This inquiry explores some of the dynamic changes occurring in the US labor markets through the investigation of the compelling question “Does it matter what I want to be when I grow up?” The importance of understanding labor markets in this inquiry is twofold: (1) students should be able to understand some of the changes that exist and persist in today’s labor markets, especially labor demand (or derived demand), and (2) students will benefit from understanding fluctuations in supply and demand and how they affect wages. While progressing through the inquiry, students should analyze the struc