OccupationExFor schools
A one-page summary for teachers, school IT, and privacy reviewers.
At a glance
| Cost | Free. No ads, no in-app purchases. |
|---|---|
| Audience | High school and early college students (ages 15–20) |
| Accounts | Optional. Students can play fully as guests with no sign-up. |
| Devices | Any modern browser on Chromebooks, Windows, Mac, iPad, and phones. Nothing to install. |
| Data sold or shared for ads | Never |
| Cookies or ad trackers | None. Visits are counted with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies. |
| Where data is stored | Google Firebase (Google Cloud), United States (us-east5) |
| Encryption | HTTPS for all traffic; Google encrypts stored data |
What data is collected
- Guests: nothing leaves the device. Progress is saved in the browser only.
- Students with accounts: email (for sign-in), a nickname and emoji avatar, and game progress. Passwords are handled by Google Firebase Authentication and are never visible to us.
- Class boards: nickname, avatar, scores, and the class code. Only signed-in players who have that class code can see it. There is no public leaderboard.
- Not collected: full names, birthdays, addresses, phone numbers, school names, or location.
The full list is in our privacy policy.
Recommended classroom setup
- Simplest: students play as guests. When you want to see progress, they tap Get my progress code and send it to you. Paste the codes into the Teacher dashboard to see a class table and export a CSV. Codes are never stored on our servers.
- With accounts: students sign up with a nickname, then join your class code on the My class page. You'll see everyone's progress on the class board.
- Teacher guide: five ready-to-use lessons are built in (Settings → Teacher guide).
Deleting student data
- Students can delete their own account in Settings → Privacy → Delete my account. This removes their progress and class board entries.
- A school can ask us to delete all of its students' accounts at any time.
- Guest data can be cleared by clearing the browser's site data.
Content and accessibility
Pay, schooling, and job outlook come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, and job tasks come from O*NET. Simulations are simplified and fictional. See our accessibility statement for what has been tested.
Privacy agreements and questions
If your school or district needs a student data privacy agreement or answers to a security questionnaire, email hello@occupationex.org and we'll work with you.