diff --git a/alembic/versions/20250414_204852_938bf680_update_career.py b/alembic/versions/20250414_204852_938bf680_update_career.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6827b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/20250414_204852_938bf680_update_career.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""add tech_career column to careers table
+
+Revision ID: 7b5d6a9c0f4a
+Revises: 51f39d7b8e0a
+Create Date: 2023-05-22 13:37:12.843148
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '7b5d6a9c0f4a'
+down_revision = '51f39d7b8e0a'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('careers', sa.Column('tech_career', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default='0'))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('careers', 'tech_career')
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diff --git a/endpoints/tech.get.py b/endpoints/tech.get.py
index a181778..83a655e 100644
--- a/endpoints/tech.get.py
+++ b/endpoints/tech.get.py
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ router = APIRouter()
 
 @router.get("/tech", status_code=200, response_model=List[CareerSchema])
 async def get_tech_careers(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """
+    Get a list of tech careers.
+    """
     careers = get_all_careers(db)
     return careers
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diff --git a/helpers/career_helpers.py b/helpers/career_helpers.py
index 34c2c3d..6951a12 100644
--- a/helpers/career_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/career_helpers.py
@@ -30,23 +30,27 @@ def get_career_by_id(db: Session, career_id: uuid.UUID) -> Optional[Career]:
     """
     return db.query(Career).filter(Career.id == career_id).first()
 
-def get_careers_by_name_or_description(db: Session, search_term: str) -> List[Career]:
+def get_careers_by_name_or_description(db: Session, search_term: str, tech_career: Optional[bool] = None) -> List[Career]:
     """
-    Retrieves careers that match the given search term in their name or description.
+    Retrieves careers that match the given search term in their name or description, optionally filtering by tech career.
 
     Args:
         db (Session): The database session.
         search_term (str): The search term to match against career names and descriptions.
+        tech_career (Optional[bool]): Whether to filter for tech careers or non-tech careers. If None, no filtering is applied.
 
     Returns:
-        List[Career]: A list of career objects that match the search term.
+        List[Career]: A list of career objects that match the search term and tech career filter.
     """
-    return db.query(Career).filter(
+    query = db.query(Career).filter(
         or_(
             Career.name.ilike(f"%{search_term}%"),
             Career.description.ilike(f"%{search_term}%")
         )
-    ).all()
+    )
+    if tech_career is not None:
+        query = query.filter(Career.tech_career == tech_career)
+    return query.all()
 
 def create_career(db: Session, career_data: CareerCreate) -> Career:
     """
diff --git a/models/career.py b/models/career.py
index 8b744f3..031e406 100644
--- a/models/career.py
+++ b/models/career.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, String, DateTime
+from sqlalchemy import Column, String, DateTime, Boolean
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from core.database import Base
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ class Career(Base):
     id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     name = Column(String, nullable=False, unique=True, index=True)
     description = Column(String, nullable=True)
+    tech_career = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
     created_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now())
     updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
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diff --git a/schemas/career.py b/schemas/career.py
index ce4a37c..3427540 100644
--- a/schemas/career.py
+++ b/schemas/career.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from uuid import UUID
 class CareerBase(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the career")
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description of the career")
+    tech_career: bool = Field(..., description="Whether the career is a tech career or not")
 
 class CareerCreate(CareerBase):
     pass
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class CareerCreate(CareerBase):
 class CareerUpdate(CareerBase):
     name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Name of the career")
     description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description of the career")
+    tech_career: Optional[bool] = Field(None, description="Whether the career is a tech career or not")
 
 class CareerSchema(CareerBase):
     id: UUID