Career Research
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Family Economics and Financial Education
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Making an informed Career
Decision
• Includes an self evaluation of interests
• Making future career projections
• Selecting personal goals
− Goals are the end result of something a person
intends to acquire, achieve, do, reach, or accomplish
sometime in the near or distant future
• Short-term goals are accomplished within one year
• Long-term goals are accomplished in more then one year
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Career vs. Job
• What is the difference between a job and a career?
• Career
− A commitment to a profession which requires continued
training and offers a clear path for occupational growth
− Example: Educator
• Job
− An employment position obtained mainly to earn money
− Example: Gas Station Attendant
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Job Opportunities
•
Pick a career path with job opportunities in
the future
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Three main factors influencing future job
opportunities
1. Population
2. Labor force
3. Demand for goods and services
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Factors
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Population affects the size of the labor force
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Affects the quantity of goods produced
Demand for goods and services determines
employment within industries
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Resources
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook
Handbook
− www.bls.gov
• For hundreds of different jobs the handbook tells you:
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The training and education needed
Earnings
Expected job prospects
What workers do on the job
Working conditions
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Education training
Professional
degrees
Doctorate
degrees
Masters
degree
Bachelors
degree
Associates
degree
• Take the longest amount of time and varies depending on the
profession
• 4-6 years beyond undergraduate degrees in college
• 2 years beyond undergraduate degrees in college
• 4 years beyond high school
• 2 years beyond high school
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Largest Numerical Increases in
Occupations
Professional
Degrees
Doctorate
Degree
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Optometrists
Physicians and surgeons
Lawyers
Pharmacists
Chiropractors
• Postsecondary teachers
• Computer and information
scientists, research
• Chemistry and biophysics
• Pharmacists
• Clinical, counseling
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Largest Numerical Increases in
Occupations
Master’s
Degrees
Bachelor’s
Degree
• Physical therapist
• Educational, vocational
and school counselors
• Substance abuse counselor
• Occupational therapy
• School teachers
• Accountant and auditors
• Computer software
engineers
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Largest Numerical Increases in
Occupations
Associate’s
Degrees
• Dental hygienists
• Physical therapy assistant
• Paralegals and legal
assistants
Post
Secondary
Vocational
Award
• Nursing aids and orderlies
• Hairdresser and
cosmetologists
• Emergency medical
technicians
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Largest Numerical Increases in
Occupations
Work experience
in related
occupations
• Gaming managers
• Construction and building
inspectors
• First line
supervisors/managers
(food, retail)
Long Term Onthe-Job Training
(more than 12
months)
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Carpenters
Cooks
Electricians
Fire fighting
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Largest Numerical Increases in
Occupations
Moderate
Term On-the
Job Training (1
to 12 months)
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Truck drivers
Dental assistants
Medical assistants
Customer service
representatives
Short Term
On-the-Job
Training (0 to
1 month)
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Retail salesperson
Waiters and waitresses
Home health aides
Personal and home care
aides
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Fact
Among the 20 fastest growing occupations, a bachelor’s or
associate degree is the most significant source of
postsecondary education or training for 12 of them!
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Healthcare occupations comprise
12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Computer occupations account for
5 out of the 20 fastest growing occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Occupations projected to
Grow Fastest, 2004-2014
•In groups of 2-3 hypothesize why health care positions
and computer/technology positions are growing so fast
These combined jobs will add more than 1.8 million new jobs
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Increases in employment: health education, sales, transportation, office
and administrative support, and food service
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Job Declines projected 2004-2014
•Declining occupational employment stems from:
−declining industry employment
− technological advancements
− changes in business practices
•The majority of declines are office and administrative
support and production occupations
−Increasing plant and factory automation
−Implementation of office technology
Job Declines in Occupations
with the largest numerical
decreases in Employment, projected
2004-2014
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Researching a Career
• Questions that you should ask:
− Are there opportunities for advancement?
− What are the educational requirements?
− Does it pay enough?
− What are the working conditions?
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