Researching Careers and Career Mapping Lesson Set
1. The Department of Labor
2. The DOL’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
3. Creating a Career Map
4. What Are You Interested In?
5. Research a Job You Are Interested In
Researching Careers: The Department of Labor
The United States government has a whole department called the Department of Labor. Go to their
website to learn more about them: www.dol.gov. Find a basic description of what the Department of
Labor does. Take some notes here:
The Department of Labor… reinforce, evolve the welfare of the revenue, job seekers and
pensioners of the United States. The officials in the department improve working conditions,
advance opportunities for profitable staff and assure related benefits and rights for job.
Where did you find this information on the website?
While I was reading in the website of Department of Labor, I found out that the
Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is a division in the U. S.
Department of Labor. ODEP provides leadership to increase employment chances for adults and
youth with disabilities while they are striving to eliminate obstacles to employment.
Researching Careers: DOL’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Department of Labor has something called the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It has information
about jobs. Find it on their website: www.dol.gov.
Once you find it, notice how you can search for jobs in different ways. There are broad categories that
will give you a list of jobs in that area—for example, Healthcare or Architecture & Engineering. But
there are other ways to search for jobs. Find the area that allows you to search by growth rate. Select the
largest growth rate and see which jobs are growing the fastest right now. Choose the three most
interesting jobs listed, and take notes in the chart below:
Job
Education Required
Median Pay
Physical Therapist
Assistants and Aides
An associate’s degree from
an accredited physical
therapist program.
$37,710 per year
$18.13 per hour
Interpreters and Translators
Bachelor’s degree
$43,300 per year
$20.82 per hour
Career and Technical
Education Teachers
Bachelor’s degree
$53,920 per year
Go back to the main page and click on the career category that relates to your CLIP course theme. Scroll
through the list of jobs that comes up and read the short descriptions. Many of these jobs will come up in
the books and articles we are reading this semester. Complete the following sentence starters:
I could imagine working as a teacher in instructional computers
I would NEVER want to work as a bartender because it needs someone to be talkative,
patient and how to make cocktail drinks in addition to experience in customer service.
Researching Careers: Create a Career Map
Choose an occupation related to one of the books you are reading for the course. Use these three websites
to learn more about what people in the occupation do and how to become one:
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The DOL’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Cruising (username = cuny; password = newyork)
CUNY college websites/college catalogs
As you take notes, keep track of where you found the information. If you found this information on
Career Cruising, write (CC) after it. If you found the information in the DOL’s Occupational Outlook
Handbook, write (DOL’s OOH) after it. If you found the information on a CUNY website, write
(CUNY) after it.
Job Basics for: Teacher in instructional computers
What do you actually do when you have this job?
I work as a teacher in public schools, colleges, universities, or business/industry settings. (CC)
What skills do you need?
I need to be responsible, patient, how to teach students perfectly, grading assignments, and
photocopying educational material. (CC)
Where can you get a job? (CC)
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employed by public school boards, private schools, and other organizations
The work can be stressful and physically tiring
Hours vary depending on whether you work full-time or part-time
Overtime work may be required
Most work a regular 9 to 10-month school year
Education Required for: Teacher in instructional computers
What degrees or certificates do you need?
(DOE)
How long does it take
to get this degree or certificate? (DOE)
At least Bachelor’s degree and complete
the requirement courses
4 years or more
What classes are required for these degrees or certificates? (Touro College Website)
REQUIRED COURSES
EDSE
History and Philosophy of Education and
600
Special Education*
EDIT 601 Foundations of Computers
EDIT 617 Foundations of Instructional Technology
- Teaching with Computers
EDIT 622 Networking in the Education
Environment I
EDIT 623 Foundations of Instructional Design
EDIT 632 Networking in the Education
Environment II
EDIT 651 Internet Technology in the Classroom
EDIT 653 Integrating Technology in the Curriculum
EDIT 692 Projects in the Educational Technology
THREE-CREDIT ELECTIVE COURSES
EDIT 621 Advanced Web Applications in the
Classroom
EDIT 626 Teaching Computer Applications in the
Classroom
EDIT 641 Programming in the Classroom
EDIT 642 Multimedia Education Applications in
Software Development
EDIT 643 Children, Technology and Media
Literacy
EDIT 646 Distance Learning Applications
EDIT 652 Assistive and Special Needs Technology
EDIT 654 21st Century Instructional Technology
Models
Which CUNY colleges offer these degrees or certificates? (CC)
None of the CUNY colleges offer this degree.
Career Cluster for: (Teacher in instructional computers)
What jobs could help you get this job? Or, what kinds of jobs lead to this job? (CC)
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program programmer
Math teacher
What other jobs might you get AFTER doing this job? (CC)
 Program programmer
 Website designer
 Network or computer technician
What other jobs are RELATED TO this job? (CC)
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Audio-Visual Technician
Computer Network Specialist
Computer Programmer
Computer Support Person
Corporate Trainer
Desktop Publisher
Driving Instructor
Elementary School Teacher
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Foreign Language Instructor
High School Teacher
Information Security Analyst
Multimedia Developer
Sports Instructor
Technical Sales Representative
Website Designer
Researching Careers: What Are You Interested In?
Return to the main page of the Occupational Outlook Handbook on the Department of Labor’s website
(www.dol.gov) OR Career Cruising (www.careercruising.com) . Find THREE jobs that you find
interesting possibilities for yourself. Make some notes here about them.
Job
Why I’m Interested In This Job
Computer Programmer
I like to be creative and move my brain for
interested things. I dislike to work as a cleaner
or something which doesn’t require mental
work.
I like to be useful and professional in the
society as help the adolescents to get careers
when they start attending colleges.
Teacher in instructional
computers
I like to discover and see the space like the
milky way, stars, planets, et cetera.
Astronomer
Researching Careers: Research a Job You Are Interested In
What job are you most interested in right now? Find that job on the website and take some notes about it.
Use these three websites to learn more:
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The DOL’s Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Cruising (username = cuny; password = newyork)
CUNY websites
As you take notes, keep track of where you found the information. If you found this information on
Career Cruising, write (CC) after it. If you found the information in the DOL’s Occupational Outlook
Handbook, write (DOL’s OOH) after it. If you found the information on a CUNY website, write
(CUNY) after it.
Job Basics for: Astronomer
What do you actually do when you have this job? (CC)
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Observe and collect data on stars, planets, and other objects in space.
Help predict weather patterns based on solar activity.
Develop and test theories about the nature and history of the universe.
What skills do you need? (CC)
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Curious
Analytical
An interest in physics and math
Comfortable with public speaking
Able to work independently and as part of a team
Where can you get a job? (CC)
I can be employed by colleges, governments, observatories, aerospace firms, museums, and
planetariums.
Education Required for: Astronomer
What degrees or certificates do you need? (CC)
A bachelor’s degree in astronomy or a
relevant field
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How long does it take
to get this degree or certificate?
Four years of study
What classes are required for these degrees or certificates?(Colombia University in the City of New
York)
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Calculus sequence
Introduction to astrophysics, I and II
Introduction to mechanics and thermal dynamics
Introduction to electricity, magnetism, and optics
Introduction to classical and quantum waves
Physics I: mechanics and relativity
Physics II: thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism
Physics III, classical and quantum waves
Accelerated physics, I and II
Mechanics
Electricity and magnetism
Quantum mechanics I
Quantum physics
Which CUNY colleges offer these degrees or certificates? (CC)
None of CUNY colleges offer these degrees or certificates.
Career Cluster for: Astronomer
What jobs could help you get this job? Or, what kinds of jobs lead to this job? (CC)
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Astronaut
Computer Programmer
Geologist
Hydrologist / Hydrogeologist
Mathematician
Oceanographer
Physicist
Professor
Scientist
Statistician
What other jobs might you get AFTER doing this job? (CC)
Physics or math teacher in public school
What other jobs are RELATED TO this job? (CC)
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Astronaut
Physicist
Oceanographer