Career Research

1. Career Research Melanie Rofoo 5th hour computer

2. My Top Cluster • Human services Medical and Public Health Social Workers Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

3. Hairstylists • Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

4. Tasks • Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs. • Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors. • Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles. • Schedule client appointments. • Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush. • Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided. • Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions. • Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons. • Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics. • Develop new styles and techniques. • Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair. • Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style. • Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax. • Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions. • Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment. • Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches. • Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants. • Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance. • Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams. • Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish. • Apply artificial fingernails. • Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.

5. Interests • Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. • Artistic - Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. • Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. • Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

6. Education • Education - Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. • Training - Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. • Experience - Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

7. Knowledge • Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

8. Skills • Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

9. Nature of Work • Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists typically do the following: • Inspect hair, face, and scalp, to recommend treatment • Discuss hairstyle options • Wash, color, and condition hair • Cut or trim, dry, and style hair • Receive payments from clients • Clean and sanitize all tools and work areas

10. Working Conditions • Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists work mostly in a barbershop or salon, although some work in a spa, hotel, or resort. Some lease booth space in other people's salons. Some manage salons or open their own after several years of experience.Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists usually work in pleasant surroundings with good lighting. Physical stamina is important, because they are on their feet for most of their shift. Prolonged exposure to some chemicals may cause irritation, so they might wear protective clothing, such as disposable gloves or aprons

11. Job Outlook • Overall employment of barbers, hairdressers, cosmetologists, and shampooers is expected to grow 14 percent from 2010 to 2020, as fast as the average for all occupations. Growth rates will vary by specialty.

12. Earnings • $11.45 for barbers • $10.94 for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists • $8.78 for shampooers

13. Medical and Public Health Social Workers • Provide persons, families, or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses, such as Alzheimer's, cancer, or AIDS. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making necessary referrals for other social services.

14. Tasks • Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs. • Investigate child abuse or neglect cases and take authorized protective action when necessary. • Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education. • Counsel clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life. • Organize support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client or patient. • Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises. • Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records. • Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy. • Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status. • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan. • Supervise and direct other workers providing services to clients or patients. • Develop or advise on social policy and assist in community development. • Oversee Medicaid- and Medicare-related paperwork and recordkeeping in hospitals. • Conduct social research to advance knowledge in the social work field. • Plan and conduct programs to combat social problems, prevent substance abuse, or improve community health and counseling services.

15. Interests • Investigative - Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. • Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

16. Education • Education - Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). • Training - Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. • Experience - Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

17. Knowledge • Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. • Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. • Philosophy and Theology - Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. • Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. • Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. • Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

18. Skills • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. • Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

19. Nature of Work • Medical and health services managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They might manage an entire facility or specialize in managing a specific clinical area or department, or manage a medical practice for a group of physicians. As healthcare changes, medical and health services managers must be able to adapt to changes in laws, regulations, and technology.

20. Working Conditions • Medical and health services managers held about 303,000 jobs in 2010. Most medical and health services managers work in offices in healthcare facilities, including hospitals and nursing homes, and group medical practices. The following industries were the largest employers of medical and health services managers in 2010:Hospitals; state, local, and private 39% • Offices of physicians 9 • Nursing care facilities 7 • Home health care services 6 • Outpatient care centers 5

21. Job Outlook • Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. As the large baby-boom population ages and people remain active later in life, the healthcare industry as a whole will see an increase in the demand for medical services. This increase will in turn result in an increase in the number of physicians, patients, and procedures, as well as in the number of facilities. Managers will be needed to organize and manage medical information and staffs in the healthcare industry. There will likely be increased demand for nursing care facility administrators as well as baby boomers age.Employment is expected to grow in offices of health practitioners. Many services previously provided in hospitals will shift to these settings, especially as medical technologies improve. Demand in medical group practice management is expected to grow as medical group practices become larger and more complex.

22. Earnings • The median annual wage of medical and health services managers was $84,270 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $51,280, and the top 10 percent earned more than $144,880.

23. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists • Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation or other research, production, technical writing, or related activities.

24. Tasks • to develop Conduct research methodologies, instrumentation and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings. • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease. • Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination. • Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels. • Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians. • Prepare and analyze organ, tissue and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms, or to study cell structure. • Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds. • Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites. • Confer with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs. • Study animal and human health and physiological processes. • Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry. • Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers and chromatography systems.

25. Interests • Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

26. Education • Education - Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). • Training - Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. • Experience - Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

27. Knowledge • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. • Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. • Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

28. Skills • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. • Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

29. Nature of Work • Epidemiologists typically do the following: Plan and direct studies of public health problems to find ways to prevent and to treat the problems Collect and analyze data—including using observations, interviews, surveys, and samples of blood or other bodily fluids—to find the causes of diseases or other health problems Communicate their findings to health practitioners, policymakers, and the public Manage public health programs by planning programs, monitoring progress, analyzing data, and seeking ways to improve them, among other activities Supervise professional, technical, and clerical personnel

30. Working Conditions • Epidemiologists held about 5,000 jobs in 2010. They work in health departments, offices, universities, laboratories, or in the field. They spend most of their time studying data and reports in a safe lab or office setting. Epidemiologists have minimal risk when they work in laboratories or in the field, because they take extensive precautions before interacting with samples or patients.

31. Job Outlook • Employment of epidemiologists is expected to increase by 24 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. Ongoing public health awareness, as well as an increased reliance on medical records for public health analysis, will maintain demand for epidemiologists. New legislation that will improve medical record-keeping is expected to create more opportunities for epidemiologists to track infection and demographic data.Employment growth over the next 10 years for epidemiologists is expected to be strong in state and local governments. Governments have increased their demand for epidemiologists because the analyses that epidemiologists do are important to preventive healthcare, as well as to emergency responses.

32. Earnings • Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing $92,920 Hospitals; state, local, and private 72,990 Scientific research and development services 67,160 Colleges, universities, and professional schools 61,870 Federal, state, and local government 57,390

33. Citation • http://www.21things4students.net/downloads/career_prep/careerclustersurvey_20130608_142357_1.pdf • http://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerandClusterVideos/career-and-cluster-videos.aspx • http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/index.cfm • http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ • http://www.careerinfonet.org/Occupations/select_occupation.aspx?next=occ_rep&level=&optstatus=111111111&id=1&nodeid=2&stfips=26&jobfam=29