diff --git a/src/components/CareerSuggestions.js b/src/components/CareerSuggestions.js
index 29b9ae1..354de33 100644
--- a/src/components/CareerSuggestions.js
+++ b/src/components/CareerSuggestions.js
@@ -6,46 +6,56 @@ const apiUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL || ''; // ✅ Load API URL directly
 
 export function CareerSuggestions({ careerSuggestions = [], userState, areaTitle, onCareerClick }) {
   const [updatedCareers, setUpdatedCareers] = useState([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [progress, setProgress] = useState(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!careerSuggestions || careerSuggestions.length === 0) return;
+    if (!careerSuggestions || careerSuggestions.length === 0) {
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
 
     const token = localStorage.getItem('token'); // Get auth token
 
     const checkCareerDataAvailability = async () => {
+      setLoading(true);
+      setProgress(0);
+      const totalSteps = careerSuggestions.length * 4; // Each career has 4 API checks
+      let completedSteps = 0;
+
+      const updateProgress = () => {
+        completedSteps += 1;
+        setProgress((completedSteps / totalSteps) * 100);
+      };
+
       const careerPromises = careerSuggestions.map(async (career) => {
         try {
           console.log(`Checking data for: ${career.title} (${career.code})`);
-          
-          console.log(`Fetching CIP Code from: ${apiUrl}/cip/${career.code}`);
-          console.log(`Fetching Job Description from: ${apiUrl}/onet/career-description/${career.code}`);
-          console.log(`Fetching Economic Projections from: ${apiUrl}/projections/${career.code.split('.')[0]}`);
-          console.log(`Fetching Salary Data from: ${apiUrl}/salary?socCode=${career.code.split('.')[0]}`);
+
           const headers = {
-            Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, // Match Dashboard.js headers
-            Accept: 'application/json', // Ensure JSON response
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+            Accept: 'application/json',
           };
 
-          // Helper function to fetch and check JSON responses
           const fetchJSON = async (url) => {
             try {
               const response = await axios.get(url, { headers });
+              updateProgress(); // ✅ Update progress on success
               return response.data;
             } catch (error) {
-              console.warn(`⚠️ Error fetching ${url}:`, error.response?.status, error.response?.data);
-              return null; // Return null if request fails
+              console.warn(`⚠️ Error fetching ${url}:`, error.response?.status);
+              updateProgress(); // ✅ Update progress even if failed
+              return null;
             }
           };
 
           // Step 1: Fetch CIP Code
           const cipData = await fetchJSON(`${apiUrl}/cip/${career.code}`);
           const isCipMissing = !cipData || Object.keys(cipData).length === 0;
-          console.log(`CIP Code for ${career.code}:`, cipData);
 
           // Step 2: Fetch Job Description & Tasks
           const jobDetailsData = await fetchJSON(`${apiUrl}/onet/career-description/${career.code}`);
           const isJobDetailsMissing = !jobDetailsData || Object.keys(jobDetailsData).length === 0;
-          console.log(`Job Details for ${career.code}:`, jobDetailsData);
 
           // Step 3: Fetch Salary & Economic Projections in Parallel
           const [economicData, salaryResponse] = await Promise.all([
@@ -53,60 +63,59 @@ export function CareerSuggestions({ careerSuggestions = [], userState, areaTitle
             axios.get(`${apiUrl}/salary`, {
               params: { socCode: career.code.split('.')[0], area: areaTitle },
               headers,
-            }).catch((error) => error.response), // Catch error for 404 handling
+            }).then((res) => {
+              updateProgress();
+              return res.data;
+            }).catch((error) => {
+              updateProgress();
+              return error.response?.status === 404 ? null : error.response;
+            }),
           ]);
 
           const isEconomicMissing = !economicData || Object.keys(economicData).length === 0;
-          console.log(`Economic Data for ${career.code}:`, economicData);
+          const isSalaryMissing = !salaryResponse;
 
-          // Salary check: If it fails with 404, we know it's missing
-          const isSalaryMissing = salaryResponse?.status === 404;
-          if (isSalaryMissing) {
-            console.log(`⚠️ Missing Salary Data for ${career.title} (${career.code})`);
-          }
-
-          // Debugging: Log when a career is missing data
-          if (isCipMissing || isJobDetailsMissing || isEconomicMissing || isSalaryMissing) {
-            console.log(`⚠️ Limited Data for ${career.title} (${career.code})`);
-          }
-
-          // Set `limitedData` to true if any required data is missing
           const isLimitedData = isCipMissing || isJobDetailsMissing || isEconomicMissing || isSalaryMissing;
 
           return { ...career, limitedData: isLimitedData };
         } catch (error) {
           console.error(`Error checking API response for ${career.title}:`, error);
-          return { ...career, limitedData: true }; // Mark as limited if any request fails
+          return { ...career, limitedData: true };
         }
       });
 
       const updatedCareerList = await Promise.all(careerPromises);
-
-      console.log("✅ Final Updated Careers with limitedData:", updatedCareerList);
       setUpdatedCareers(updatedCareerList);
+      setLoading(false);
     };
 
     checkCareerDataAvailability();
   }, [careerSuggestions, apiUrl, userState, areaTitle]);
 
-  if (updatedCareers.length === 0) {
-    return <p>Loading career suggestions...</p>;
-  }
-
   return (
     <div>
       <h2>Career Suggestions</h2>
-      <div className="career-suggestions-grid">
-        {updatedCareers.map((career) => (
-          <button
-            key={career.code}
-            className={`career-button ${career.limitedData ? 'limited-data' : ''}`}
-            onClick={() => onCareerClick(career)}
-          >
-            {career.title} {career.limitedData && <span className="warning-icon">⚠️</span>}
-          </button>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+
+      {loading ? (
+        <div className="progress-container">
+          <div className="progress-bar" style={{ width: `${progress}%` }}>
+            {Math.round(progress)}%
+          </div>
+          <p>Loading Career Suggestions...</p>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="career-suggestions-grid">
+          {updatedCareers.map((career) => (
+            <button
+              key={career.code}
+              className={`career-button ${career.limitedData ? 'limited-data' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => onCareerClick(career)}
+            >
+              {career.title} {career.limitedData && <span className="warning-icon">⚠️</span>}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.css b/src/components/Dashboard.css
index 543e323..ea3bc8b 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.css
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.css
@@ -107,6 +107,35 @@ h2 {
   background-color: #0056b3;
 }
 
+/* Progress Bar */
+.progress-container {
+  width: 100%;
+  background-color: #e0e0e0;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  margin: 20px 0;
+  padding: 10px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+/* Striped Progress Bar */
+.progress-bar {
+  height: 12px;
+  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
+    -45deg, 
+    #007bff, 
+    #007bff 10px, 
+    #5a9bff 10px, 
+    #5a9bff 20px
+  );
+  width: 0%;
+  transition: width 0.3s ease-in-out;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: white;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  line-height: 12px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
 
 /* RIASEC Section */
 .riasec-container {
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.js b/src/components/Dashboard.js
index 68c5067..fe5301f 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.js
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ function Dashboard() {
   const [selectedJobZone, setSelectedJobZone] = useState('');
   const [careersWithJobZone, setCareersWithJobZone] = useState([]); // Store careers with job zone info
 
+
+
   const jobZoneLabels = {
     '1': 'Little or No Preparation',
     '2': 'Some Preparation Needed',