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Youth Opportunity Profile Survey

Instrument Design Brief

What this survey is designed to learn—and how the data should be used.

Estimated time: 2 minutes to review

Primary decisions this instrument should support
· Which youth worker identities and strengths are most common in the target community and among Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School students?

· Which climate technology and clean-energy pathways generate the strongest interest—and which are unfamiliar but promising after exposure?

· What barriers prevent youth from participating in career exploration, project-based learning, internships, training, and employment?

· Which project-based learning experiences youth would actually choose, complete, and recommend to others?

· Which supports, partners, employers, and trusted adults are needed to help youth move from interest to opportunity?

· How results differ by ZIP Code, school, grade/age, prior exposure, and key demographic groups.

Recommended administration
· Primary audience: Detroit youth ages 14–24, with high-school-age youth as the core population.

· Use in schools, community organizations, youth programs, convenings, and project recruitment.

· Keep the progress bar on. Use one question per screen for longer lists and matrices on mobile.

· Do not require contact information. Keep identifying information separate from analytic responses where possible.

· Pilot with 8–12 youth before launch and revise any item they interpret differently than intended.
Welcome

This profile is about your strengths, interests, and the opportunities that would help you build your future. There are no right or wrong answers. Your responses will help Detroit Future City and its partners create better projects, career experiences, training, and employment pathways for young people.

Estimated time: 30 seconds
1.Do you agree to participate in this survey?(Required.)
2.What is your home ZIP Code?(Required.)
3.What school do you currently attend? [Required](Required.)
4.What is the name of your school?(Required.)
5.What grade are you currently in? [Required](Required.)
6.How old are you? [Required](Required.)
2. Help Us Develop Your Worker Profile

Think about the kinds of tasks, projects, classes, or activities where you feel confident and engaged and answer the questions below.

Estimated time: 2 minutes
7.Which statements best describe the kind of worker you are—or the kind of worker you would like to become? Select up to five.(Required.)
8.What would make a job or career opportunity feel worthwhile to you? Select your top three.(Required.)
9.Which strengths do you already bring to a team, project, school, or workplace? Select up to four.(Required.)
10.Which experiences have helped you build useful skills? Select all that apply.(Required.)
3. Building Detroit’s Future Work Opportunities

Climate technology and clean energy careers use skilled trades, science, creativity, engineering, business, data, and technology to solve real problems—such as high energy bills, flooding, extreme heat, pollution, transportation challenges, unhealthy buildings, unhealthy environment, and waste. Take some time to review the matrix below to understand possible careers in this field. Then answer the questions following it.

Estimated time: 2 minutes
11.Before today, how familiar were you with careers in each area?(Required.)
I had never heard of it
I had heard of it but knew very little
I knew a little about the careers
I was already familiar with the careers
Solar and renewable energy(Installing, designing, maintaining, managing, selling, or creating solar, wind, and other energy systems.)
Energy-efficient and healthy buildings(Heating and cooling, weatherization, insulation, electrical work, smart-building technology, energy audits, construction, and design.)
Electric vehicles and clean transportation(Designing, building, repairing, charging, programming, or improving electric vehicles, transit, drones, and mobility systems.)
Battery technology and energy storage(Building, testing, repairing, improving, recycling, or studying batteries and energy-storage systems.)
Clean and advanced manufacturing(Using robotics, machines, computers, design, and skilled trades to make clean-energy products and technologies.)
Recycling, repair, and the circular economy(Repairing electronics, reusing materials, reducing waste, designing products, operating recycling systems, or starting resale/repair businesses.)
Water and environmental technology(Water treatment, plumbing, testing air/soil/water, environmental inspection, engineering, equipment operation, and community education.)
Green infrastructure and climate-ready neighborhoods(Trees, parks, rain gardens, landscaping, urban agriculture, stormwater systems, construction, and neighborhood planning.)
Climate data, mapping, AI, and digital technology(Using data, sensors, maps, apps, coding, or AI to track conditions and design solutions.)
Sustainable food, agriculture, and urban growing(Urban farming, hydroponics, composting, food production, distribution, and agricultural technology.)
Climate entrepreneurship and green business(Starting or growing a business in solar, landscaping, EV services, recycling, construction, energy consulting, sustainable products, or technology.)
12.How interested are you in the following career fields?(Required.)
Not interested
A little interested
Somewhat interested
Very interested
I need more information before deciding
Solar and renewable energy(Installing, designing, maintaining, managing, selling, or creating solar, wind, and other energy systems.)
Energy-efficient and healthy buildings(Heating and cooling, weatherization, insulation, electrical work, smart-building technology, energy audits, construction, and design.)
Electric vehicles and clean transportation(Designing, building, repairing, charging, programming, or improving electric vehicles, transit, drones, and mobility systems.)
Battery technology and energy storage(Building, testing, repairing, improving, recycling, or studying batteries and energy-storage systems.)
Clean and advanced manufacturing(Using robotics, machines, computers, design, and skilled trades to make clean-energy products and technologies.)
Recycling, repair, and the circular economy(Repairing electronics, reusing materials, reducing waste, designing products, operating recycling systems, or starting resale/repair businesses.)
Water and environmental technology(Water treatment, plumbing, testing air/soil/water, environmental inspection, engineering, equipment operation, and community education.)
Green infrastructure and climate-ready neighborhoods(Trees, parks, rain gardens, landscaping, urban agriculture, stormwater systems, construction, and neighborhood planning.)
Climate data, mapping, AI, and digital technology(Using data, sensors, maps, apps, coding, or AI to track conditions and design solutions.)
Sustainable food, agriculture, and urban growing(Urban farming, hydroponics, composting, food production, distribution, and agricultural technology.)
Climate entrepreneurship and green business(Starting or growing a business in solar, landscaping, EV services, recycling, construction, energy consulting, sustainable products, or technology.)
13.Which two climate or clean-energy areas would you be most excited to explore through a hands-on project, workplace visit, job shadow, internship, or training experience? Select up to two.(Required.)
14.What made those areas stand out to you? Select all that apply.(Required.)
15.If you could spend several weeks working with other youth and professionals on one real Detroit challenge, which project would you be most interested in? Select up to two(Required.)
4. Help Us Understand What Gets in the Way?

Opportunity depends on more than interest. These questions helps us identify what youth need in order to participate and succeed.

Estimated time: 1.5 minutes
16.What are the biggest barriers that could make it harder for you to reach your education or career goals? Select up to five.(Required.)
17.What would help you feel prepared and successful in a job, internship, training program, or career experience? Select up to five.(Required.)
5. Help Us Understand Your Opportunity Network

Knowing people, organizations, and places that can open doors is an important part of career development.

Estimated time: 1 minute
18.Who do you trust most for career advice? Select up to three.(Required.)
19.Which of the following are true for you? Select all that apply.(Required.)
20.What person, organization, program, or place has had the greatest positive impact on your future so far?(Required.)
6. What Should Happen Next?

Tell us what kinds of experiences would make career exploration useful and worth your time.

Estimated time: 1 minute
21.Which experiences would help you explore careers and build skills? Select up to four.(Required.)
22.Which pathway would you be most likely to consider in the next few years?(Required.)
23.If Detroit Future City and its partners could create one opportunity for young people in your school or neighborhood, what should it be?(Required.)
24.Would you like to hear about future projects, internships, field trips, training, or career opportunities?(Required.)
25.First and last name:
26.Best email address:
7. About the Young People We Heard From

These optional questions help us understand whether opportunities are reaching different groups of young people.

Estimated time: 45 seconds
27.What is your gender?(Required.)
28.Race (Select all that apply)(Required.)
29.Do you have a disability, health condition, or learning difference that can make school, work, or transportation more difficult?(Required.)
30.Which best describes your ethnicity?(Required.)
31.Do you currently have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 Plan at school?(Required.)
32.Do the accommodations in your IEP or 504 Plan help you participate in school, career exploration, internships, or work-based learning opportunities?(Required.)
33.Which languages do you primarily speak at home?(Required.)