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Transcript of Career Graphic Organizer - Norwell High School€¦ · (Look at number one on your graphic...
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NAME:___________________________________________________________ HOMEROOM TEACHER:_____________________________________________
CAREER GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
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PART ONE
CAREER CHOICE: ( NAME IT HERE) ____________________________
1. In what broad occupational category does your career fit? (ex. human
services, law, etc.) _______________________________________
2. Where would someone go every day to work at this career? (ex. office,
hospital, etc.) ___________________________________________
3. What equipment, technology, supplies are used daily in this career? Explain
briefly HOW these are used.
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4. What type of education is needed for this job? (college, Masters, Doctorate)
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5. What kind of skills would you need for this job? (ex. communication, math,
writing)
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6. Note at least THREE things you learned about this job by watching the
video or by consulting other websites.
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THREE:
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7. List any new questions you have about the job/career.
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8. Are you still interested in possibly pursuing this career? Why or why not?
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ONE: Move on the website http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/students/ms/,
you should see a big pencil at the top of your screen after watching your
videos. At the right of the pencil, find the word “WAGES”.
TWO: Now, find your career by selecting the OCCUPATION CODE/NAME where
your career would fit. (Look at number one on your graphic organizer to help.)
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THREE: Scroll through the list until you find your SPECIFIC career and hit that
career (ex. registered nurses, dietitians) . Now you are ready to answer the
questions below.
PART TWO
1. What is your career’s mean annual wage? _____________________
2. If there is no annual wage, write the mean average hourly
wage._________ Multiply that by 40 hours a week.___________Multiply
that by 50 weeks ( assume you will take two weeks of
vacation)._________ This is now your mean annual wage.
3. Now look at the chart titled, “ Industries with the Highest Level of
Employment in this Occupation”. What is the industry with the highest level
of employment? ___________________________ What is the industry
with the second highest level of employment? _____________________
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4. Next, find the chart titled,” Top Paying Industries for this Occupation”.
Note the top industry here.__________________________ What is the
annual mean wage for this industry for this job? ___________________
STATES
5. Scroll down to the map section. Look for the map that shows the states
with the highest employment for this career. Below the map, find the chart
that identifies the states and their salaries. On the chart below, note the
top three states you would find employment for this job.
Now, you know where you could most likely find work in your prospective
career?Consider as part of your reflection here… What is the cost of living in
the areas noted? Is it expensive to live in those states? Would you be far from
family?
6. Now, scroll down to the map that shows the annual mean wage of your
career for all states. List the top three states with the highest annual mean
wages. Are any of these also on list five above? If so, consider what this
means…
STATE ANNUAL MEAN WAGE Is this state on the list in number five? YES or NO
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Continue to number seven if you answered YES at all in the right hand column.
If not, move on to number eight.
7. If you discovered that you could be easily employed in your career in a
particular state AND the annual mean wage was amongst the highest, explain
what that means for those in this career.
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8. List two facts about your career that you discovered from this section, PART
TWO.
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9. Are you still interested in pursuing this career? Why or why not?
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10. SUPER JOB! You have learned a lot about one of your career choices. Now,
complete this for the next career choice you have on your interest survey.
