Career Tracks · JobSpot

Career Tracks forU.S. Roles that match your visa & skills.
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From beginner to advanced, see exactly which skills, tools, salaries, and visa-safe paths lead to U.S. Data, Business, QA, and PM roles.

Skill-by-skill roadmaps

Clear steps from beginner to advanced.

Salary & market insights

Bands by level + U.S. locations.

Visa-aware guidance

OPT, STEM OPT & H-1B friendly paths.

Career Tracks · Resources

Pick a career track — filter, compare, and follow the roadmap

Built for international students and job seekers targeting U.S. roles.

Skills to learn

DSA, OOP, System Design, APIs

Core tools

GitHub, VS Code, CI/CD

Day-to-day responsibilities

Build features, reviews, performance, collaboration

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: DSA + projects → Intermediate: System design → Advanced: Scale + interviews

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: CA, TX, NY, WAFirst titles: Junior SWE, Backend Dev, Full-Stack Dev

Skills to learn

HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React, Node

Core tools

Next.js, GitHub, Vercel

Day-to-day responsibilities

UI builds, APIs, performance, deployments

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: JS + React → Intermediate: Full-stack apps → Advanced: Perf + architecture

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: CA, TX, NJ, ILFirst titles: Frontend Dev, Full-Stack Dev, UI Engineer

Skills to learn

React Native/Swift/Kotlin, APIs, UI

Core tools

Xcode, Android Studio, Firebase

Day-to-day responsibilities

Build apps, releases, crash fixes, UX

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: UI + basics → Intermediate: APIs + state → Advanced: Perf + publishing

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: CA, TX, WA, MAFirst titles: iOS Dev, Android Dev, RN Developer

Skills to learn

CI/CD, Docker, Linux, IaC

Core tools

Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform

Day-to-day responsibilities

Deployments, automation, reliability

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: Linux → Intermediate: Docker + CI/CD → Advanced: K8s + IaC

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: TX, WA, CA, VAFirst titles: DevOps Eng, Cloud Ops, Platform Eng

Skills to learn

SLOs, Monitoring, Linux, Automation

Core tools

Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty

Day-to-day responsibilities

Uptime, incidents, scaling, runbooks

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: Linux + scripting → Intermediate: Observability → Advanced: SRE practices

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: CA, WA, NY, TXFirst titles: SRE, Reliability Eng, Platform SRE

Skills to learn

AWS/Azure/GCP, Networking, IaC

Core tools

Terraform, CloudWatch, IAM

Day-to-day responsibilities

Cloud builds, security basics, cost control

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: Cloud fundamentals → Intermediate: IaC → Advanced: Architect patterns

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: TX, VA, CA, WAFirst titles: Cloud Eng, Cloud Ops, Platform Eng

Skills to learn

Architecture, Security, Scalability, Cost

Core tools

AWS Well-Architected, IaC

Day-to-day responsibilities

Design systems, review, governance

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: Cloud cert basics → Intermediate: Reference architectures → Advanced: Enterprise design

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: CA, NY, TX, WAFirst titles: Cloud Architect, Solutions Architect

Skills to learn

Linux/Windows, Networking, Scripting

Core tools

Active Directory, Bash, Monitoring

Day-to-day responsibilities

User support, servers, backups, patching

Roadmap snapshot

Beginner: OS basics → Intermediate: Automation → Advanced: Cloud + security

OPT-friendly for beginners.Use this to plan resume projects.OPT-friendly hubs: TX, NJ, IL, GAFirst titles: SysAdmin, IT Admin, Infrastructure Admin
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Who This Is Not For

Not everyone needs JobSpot — and that’s intentional.

Not a Fit

Built against shortcuts

You’re looking for instant job guarantees

You want mass auto-applying without strategy

You’re not targeting U.S.-based roles

You’re unwilling to customize your resume or approach

Best Fit

Built for execution

You want a recruiter-aligned system — not shortcuts

You’re targeting U.S. roles with visa-aware positioning

You’re willing to tailor and execute consistently

Better fit → better execution → better outcomes.

FAQs · Career Tracks

Quick Answers About JobSpot's Career Tracks

Everything international students and job seekers ask before choosing a U.S. career path with JobSpot.

Tip: Try keywords like “beginner”, “salary”, “visa”, “timeline”, or “non-tech”.

A Career Track is a structured roadmap for one U.S. role — like Data Analyst, QA/SDET, DevOps, Business Analyst, or Software Developer. It covers skills, tools, sample projects, salary bands, and what to focus on at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Yes. Every track is designed for U.S. job titles, U.S. market expectations, and hiring patterns — especially for international students and job seekers targeting full-time roles, internships, and contract positions.

Yes. We highlight roles and paths that are more realistic for OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B, and H-4 EAD candidates. The tracks also show which skills and project types make your profile more visa-friendly for U.S. employers.

Each track breaks down the journey into 3 levels — beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Inside that, you’ll see suggested tools, topics, project ideas, timelines, and where each level typically sits in U.S. salary bands.

Most candidates start seeing real progress in 8–12 weeks if they follow the track consistently. The exact pace depends on how many hours you can invest weekly and whether you’re starting from zero or with some experience.

No. The tracks are designed for a mix of fresh graduates, early-career professionals, and people switching domains. The beginner sections assume little to no real-world U.S. experience and help you build from the foundation.

No honest service can guarantee a job or offer. What the tracks do is remove guesswork: you always know what to learn next, which tools to prioritize, how to position yourself, and how your skills map to U.S. roles.

We review tracks regularly as U.S. hiring trends, tools, and salary bands change. When the market shifts, we adjust recommendations so you’re not stuck following outdated advice from random internet templates.

Still have questions about which track is right for you?

Talk to a JobSpot advisor and get guidance based on your degree, skills, visa status, and target U.S. location.

Final Step · Start Your Track

Ready to Start Your U.S. Career Path With Clarity?

Pick a track, follow the roadmap, and build the exact skills U.S. recruiters look for.

Reviewed by U.S. recruiters & hiring managers.