80,000 Hours - Narrations

For someone with strong quantitative skills, we think this represents one of the best career opportunities available. The pay is exceptionally good enabling earning to give, you can develop technical skills valued in academia or technology, and the work is satisfying. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:10) Summary (00:47) Pros (01:03) Cons (01:15) Key facts on fit (01:21) Next steps (01:52) Recommen...

A list of career strategies for making a difference. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:46) Strategies for the start of your career (01:14) Strategies for impact (03:27) Appendix: Our reasoning (03:31) What other strategies are there? (04:22) How confident are we in these strategies? --- First published: August 10th, 2014 Last updated: August 27th, 2014 Source: https://80000hours.org/articles/strate...

Front facing finance still offers some of the highest pay available, making it a potential option for earning to give, however, we don't recommend it unless you could develop very strong motivation to succeed. The work load can be brutal, and is often boring. It's highly competitive and has high drop out rates. Moreover, the skills and knowledge you develop seem less useful than alternatives such...

If you have gained expertise in a relevant area of international development, there are opportunities to found a non-profit that seeks to efficiently and transparently implement an evidence-backed intervention which is not already the focus of an existing non-profit. Organizations like this have the potential to receive tens of millions of dollars from funders like the Gates Foundation and GiveWel...

This is a very high-potential, though very competitive and high-risk path that can enable you to make a big difference through improving the operation of government and promoting important ideas. If you’re highly able, could tolerate being in the public eye and think you could develop a strong interest in politics, then we recommend learning more about this career to test your suitability. Narrate...

The influence of international organizations suggests working within them is an opportunity for substantial impact if you have good personal fit for the role and are strongly motivated by social impact. However, we don’t yet have a good understanding of this area. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:10) Summary (00:29) Key facts on fit (00:35) Next steps (00:52) Sometimes recommended (01:02) Review s...

Technology entrepreneurship is a very high-potential path, offering good career capital, with a chance of both high earnings and large direct impact. Overall, we think more people should try this path. However, it’s also one of the most difficult paths, and only suits a relatively small number of people. Consider this career if you think you can develop strong technical skills, as well as the abil...