Help every student find a career that fits
Skillful turns career exploration into something students actually do — rate their interests, get matched to careers, then step into a day-in-the-life VR simulation. The world’s largest catalog of career sims, on devices you already own, at a price built for schools.
Career exploration shouldn’t feel like a worksheet
Career exploration too often means a worksheet, a quiz result no one remembers, and a slideshow of jobs students will never see up close. The students who most need direction are the ones who tune out first. If you’ve run a career-readiness unit, you’ve watched it happen.
It doesn’t have to feel like that. With Skillful, students start by rating what they actually enjoy, see careers that match their interests, and then put on a headset to experience a day in those roles — welding a seam, drawing blood, framing a wall, running a diagnostic. Exploration becomes an experience instead of an assignment.
And it reaches every student, not just the ones already on a four-year-college track. Skillful runs on the devices your program already has, deploys with a pin code, and costs little enough that no student gets left out for budget reasons.
From interests to direction, in four steps
Discover interests
Students rate 60 image-based work activities and get a RIASEC interest profile.
Match to careers
The profile points each student toward the career areas where their interests cluster.
Experience the job
Students step into day-in-the-life VR simulations and try the real tasks of each role.
Plan the path
Students see the skills and training each career needs and build a direction they can share.
See Skillful in action
A short tour of Skillful’s features — the same overview featured on siminsights.com/skillful.
Start with what students enjoy
The Career Pathway assessment takes minutes: students rate 60 image-based work activities, get their RIASEC interest profile, and start exploring the career areas that fit. No logins required to try it.
Why educators choose Skillful for career exploration
Exploration students actually finish
Rating images of real work and then trying that work in VR holds attention in a way a career quiz never will. Engagement is the whole battle in career exploration, and immersion wins it.
Built for school budgets
A school site license is $149/month for unlimited devices and about $1 per student — far below comparable VR career programs. A headset leasing option is available at $1,000 per device per year if hardware is also needed.
Reaches every learner, on any device
Skillful is VR/AR-first but also runs on web and mobile — Meta Quest, desktop, iOS, Android, or a browser. Simulations deploy with a simple pin code and ship in multiple languages.
One platform, the whole journey
Career Awareness — discover interests and options
- Career Pathway interest assessment: students view 60 images of real work activities and mark each one as something they’d enjoy doing, wouldn’t enjoy, or want to pass on — there are no right or wrong answers
- RIASEC interest profile across Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional dimensions
- Explore the broad career areas where each interest pattern tends to cluster
- Assessment items adapted from the O*NET® Interest Profiler (CC BY 4.0)
Career Experience — try the job in VR
- The world’s largest catalog: 1,100+ VR/AR and AI simulations spanning fields from aviation to X-ray
- Three progressive levels per field — Explore, Engage, and Experience — from a first taste to realistic professional tasks
- Day-in-the-life simulations with spoken and on-screen guidance, plus end-of-session scores and feedback
- Conversational-AI role-plays for interviews, negotiation, and other soft skills
- Students can also use HyperSkill to create their own simulations — not just consume them
Delivery, administration & insights
- Runs on Meta Quest, web browser, desktop (PC/Mac), iOS, Android, and Microsoft HoloLens — and core simulations run offline once installed
- One-pin-code deployment; leased headsets arrive with HyperSkill pre-installed and in kiosk mode
- Single sign-on (SSO) and automated rostering keep class lists in sync with your district systems
- Bulk roster upload: create a class, then upload a CSV of students to add each one to the class and create their HyperSkill account automatically
- Seat management and group sessions to organize classes and cohorts
- LMS / LTI integration and data-reporting connections to the systems you already use
- Built-in insights and analytics dashboard tracks every learner session
- Ships in 5 languages beyond English by default, with on-demand support in up to 127 languages
- New simulations delivered in days or weeks, not months — request the careers you need
Explore 1,100+ simulations, across the fields students are heading into
Skillful is the world’s largest catalog of VR/AR and AI simulations — 1,100+ and growing. Students try a day in the life across career clusters like these:
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Skilled Trades & Manufacturing
STEM & Lab Science
Math
Public Safety & Emergency Response
Aviation & Transportation
Culinary & Hospitality
Career Readiness & Soft Skills
Don’t see a field you need? New simulations are delivered in days or weeks, not months — just ask.
Built for every learner
Multilingual by design
The same simulation deploys in multiple languages, with language-specific prompts and voices. Learners pick their preferred language, and mixed-language cohorts are fully supported — 5 languages by default and up to 127 on demand.
Guides who reflect your learners
Virtual coaches and avatars are available in a range of languages, ethnicities, and genders, so every student sees themselves in the experience.
Runs anywhere — even offline
Skillful works across Meta Quest, web, desktop, iOS, Android, and HoloLens. Core simulations run offline once installed; only generative-AI voice features need a connection.
Support that sets your program up to succeed
Build the sims you need
Full professional services, including custom 3D simulation creation — new content delivered in days or weeks, not months.
Fits your tech stack
Integration support for any existing Learning Management System (LMS/LTI) and your data-reporting infrastructure.
Insight for every session
Built-in analytics and back-end data tracking turn each learner session into scores, feedback, and program-level reporting.
Funding & grant guidance
SimInsights is backed by research grants from the NSF, NIH, and the U.S. Department of Education — and can help you navigate funding for your program.
Proven at scale
Backed by research grants from the NSF, NIH, and the U.S. Department of Education, and trusted by partners including UCLA Health, Purdue University, Texas A&M, and CSU Northridge.
Frequently asked questions
What is Skillful career exploration?
Skillful is a catalog of 1,100+ VR/AR and AI simulations that lets students explore careers by experiencing a day in the life of real jobs. Paired with the Career Pathway interest assessment, students move from “what am I interested in?” to “here’s what that job actually feels like.”
How does the career interest assessment work?
Students rate 60 image-based work activities, then receive a RIASEC profile (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) that points them toward matching career areas. The items are adapted from the O*NET® Interest Profiler.
What devices does it run on?
Skillful is VR/AR-first and also runs on web and mobile — Meta Quest, desktop (PC/Mac), iOS, Android, Microsoft HoloLens, and the browser. Simulations deploy with a simple pin code.
Does Skillful integrate with our LMS?
Yes. Skillful supports LMS / LTI integration and can connect to your existing data-reporting infrastructure, so learner results flow into the systems you already use.
How do we set up student accounts and rosters?
Skillful supports single sign-on (SSO) and automated rostering to keep class lists in sync with your district systems. You can also create a class and bulk-upload a CSV of students — each student is added to the class and gets a HyperSkill account created automatically, so a full roster is ready in minutes.
Can students use it offline?
Core simulations run offline once installed, which is ideal for classrooms with limited connectivity. Features that use generative-AI voice dialogue require an internet connection.
How much does it cost?
A school site license is $149/month for unlimited devices plus about $1 per student. A VR headset leasing option is available at $1,000 per device per year (2-year minimum) — far below the cost of comparable VR career-exploration programs.
Is it available in Spanish and other languages?
Yes. The same simulation can be deployed in multiple languages with language-specific prompts and voices, and mixed-language cohorts are supported. Skillful ships in 5 languages beyond English by default, with on-demand support for up to 127 languages.
Can students create their own simulations?
Yes. Skillful is built on HyperSkill, so students and teachers can author their own immersive simulations with no code and showcase them in a portfolio — not just play the ones in the catalog.
How do I get started?
Get started free, or request a demo and we’ll walk through Skillful with your own program in mind. You can also try the Career Pathway interest assessment right now at pathway.siminsights.com.