The subjects that you take in school form an important basis for your career choices. Training for particular careers requires specific subject combinations. Below are several categories of careers grouped according to their subject requirements. Some careers appear in more than one category because they require different subjects. See how your career ambitions relate with the subjects you are studying in school.
English Language Careers
English is a core subject in our education system. It is a prerequisite subject in understanding all the other subjects except for Kiswahili and foreign languages. The following careers need good qualifications in English:
- Drama and theatre arts
- Advertising
- Air hostess/cabin crew
- Banking
- Beauty therapy
- Broadcasting
- Business management
- Computing and information sciences
- Correctional services
- Medicine
- Psychology
- Public relations
- Publishing
- Sales and marketing
- Secretarial
- Social work
- Teaching
- Tour operations
Career Choices for Mathematics
A vast range of careers need Mathematics and a good grade in the subject will open doors for you.
These include:
- Architecture
- Building and land economics
- Construction management
- Design
- Economics
- High school Mathematics teaching
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Dentistry
- Database administration
- Information technology
- Agriculture
- Accounting and auditing
- Biomedical sciences
- Biotechnology
- Insurance
- Business management
- Engineering
- Information sciences
- Statistics
- Actuarial science
- Agribusiness management
- Computer science
- Entrepreneurship Physics
Physics Careers and Jobs in Kenya
You need a good grade in physics to pursue the following:
- Electrical & electronics engineering
- Aeronautical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Civil and structural engineering
- Computer science
- Medical engineering
- Building economics
- High school physics teaching Physics
- Telecommunications
- Surveying
- Physiotherapy
- Aviation/pilot
- Radiography
- Systems engineering
- Information technology
Career Choices for Business Studies
- Accounting
- Actuarial science
- Advertising
- Banking
- Management
- Database administration
- Building and land economics
- Planning
- Design
- Entrepreneurship
- Hotel and hospitality
- Human resource management
- Information technology
- Computing
- Insurance
- sales and marketing
- economics
- teaching
Biology Careers and Jobs
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Nursing
- Dentistry
- Botany and zoology
- Food science and technology
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical science and Biotechnology
- Environmental and Public health
- Forestry
- Veterinary medicine
- Dairy science and technology
- Agriculture
- Environmental sciences
- High school Biology teaching
- Sports science
- Health education
- Physiotherapy
- Beauty therapy
- Chemical engineering
- Dietetics
- Occupational therapy
- Psychology
- Radiograph
Careers for Humanities
Humanities include Geography, History and Religious education (Islamic,Hindu and Christian). The following careers require a good grade in humanities:
- Advertising
- Architecture
- Law
- Building economics
- Food science and technology
- Horticulture
- Hotel and hospitality
- Journalism
- Aviation/piloting
- Teaching
- Tour guide and operations
- Soil science and conservation
- Planning
- Child welfare
- Business administration and management
- Publishing
- Counseling
- Correctional services
- Sales and marketing
- Administration
- Consultancy
Chemistry Jobs and Careers
- Food science and technology
- Geology
- Health service management
- Mechanical engineering
- Metallurgy
- Pharmacy
- High school chemistry teaching
- Veterinary medicine
- Systems analysis
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical sciences
- Biotechnology
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil engineering
- Laboratory technology
- Medical technology
- Environmental health
