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Exploring Occupations

Exploring Occupations. “Entrepreneurship, Military Careers & Government Jobs”. Entrepreneurship. “Entrepreneur ” is a person who undertakes the creation, organization, and ownership of an innovative business with potential for growth.

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Exploring Occupations

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  1. Exploring Occupations “Entrepreneurship, Military Careers & Government Jobs”

  2. Entrepreneurship • “Entrepreneur” is a person who undertakes the creation, organization, and ownership of an innovative business with potential for growth. • “Entrepreneurship” is the process of recognizing or creating an opportunity, testing it in the market, and gathering the resources necessary to go into business.

  3. Advantages of Entrepreneurship • Being your own boss • Doing something you enjoy • Creative freedom • Setting your own schedule • Job security • Pride • Being recognized within the community

  4. Disadvantages of Entrepreneurship • Risk of investment • Long hours • Uncertain income • Responsibility falls on you • Pressure • Regulations

  5. Federal Government Jobs • Employs more people than any other organization in the United States • Seeks workers at all levels of education and experience • Employs people in virtually every county in the US and in most foreign countries • Offers between 16,000 and 18,000 job openings on an average • Gives all employees annual pay raises that average 2.76% over the last 10 years • Provides special employment opportunities for veterans, people with disabilities, and students • Repays college loans of recent graduates that qualify

  6. Federal Government Jobs • Accountant • Attorney • Carpenter • Cook • Correctional officer • Electrician • Engineer • Food inspector • Gardener • Geologist • Historian • Illustrator • Interior Designer • Landscape architect • Linguist • Machinist • Meat cutter • Museum curator • Nurse • Occupational therapist • Painter • Pharmacist • Photographer • Secretary • Teacher • Toolmaker • Veterinarian • Wildlife biologist

  7. United States Military • Army • Air Force • Marines • Navy • Army National Guard • Air National Guard • Coast Guard

  8. Military • Enlisting out of high school • ROTC scholarships (pay for college while in the military) • Typically an 8 year obligation • Minimum 3 years ACTIVE duty (can be up to 6 years) • 5 years inactive duty (on call if needed) • Can enlist as an Officer – must have a bachelors degree • Offer hundreds of jobs • All entrants take the ASVAB for placement

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