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Career Trivia

Career Trivia. Not so subliminal messages about your future and your life. Students don’t know too many careers--they only know about 20 out of the 20,000 careers that exist in the United States.

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Career Trivia

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  1. Career Trivia Not so subliminal messages about your future and your life

  2. Students don’t know too many careers--they only know about 20 out of the 20,000 careers that exist in the United States. Students name the same high visibility careers without regard to the appropri- ate fit of that career for them. There is a big difference between careers students want and the careers that are actually needed….

  3. Physician Attorney Nurse Teacher Veterinarian Artist *according to the Texas SOICC hotline requests Professional athlete Psychologist Police Officer Computer Programmer Here are the 10 careers that students want*...

  4. General mgr. Teachers Systems analyst Professional or Paraprofessional Technician *according to the Texas Workforce Commission Accountant Nursing Computer Engineer Marketing Advertising Public Relations These are the 10 most needed careers* in Texas…….

  5. Careers they’ve learned about from friends or family. Careers they have seen on TV or in movies Careers they know little about Careers that have high prestige or make big salaries. Careers that transform students into the image they wish to project or a person they admire. Students’ early career picks are usually based on:

  6. It takes 8-17 years of education AFTER high school and an average cost of $100,000 annually to become a doctor. Job possibilities/ satisfaction-- higher in smaller, rural areas. There is an oversupply of medical specialists in urban areas; a shortage of geriatric doctors (31,000 needed) The average doctor lives 8 yrs less than the average American. Facts about being a doctor……..

  7. Doctors’ annual salaries vary any- where from $125,000-850,000 depending on specialty/geographic area. Takes about 10 years of work as a doctor to pay back educational loans for medical education. Go to: www.stu- dentdoctor.net for detailed info about medical careers. To be a doctor requires a love for people as well as science! More doctor facts….

  8. If you’d like to be a doctor, you might like to also consider….

  9. It takes about 7 years after high school to become an attorney 80% of lawyers wish they were doing something else. Most new lawyers act as clerks/ paralegals Only a fraction of time is spent in a courtroom-most time is spent in read-ing/writing Facts about being an attorney

  10. If you think you’d like to be an attorney..you could consider these careers…...

  11. So you want to be a Professional Athlete?? • High School standouts in any sport have roughly a 1 in 25,000 chance of ever making it to the Big Leagues. • Even including officials and umpires, this area only employed 51,000 people last year. (Average for an occupational group is 270,000) • Only 3,284 jobs each year in this area (average for others is 10,500)

  12. You want to be a Psychologist? • To be a licensed Psychologist requires a Ph.D--about 8-10 years after high school. • Psychologists do more than listen to people’s problems..they give tests, write reports, battle with insurance companies • Can work in many different environments--schools, clinics, research, etc. • A Psychologist cannot prescribe medications--this must be done by a Psychiatrist, who is a medical doctor.

  13. So you want to be an Interior Designer?? • This job is more of a cross between an artist and an architect. • Anyone can practice as an “interior decorator” BUT an “interior designer” must have a Bachelor’s degree and get an ASID certification which requires knowledge of building codes, fire safety codes, and space planning. • Many interior designers begin their careers working in a furniture store.

  14. Dan Akeroyd Hulk Hogan Jodie Foster Meg Ryan Michael Jordan a. Criminology b. Finance c. English Lit d. Journalism e. Mathematics Your College Major Doesn’t Necessarily Predict Your Career!!Celebrities and their college majors:

  15. Have You Heard of These Careers???

  16. U.S. Dept of Labor - Job Predictions 1998-2008 • Growth rate of new jobs will be greater for those jobs that require at least an Associate’s degree (2 yr course of study @ a community college. • 108% increase for computer engineers, the highest to minus 60% for machine operators.

  17. U.S. Dept of Labor - Job Predictions 1998-2008 • Physician’s Assistants will grow to 32,000 jobs (48%) • Elementary teachers will grow by 205,000 jobs (12%) • 66% of the fastest-growing jobs in computer / health industries. • Health jobs will continue to grow as people age.

  18. Career Quips…... • Fewer than 28% of computer science degrees went to women in 1997. • Only 12% of American high school students graduate with the four-year sequence of Math & Science required for related majors in college.

  19. Career Quips…... • Over the past two years, demand for Physical Therapists has slowed. • Some Hospitality majors are getting five to ten job offers each after graduation. • The Real Estate industry is actively recruiting 20-somethings. • 4 out of 10 Designers are self-employed.

  20. Career Quips…... • Opportunities for Social Workers will increase with the aging of the Baby Boomers • Typically, careers that work with and help people are the lowest paid of all workers. • Two million teachers will be needed in the next 5 years to fill vacancies in education.

  21. Career Quips…... • Computer-related career trends are still “up in the air” because of the “dot.com” failures. • Employers are begging for Auto Mechanics, Teachers, Nurses, Sales clerks and Telemarketing workers. • Leave prestige out of your career search!

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