Career Research Project
By Alyssa Walker ;)
Three careers I'm interested in are?
• Registered Nurse
• phlebotomy
• Pediatrician
Pediatrician
Providing care from birth to adulthood. Concerned with health
from infants and children. They specialize in the diagnosis and
treatment of a variety of ailments specific to young people
and track their patients growth to adulthood.
I am interested in becoming a pediatrician because I am good
with working with children and I want to make sure that
children are safe and healthy. I'm also interested in it because
people in my family are pediatricians and they say its a lot of
fun working with the children.
10 characteristics of being a
pediatrician
Values- treating illnesses in infants, children and adolescents
Tasks and responsibilities-examine children regularly to assure there growth and
development.
Working with data, people, thingsWork environment- doctors office
Working hours-a pediatrician works 200 hours a month
Aptitude and abilities-skills , strength, many years of schooling
Education and training-four years of medical school and 3-8 years of internship and
residence.
Salary and benefits -health insurance, life insurance, vacation, sick leave, conference leave,
disability insurance
PGY-1 48,024 biweekly 184000
Career outlook-Pediatricians offer a valuable service to humanity by treating children from
infant age into early adulthood.
International career outlook-The ability for a Pediatrician to get a job is extremely good! In
fact, predictions show a significant short-fall in medical doctors working in Primary Care
Lifestyle goals
My life style goal is to become a pediatrician and be
successful with my life. A pediatrician starts at $74 an
hr. In a year you will have 155,000 for one year. I can
get the car I want which is a raptor. I can pay my bills,
I can have a nice house for my children to grow up in.
Location
In my area there is allot of job openings.
I’m very happy that I will not need to relocate.
Career cluster
• A pediatrician has a career cluster in
Biotechnology Research and Development
Registered nurse
a nurse who has graduated from a college’s
nursing program or from a school of nursing
and has passed a national licensing exam
I want to be a registered nurse because I like the
idea of being a doctor and taking
temperatures and using needles, and
weighing people
10 characteristics
Values- Happiness, sense of accomplishment
Tasks and responsibilities- A nurse performs physical exams and health
histories
Working with data, people, things- A nurse works with data for the
people , people, and they need equipment to perform operations
Working environment- A nurse is usually working in an office or in
some sort of hospital
Aptitudes and abilities-A nurse must be a good listener, a manager,
and a knowledgeable skilled professional
Education and training- A nurse must have a masters degree .
Salary and benefits- I will make $66,220 a year as a registered nurse
Career outlook-26% (much faster than average)
International career outlook-
Lifestyle for nursing
For one year of nursing I will make
$66,220.That gives me enough money to buy a
house and to keep my family up and running It
matches my lifestyle because I can live
anywhere and get a nursing job where I want
to live so yes it matches my lifestyle
Location
In my location there are three or four
hospitals which makes my location very good
for a nurse.
Career cluster
• A nurse would fall under Biotechnology
Research and Development.
Phlebotomy
Pertaining to a blood vessel, and tummy,
meaning “ to make an incision is the process of
making an incision in a vein with a needle. The
procedure itself is known as a venepuncture.
I’m interested in becoming a phlebotomist
because the idea of putting needles into people is
just really cool and I always wanted to be a nurse
so why can I be a phlebotomist too
10 characteristics
Values- A phlebotomist needs to have Beside manner attention to detail and
procedural skills.
Tasks and responsibilities- A phlebotomist verifies patient by reading patient
identification, also obtains blood specimens by performing venipunvtures
and finger sticks.
Working with data people and things- A phlebotomist works with people and
things.
Working environment- Phlebotomist work with schools and hospitals so
there working environment is in schools and in offices
Aptitudes and abilities- In order to be a phlebotomist you need to have good
written and spoken communication skills.
Education and training- phlebotomist usually receive on the job training and
need level 3 diploma
Salary and benefits- The average phlebotomist usually makes $31294 a year
Career outlook- The career outlook for a phlebotomist is 1.6%
International career outlook-
Lifestyle/ Lifestyle goals
• As a phlebotomist I would make $31,890 a
year which is not exactly the best but It would
be good enough to complete my life long
goals.
Location
A phlebotomist is a good job especially in
my area. In my area there is three or four
hospitals which is where I would apply at.
Career cluster
As a phlebotomist my career cluster would
fall in health science.