70 roadmaps across tech, business and creative work
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Stop scrolling job boards with no direction. Each roadmap lays out the skills, the order to learn them and the books and courses worth your time, checked against live job postings.
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Frontend Developer
The browser is the most crowded stage in human history — every interface humans touch runs here, and frontend developers decide what happens on it. We're talking about performance budgets, accessibility trees, real-time state, animations that feel like physics. It's a discipline that rewards obsessives: equal parts engineering rigor and aesthetic judgment, and the prevailing orthodoxy that separates 'developer' from 'designer' was written by people who never watched a user struggle with their checkout form.
Product Manager
Product management is the job where you own everything and control nothing — no direct reports, no line of authority over design or engineering, just the uncomfortable responsibility of deciding what gets built next and why. Good PMs are equal parts strategist, therapist, and obsessive customer advocate; they're usually the person in the room who's read the most support tickets, spent the most time watching users fail at tasks they designed, and is hardest to bullshit about what's actually working.
UX Designer
UX design is the practice of making the complex feel obvious — an act of radical empathy that begins with sitting with real humans, watching where they hesitate, understanding why, and then designing the friction out of their path. The prevailing orthodoxy calls it a 'soft skill.' Engineers who've shipped a confusing product will tell you it's the most expensive kind of technical debt: invisible in code reviews, catastrophic in user behavior data.
Book of the day
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg
A method for stating observations, feelings, needs and requests without blame. Useful when a conversation at work keeps going round in circles.
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Everything in one place
From the first role to the first offer, each area of JobRoadmaps is built to answer one practical question.
Career roadmaps
70 roadmapsStep-by-step paths into a role, with the skills and milestones for each stage.
Explore →Reading lists by role
70 role listsBooks chosen for each career, ordered by the stage you are in.
Explore →Books by topic
8 topicsReading lists on shared skills such as communication, leadership and time management.
Explore →Courses by role
10 role courses pagesCourses, tutorials and certifications, with the order to take them in.
Explore →Skill hubs
121 skill hubsLearning resources for individual tools and skills, from Python to stakeholder management.
Explore →Interview preparation
Questions, practice and guidance for the interview itself, and for the offer that follows.
Explore →Portfolios
269 reviewed portfoliosReal portfolios from working professionals, reviewed for quality before they are listed.
Explore →Salary by location
Department of Labor wage data for many roles across U.S. metro areas.
Explore →Staffing agencies
81 agency listingsRecruiting firms by city, listed from their own websites.
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Whether you want to code, build products, crunch numbers, or create art — we have a roadmap for you.
Tech & Software
40 pathsFrontend, backend, DevOps, data science and more — the fastest-growing career sector.
ExploreBusiness & Finance
22 pathsProduct management, financial analysis, and marketing — careers that drive strategy.
ExploreCreative & Design
8 pathsUX design, graphic design, and content creation — careers where creativity meets impact.
ExploreWhy JobRoadmaps?
Everything you need to navigate your career — in one place
Career advice on the internet is fragmented, overwhelming, and often outdated. JobRoadmaps distills the best paths into clear, actionable guides built by people who've walked the path.
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No more guessing. Each roadmap breaks down the exact skills, tools, and milestones you need to hit.
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We tell you honestly how long each stage takes — not fairy tale numbers, but realistic expectations.
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Know what you're working toward. Real salary data by city across 530+ U.S. metro areas.
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Every step links to the best courses, books, and tools — carefully vetted for quality.
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