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Junior Advisory

Junior Advisory. Session 3 Mr. Hays October 10, 2006. Source: The Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (n.d.). Where Will the Jobs of Tomorrow Be?. What is the expected pay like? What knowledge, skills and abilities are needed for this career?

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Junior Advisory

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  1. Junior Advisory Session 3 Mr. Hays October 10, 2006 Phil Hays 2006

  2. Source: The Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (n.d.). Where Will the Jobs of Tomorrow Be? • What is the expected pay like? • What knowledge, skills and abilities are needed for this career? • What do you need to do to enter this career? • How soon can you become a millionaire? Phil Hays 2006

  3. Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Phil Hays 2006

  4. Where Will the Jobs of Tomorrow Be? • Go to: http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm • Demographic changes: Charts 2 & 3 • Jobs shifting to service sectors: Chart 4 • Job growth by occupation: Chart 6 • Occupations with highest growth rates: Chart 7 • Note differences in rates from PT and PT assistants • Occupations with the most openings: Chart 8 • Occupations in decline: Chart 9 • Occupation growth via replacement needs: Chart 10 Phil Hays 2006

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  6. Source: The Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (n.d.). Invest in Yourself First! • An education pays for itself over and over and over again! * Workers with some college education outpace high school graduates by nearly $4,000 per year! Phil Hays 2006 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, March 2002

  7. Invest in Yourself First! Phil Hays 2006

  8. Plan A: Make A Plan! • Don’t know what you want to do? • Start at Workforce Explorer Career Center • Take the Interest Profiler quiz • Take the Work values locater quiz • Select an occupation from the search results and click “Explore” Phil Hays 2006

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  10. What are the entry level wages? $____ per hour/month/year What are the average wages? $____ per hour/month/year What are 2-3 industries where this occupation can be found? _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ What is the employment forecast? Growing or shrinking, at what rate? ____% How many openings are forecast? _____ What are the top 2-3 skills/tasks associated with this type of work? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ What type of training is offered? What education, certification or degrees are required? ______________________ What are some of the keywords used to describe this career choice? _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Is this the career for you? ______ Why or Why not? Career Education Data Sheet Phil Hays 2006

  11. Education: The Human Resource • “Technology has the shelf life of a banana.” • Scott McNealy, CEO Sun MicroSystems • Human resources are the only sustainable competitive advantage. • Invest in lifelong learning • Then, save early and save often! Phil Hays 2006

  12. Internet Tools for Career Exploration • www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm • Tomorrow’s Jobs (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) • www.workforceexplorer.com/ • Workforce Explorer site for WA state • www.wilma.org/wdclists • WA local area occupation demand/decline lists • www.wtb.wa.gov/etp • WA directory of training sources for occupations • www.acinet.org/acinet/ • A service of CareerInfoNet • www.salary.com/ • Commercial salary info website Phil Hays 2006

  13. Internet Sources for College Planning & Scholarship Information http://www.fastweb.com/ http://www.finaid.org/ http://www.offtocollege.com/first_time/junior.html http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html http://www.choosetosave.org/calculators/ Phil Hays 2006

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