Skill Odyssey Data 🧭

Skill Odyssey Data is the official data repository for Skill Odyssey — an open-source project helping people navigate realistic, AI-aware career transitions.

This repo contains all structured data used on the site, including:

• 📌 High-risk jobs and safer alternatives (jobs.yml)
• 🔄 Detailed transition guides between roles (transitions/*.yml)
• 🧠 Ethical and psychological resources related to AI and employment (ethics.yml)

---

📁 Repository Structure

jobs.yml

A list of real-world jobs with automation risk levels and realistic alternative career options.

- title: "Customer Service Representative"
  riskLevel: "High Risk"
  description: "AI chatbots and virtual assistants are increasingly handling routine customer inquiries."
  alternatives:
    - "Customer Experience Strategist"
    - "AI Training Specialist"
    - "Complex Problem Resolution Expert"

Other examples include:

• Data Entry Clerk → Process Automation Specialist
• Bookkeeper → Financial Systems Specialist
• Paralegal → Legal Technology Specialist
• Radiologist → AI-Assisted Diagnostics Specialist
• Software Developer → Prompt Engineer
• Teacher → AI-Enhanced Curriculum Developer

---

ethics.yml

A curated list of trusted, well-explained resources related to:

• AI ethics and responsibility
• Coping with job loss anxiety
• Myths and misconceptions about AI
• Human-centric design and values alignment

Example:

- title: "AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will"
  description: "Harvard Business Review explains how AI augments human work and why adaptation matters more than resistance."
  link: "https://hbr.org/2023/08/ai-wont-replace-humans-but-humans-with-ai-will-replace-humans-without-ai"

---

transitions/*.yml

Each file describes a full career transition — from a vulnerable role to a more future-proof one.
Example: transitions/customer_support_to_prompt_engineer.yml

Includes:

• from and to titles
• Role overviews and responsibilities
• Reasons why the transition makes sense
• Transferable skills
• Multi-phase roadmap with resources
• Required technical & soft skills
• Certifications
• Job market and salary expectations
• Recommended communities, books, and learning content

from: "Customer Support Specialist"
to: "AI Prompt Engineer"
description: >
  A comprehensive guide to transitioning from Customer Support to Prompt Engineering,
  highlighting transferable skills, structured learning paths, and career opportunities.

transferable_skills:
  - name: "Communication Skills"
    description: "Ability to understand user intent, clarify ambiguous requests, and communicate clearly."

---

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions of all kinds.

➕ Add a new job

1. Open jobs.yml
2. Add a new entry following the existing structure:
   • title
   • riskLevel: "High Risk", "Medium Risk", or "Low Risk"
   • description
   • alternatives: 2–3 future-ready roles

➕ Add a new transition

1. Create a new file in the transitions/ directory.
2. Name the file like this:
   from_job_to_new_job.yml
   Example: teacher_to_curriculum_designer.yml
3. Use an existing file as a template, or request one.

➕ Add a new ethical resource

1. Open ethics.yml
2. Append an entry with:
   • title
   • description
   • link

Please keep language clear, respectful, and accurate.

---

🌐 Related Project

• Main Site: SkillOdyssey.com
• Built with: React, Next.js, React Flow, Tailwind CSS

---

📄 License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this content — with credit appreciated.

---

✨ Community

This project is maintained by @nickbrit and the Skill Odyssey community.
We believe in a calm, ethical, and hopeful approach to navigating the age of AI — together.

---

Ready to contribute? Fork this repo, make your changes, and open a pull request 🙌