Career Catalog
Career mode challenges SherlockAI to deduce a secret profession. The mode currently includes 152 careers and workplace clues covering duties, tools, training, and environments. Click any profession to view its complete workplace profile and deductive clue matrix.
When playing, answering with the typical day-to-day reality of the job gives the engine the cleanest signal for rapid deductions.
Healthcare & Medicine (18)
Careers that diagnose, treat, and care for patients, from front-line nursing to specialist medicine.
Emergency & Public Safety (2)
Uniformed and response roles that protect the public and react to crises, often with shift work and high pressure.
Science, Technology & Engineering (32)
Technical careers built on maths, research, and problem solving, in software, laboratories, and engineering teams.
- Accountant
- AI Researcher
- Air Traffic Controller
- Animator
- Archaeologist
- Architect
- Astronaut
- Astronomer
- Biologist
- Chemist
- City Planner
- Civil Engineer
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Database Administrator
- Environmental Scientist
- Financial Analyst
- Game Developer
- Geneticist
- Geologist
- Graphic Designer
- IT Support Technician
- Marine Biologist
- Marketing Manager
- Mechanical Engineer
- Meteorologist
- Scientist
- Ship Captain
- Software Engineer
- Systems Administrator
- UX Designer
- Web Developer
Law, Government & Public Service (9)
Careers in courts, public administration, and civic institutions, usually requiring formal qualifications.
Education & Childcare (7)
Roles that teach, mentor, and look after children and students at every stage of education.
Food & Hospitality (10)
Kitchen, restaurant, and hospitality careers centred on preparing and serving food and drink.
Creative Arts, Media & Entertainment (32)
Careers that produce art, performance, stories, and content for audiences, on stage, on screen, and in print.
- Actor
- Artist (Fine Arts)
- Broadcaster
- Cartoonist
- Circus Performer
- Copywriter
- Dancer
- Editor
- Entrepreneur
- Film Director
- Hairdresser
- Historian
- Interior Designer
- Journalist
- Magician
- Musician
- Photographer
- PR Specialist
- Professional Athlete
- Project Manager
- Referee
- Roofing Contractor
- Sales Representative
- Set Designer
- Singer
- Sports Journalist
- Stand-up Comedian
- Stunt Performer
- Translator
- Voice Actor
- Wedding Planner
- Writer
Skilled Trades & Manual Work (23)
Hands-on careers that build, repair, and operate the physical world, often learned through apprenticeships.
Business, Finance & Office (12)
Commercial and administrative careers in companies, shops, and financial organisations.
More Careers (7)
Additional professions from the catalog spanning multiple sectors.