SAN ANTONIO - Thousands of San Antonio high school students had a chance to explore different career paths as part of SA Works' Job Shadow Day.

For the second year, Alamo City Studios opened its doors to allow forty high school students to explore different career options.

"I liked the acting and that's something I would like to look into and I like looking at this. It's been a really good experience," said high school senior Devondre Domagalski.

Groups rotated through lessons focusing on different fields like video production, animation, sound mixing, drone recording, photography and the latest in virtual reality technology.

"(We're) really supportive of what SA Works is doing, what the San Antonio Economic Foundation is doing in showing that there is work here in San Antonio and hoping they get something meaningful out of it," said Kerry Valderrama with Alamo City Studios.

Students are able to see where their passions can take them and learn what kind of education they need to pursue a career.

Senior Emily Adams took lighting lessons to heart.

"The lighting really caught my attention because I do makeup videos on YouTube," Adams said.

She wants to get college basics out of the way then head to California to build her online portfolio.

Many careers can follow a similar path.

"If you want to be a drone pilot, you don't need to go to college for it; you don't need to spend a ton of money. You can fly with commercially available drones and make a good living. Drone photography is really big in real estate insurance. Everyone who is selling a home is trying to find that edge," said JT Street with SoFly Aerial Marketing.

It's that edge that can make all the difference for students looking to create their own path to success.

Alamo City Studios was one of about 130 other employer job sites hosting students for shadow day. Nearly 4,000 local students took part this year, which is the event's largest turnout yet.