Preparing today's students for careers that are emerging or not yet developed is a significant challenge for educators within the U.S. education system. In reaction to this challenge, there is a growing shift that focuses on ensuring that students have transcending and transferable skills, including academic, technical, and employability skills. Some youth leverage the opportunity to connect and expand career readiness strategies during out-of-school time. Afterschool programs take place during afterschool hours, before school, or during school holidays and the summer. These programs have, in some ways, increased flexibility that can be maximized to provide opportunities for students to engage in career readiness in authentic and engaging settings. In this brief, the authors discuss how to leverage afterschool time for preparing students for a career by employing a work-based learning developmental continuum for K-12 education and providing examples of afterschool programs at each developmental stage. The authors identified examples through a variety of Internet searches informed by staff expertise. The authors conclude by offering recommendations for state leaders interested in using afterschool programming for career readiness. The recommendations provided in this brief can help state leaders leverage the effectiveness of afterschool programs for career readiness. Enhancing the capability of afterschool programs to impart career readiness skills will have a positive impact all around, especially among students from low-income households and minority students who have the fewest resources to prepare for college and careers.