Switch calculator

Is switching worth it? Run the numbers.

Pick where you are and where you want to be. You'll see the training path, the real cost including pay you give up, and when you come out ahead.

How this works: training steps come from typical US paths (or BLS entry requirements where we haven't mapped one yet). Pay is BLS May 2025 national data in today's dollars, before tax; new entrants start at the 25th percentile and reach the median over five years. It's a planning estimate, not a promise. More on the data.