Abstract: In an embodiment, a career transition system is provided. The system comprises a career transition server and a career transition application executing on the server. The system receives a listing of skills provided by an applicant device, the listing of skills associated with a user of the applicant device, the user presently associated with a first occupation with a first job classification. The system also searches an occupations database for occupations requiring at least one skill from the listing. The system also receives results from the search, the results including a plurality of occupations requiring the at least one skill. The system also extracts from the plurality of occupations at least a second occupation with a second job classification differing from the first occupation. The system sends information describing the at least second occupation to the applicant device. Job classifications are provided by at least a public agency.