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More Than One Road
Why Captain Workforce exists—and why every student deserves to know all of their options.
Find your road
Real careers.
Real skills.
More than one road.
College is one path. Skilled trades are another. Captain Workforce helps young people and their families understand both—before making one of life’s biggest decisions.
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A career you never knew existed could change everything.
Meet the people who build, maintain, repair and power America—and discover the careers hiding in plain sight.
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More Than One Road
An anthem for every young person who deserves to see more than one way forward.
The message behind Captain Workforce, in full: your future is not limited to the one path everybody already knows.
Original lyrics by Dereck Smith. Music and vocals created with Suno under a paid commercial-use license.
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THIS?
BUILDS
THIS?
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Who Builds This?
Meet the crews and crafts behind data centers, energy projects and American manufacturing.
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Work worth knowing about.
These careers reward problem-solving, precision, responsibility and skill. They are not backup plans. They are real paths forward.
Power + troubleshooting
Industrial Electrician
Plants · facilities · infrastructure
Machines + precision
Millwright
Installation · repair · alignment
Craft + technique
Welder
Structural · pipe · manufacturingMore careers are coming: I&E, controls, CNC machining, heavy equipment, diesel, plant operations and more.
Who builds this?
Big projects need skilled people.
We make the workforce behind modern infrastructure visible—one project, one crew and one career at a time.
Data Centers
The buildings behind the digital world rely on far more than servers.
- Industrial electricians
- Pipefitters and HVAC technicians
- Controls, commissioning and safety
Energy & LNG
Complex facilities come to life through coordinated trades and exacting standards.
- Pipefitters and welders
- Riggers and crane operators
- I&E technicians and safety teams
Manufacturing
Every production line depends on people who can build, operate and repair it.
- Millwrights and maintenance techs
- Machinists and electricians
- Operators and quality teams
Dereck Smith
Founder · Captain Workforce
Meet Captain Workforce
I’m Dereck Smith.
I’ve spent my career connecting people, employers and opportunities.
Along the way, I’ve seen how many rewarding careers remain invisible to young people simply because no one ever introduced them.
Captain Workforce exists to change that—to show students, parents and career changers the people, skills and opportunities behind the work that keeps America moving.
“College is one path. It’s not the only path. Know your options.”
There’s a place for you here
See the future from your point of view.
Students
Discover work that matches how you think, build and solve problems.
Parents
Help your student compare training, lifestyle, opportunity and fit.
Educators
Bring overlooked career pathways into the conversation.
Industry
Show the next generation what the work really looks like.
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Your future may be a job nobody ever told you about.
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