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Jobs That Fit You. Seminar Three. Quote: “Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality, they are also dress rehearsals; plans! All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.” - Barbara Grizzuti Harrison. Check out Aflac’s web page, www.aflac.com.
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Jobs That Fit You Seminar Three
Quote:“Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality, they are also dress rehearsals; plans! All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.” - Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Check out Aflac’s web page, www.aflac.com • Check out their mission and values and management team. • Would you like to work for Aflac? • What do you value in a job? • What are values? • How did you form your values?
5 Steps to Choosing a Career that Fits You Location, Interests, Lifestyle, Relationships, Personality
Education Pays The trend is clearly toward closer and closer relationships between education and employment
Earnings by Level of Education Education LevelAnnual earnings Professional $74,560 Master’s $40,368 Bachelor’s $32,629 Associate $24,398 Some college, no degree $19,666 High school $18,737 Not a high school graduate $12,809
How much will it cost to live each year? Poverty level for family of four = $16,895 Annual median earnings for a woman = $26,324 Annual median earnings for a man = $36,478
What are my options? • Four-Year College degree or higher • Community College (Certificate or Associate degree • Vocational/Technical training • Military training • On the job training/Apprenticeships
Median annual earnings Registered Nurse $34,430 – $49,070 Teacher, Elementary $39,300 average Librarian $32,840 - $52,110 Truck Driver $18,304 - $32,385
What is different about these occupations? • LEVEL OF EDUCATION • Roughly 1 in 3 of “high earners” do not have a Bachelor’s degree. • Greater and greater difference between SKILLED and UNSKILLED workers, not simply between college graduates and non-college graduates
Job Trend Summary • On average, employment will grow faster in jobs that require the most education and training. • By the year 2000, 86% of all jobs will require some education beyond high school; however, more than 70% of the jobs will not require a bachelor’s degree • Today’s workplace requires advanced technical skills.