Career Choice Project

1. Career Choice Project Andres Martinez Perez P.7

2. Top 3 Career Choices Physician/ Surgeon Microbiologist Postsecondary Teacher

3. Postsecondary Teacher • Teach students in a wide selection of academic and vocational subjects further than the high school level. • Do research and publish “scholarly papers” and books to improve understanding in their field of study. • Work with students who are studying for a degree, certificate, certification or are taking classes to increase their knowledge or skills for their career. • Teach courses on many subjects, such as chemistry, culinary arts, and nursing

4. Postsecondary Teacher • The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,720, and the top 10 percent earned more than $130,510.

5. Postsecondary Teacher Advancement Competition Expect a lot of competition for tenure-track professorships that lead to permanent, full-time work at colleges and universities. • Main goal in the traditional academic career is reaching Tenure. • Tenure can take up to 7 years of moving up in tenure-track positions. • Some tenured professors progress to administrative positions, such as dean, or president.

6. Postsecondary Teacher Technology Outsourced/ Move Locations Teachers will always be needed, so it wouldn’t be outsourced. Move locations for better teaching opportunities. • Not completely, but it will decrease the need for teachers.

7. Training/Education-Postsecondary Teacher • Must have a Ph.D. • 4-year colleges and universities most often require to have a doctoral degree in the field. • Doctoral programs generally take 6 years of full-time study • Some prospective professors gain experience by working as graduate teaching assistants. • Others by working in other professions and have full-time jobs in other settings, such as government agencies, private businesses, or nonprofit organizations

8. Job Outlook-Postsecondary Teacher • Expected to grow by 17% from 2010 to 2020 • Growth is anticipated as admissions at postsecondary institutions continue to increase. • As more people enter colleges and universities, more postsecondary teachers will be wanted to help these extra students. • Employment growth in public colleges and universities will be subject to state and local government budgets.

9. The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) • Founded in 1926 • Provides • Support • Public awareness • Access to information on career and technical education • specialized growth and tools that allow members to be successful and effective leaders. • Dedicated to improving the job performance and fulfillment of its members • To growing public awareness and gratitude for career and technical programs • To guaranteeing progress in local, state and federal finance for these programs by cooperating and working with legislators and government leaders.

10. Physician/Surgeon • Take a patient’s medical history • Update charts and patient information to show up-to-date results • Order tests for nurses/healthcare staff to do • Review test results to find any unusual results • Recommend and design a plan of treatment • Answer concerns/questions patients have about their health/well-being • Assist patients in taking care of their health by discussing topics • for instance proper nutrition and hygiene • Additionally, surgeons operate on patients to treat injuries, diseases, or abnormalities.

11. Physician/Surgeon

12. Physician/Surgeon Median annual payments for designated specialties in 2010, as reported by the Medical Group Management Association, were as follows: • Salaries of physicians and surgeons are among the top of all careers. • Wages differ with: • Physician’s/Surgeon’s number of years in training • Geographic region of practice • Hours worked • Skill • Personality • Professional reputation

13. Physician/Surgeon Advancement Competition Competition is high because admission to medical school is quite competitive. • Best attained by focusing on a specific surgery and becoming very talented at it. • Advancement is the way to raise pay in the field • As a surgeon becomes well-known for a specific operation, doctors will then begin mentioning to the patients about their work.

14. Physician/Surgeon Technology Outsourced/ Move Locations Physicians and Surgeons would be needed worldwide. They are needed in almost every city so that they are available when needed. Better work opportunities. • New technology will let physicians treat more patients in the same amount of time • In doing so, it would reduce the number of physicians that would be required to complete the same tasks.

15. Training/Education-Physician/Surgeon • Almost all physicians complete at least: • 4 years of undergraduate school • 4 years of medical school • 3 to 8 years in internship and residency programs • A residency usually lasts from 3 to 8 years • All states require physicians and surgeons to be licensed • All physicians and surgeons must pass a standardized national licensure examination • All students must complete undergraduate work in • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Mathematics, • English. • (Students also take courses in the humanities and social sciences) • Students spend most of the first 2 years of medical school in laboratories and classrooms, taking courses such as: • Anatomy • Biochemistry • Pharmacology • Psychology • Medical ethics • Laws governing medicine

16. Job Outlook-Physician/Surgeon • Employment of physicians and surgeons is expected to increase by 24% (2010 to 2020) • The growing and aging population is likely to drive overall growth in the demand for physician services • Patients would continue to seek out high levels of care that uses the latest technology, diagnostic tests, and therapies. • Physician assistants and nurse practitioners (a type of registered nurse) can do numerous routine duties of physicians and may gradually be used to decrease costs at hospitals and outpatient care facilities.

17. The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) • Founded in 1912 • FSMB helps state boards in defending the public's health, safety and welfare through advancement of high standards for physician licensure and guideline. • The FSMB established in 1912 as a union of two forerunner organizations demonstrating the interests of medical licensing boards: • the National Confederation of State Medical Examining and Licensing Boards • The American Confederation of Reciprocating Examining and Licensing Boards. • The FSMB has developed from a small annual assembly of state board executive officers with no stable staff or head office to a animated national organization operated by nearly 200 employees in Texas and our nation's capital. • FSMB has developed in the variety of its services to the state medical and osteopathic boards indicted with protecting the public health and interests in their own states. • From assessment tools to policy documents • From credentialing to disciplinary alert services

18. Microbiologist • Plan and conduct difficult research projects • Oversee the work of biological technicians and other workers while evaluating the exactness of their outcomes • Quarantine and preserve cultures of bacteria or other microorganisms for future studies • Organize technical reports, research papers, and references centered on their research results. • Find and categorize microorganisms found in samples collected from humans, water, food, and other sources • Monitor the outcome of microorganisms on plants, animals, and other microorganisms and on the environment • Keep up with discoveries from other research groups by reading research reports and attending conferences • Present research results to scientists, non-scientist executives, engineers, other colleagues, and the public

19. Microbiologist

20. Microbiologist Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of microbiologists in May 2010 were as follows: • The lowest 10% earned less than $39,180, and the top 10% earned more than $115,720.

21. Microbiologist Advancement Competition Lots of competition because admission to medical school is quite competitive Finding the right ideas to research to find interesting results. • Some microbiologists move into managerial positions, often as natural sciences managers. • Those who pursue management careers devote much of their time on administrative tasks for instance preparing budgets and schedules.

22. Microbiologist Technology Outsourced/ Move Locations No, because they will be needed everywhere in order to be able to find new microbes in different regions. Only way to track progress of microorganisms in different regions. • Less jobs in certain places already learned.

23. Training/Education-Microbiologist • Need at least a bachelor’s degree in microbiology or a closely connected field such as biochemistry or cell biology • Most microbiology majors take introductory courses in microbial genetics and microbial physiology before taking classes in more advanced topics such as environmental microbiology and virology. • Students also must take classes in other sciences, such as • Biochemistry • Chemistry • Physics • Courses in statistics, mathematics, and computer science are important • Microbiologists typically need a Ph.D. to perform free research and work in colleges and universities. • Ph.D. programs usually include class work, laboratory research, and completing a thesis or dissertation. • It normally takes 4 to 6 years to finish a doctoral degree program in microbiology. • Many microbiology Ph.D. holders initiate their careers in a temporary postdoctoral research position, which usually lasts 2 to 3 years.

24. Job Outlook-Microbiologist • 13% (About as fast as average for all occupations) • More microbiologists will be required to apply knowledge from basic research to advance biological products and processes that improve our lives. • Microbiologists will be necessary to research and develop new medicines and treatments • More demand for clean energy should upsurge the necessity for microbiologists who research and develop alternative energy sources.

25. The American Institute of Biological Sciences • Founded in 1947 • Devoted to progressing in biological research and education for the well-being of the public • AIBS became an self-governing, member-governed organization in the 1950s • AIBS progresses its mission through partnership activities in research, education, and public policy • AIBS programs meet serious needs by • endorsing biological research nationally and internationally • refining formal and informal biological science education for all ages and professions • helping train the next generation of biologists, especially those from understated groups • distributing up-to-date biological science to a far-reaching audience • giving information about biological science to policy-makers for better-informed choices • backing scientific and management support to governmental private research and education programs