same picture.
Last updated November 10, 2026
What workforce boards usually need from a tool
Youth program staff already know how to talk with someone who is unsure. The hard part is often the first 15 minutes: getting past "I don't know," then putting local facts on the table without sending the person to five different websites.
A useful career exploration tool for a board youth program typically does four things:
- Starts with what the person enjoys and how they like to work, not with a job title they do not have yet.
- Shows labor market facts the person can understand: pay where they want to live, what training takes and costs, and whether work in that field is common.
- Points back to local help, including the American Job Center and youth services.
- Gives the counselor a clear view of what the person already said, so the conversation can move to next steps.
How this fits a WIOA youth program
The US Department of Labor describes labor market information as one of the WIOA Youth program elements (WorkforceGPS).
Jetted Fox uses the same family of public sources, then puts them in one phone-friendly path:
- Pay from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, by state).
- Job growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2025-35.
- What a job involves, from the O*NET 31.0 Database.
- Schools, tuition, completion and typical debt from the College Scorecard.
- Training programs and American Job Centers from CareerOneStop.
- Rent from HUD Fair Market Rents.
Public tools boards already use
These remain useful, and Jetted Fox is meant to complement them:
- O*NET Career Exploration Tools, including the Interest Profiler
- My Next Move
- CareerOneStop and Get My Future
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- American Job Center finder
- Apprenticeship.gov
Many boards also buy specialized products, such as hands-on or virtual career tryouts. Those can sit next to a short, facts-first path finder. Jetted Fox is the second kind of tool: no ads, no AI, built around careers that do not need a four-year degree.
What a participant sees
Jetted Fox is free for US young adults 18 and older.
- About 7 minutes of tap-only questions. No essays, no grades, no wrong answers. Many quick questions include a "Doesn't matter" choice.
- Matches from more than 350 careers that usually do not need a bachelor's degree, including apprenticeships, trades, certificates, 2-year degrees and jobs that train a person at work.
- For each path: estimated starting pay and pay about two years in where they want to work, take-home pay after taxes, whether that take-home covers a monthly budget they enter, training time and typical cost, schools within 50 miles of a US zip code, job growth and openings, a normal day, and the local American Job Center with its youth services phone number.
- A simple resume the person builds on their phone by tapping set lines. Nothing on the resume is written by AI. They can download a Word file.
- Results grouped as strong fits, careers worth a look, fast-start jobs, and careers ruled out by the person's own "hard NOs," each with the reasons it matched.
How Jetted Fox helps
The full counselor workflow lives on the product page, Jetted Fox for workforce boards. In short:
- You can use it in the office or a workshop. Participants scan your QR code, answer on their phones and tap yes if they want to share.
- You can send a link by email, text or flyer. When someone shares, you get an email within five minutes.
- The counselor page shows the paths they saved or hid, what matters to them, how they like to work, their budget next to each path's take-home pay, their resume, the schools they saved and the plan steps they checked off. When they change an answer, your page changes too.
- The person controls sharing. They can stop at any time under Me, then Sharing.
- Participants who share with you can also share with up to two family members, at no cost to the family.
Workforce boards subscribe for their youth programs.
Career pages you can show a participant today
These public pages already include state-by-state pay and how to start:
| Electricians | paid 4 to 5 year apprenticeship; about $20.50 to $23.76 an hour to start in the US, $30.38 at the median. |
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| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | paid 4 to 5 year apprenticeship; about $21.22 to $24.13 to start, $30.67 at the median. |
| Pharmacy technicians | often hired and paid while training; about $17.32 to $18.20 to start, $22 at the median. |
| Medical assistants | often a 9 to 12 month certificate; about $17.33 to $18.50 to start, $21.97 at the median. |
| Nursing assistants | a short course of about 1 to 3 months; about $16.32 to $17.91 to start, $20.32 at the median. |
| Computer user support specialists | a short course of about 2 to 6 months; about $19.70 to $23.56 to start, $29.74 at the median. |
See every public career page at jettedfox.com/careers.
FAQ
Does Jetted Fox replace a career counselor?
No. It gets a young adult's interests, limits and local numbers ready so the counselor can spend the meeting on guidance, programs and next steps.
Do participants have to share their answers?
No. Counselors see someone only when that person chooses to share or approves a share request.
Is Jetted Fox free for young adults?
Yes. It is free for US young adults 18 and older.
How does a workforce board counselor get a page?
Request one at jettedfox.com/counselors with your name, board, work email and work phone. Jetted Fox calls the board to confirm before a page goes live. Sign-in uses a one-time code.
Where do the numbers come from?
US government data: the Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, HUD Fair Market Rents, the College Scorecard and CareerOneStop. Career descriptions, training time and costs include Jetted Fox research, shown as typical estimates. Details are on About: sources.
Does it cover careers that need a four-year degree?
No. Jetted Fox covers careers that do not need a four-year degree. College is not its area, and it is not trying to steer anyone away from college. For college, it points people to the College Scorecard and Federal Student Aid.
Find your paths
Young adults can find their paths, free, at go.jettedfox.com.
Workforce boards can see the counselor workflow at jettedfox.com/workforce-boards, request a page at jettedfox.com/counselors, or write to hello@jettedfox.com.