Would you rather have a job you hate that pays $120,000 or a job you love that pays $40,000? Why?
Stability and pay can be important factors in choosing a career.
Analyze the graph to answer the questions on this Data Crunch.
Approximately how much does the median musician/singer make hourly?
Which 5 careers have the largest wage gap between the 10th & 75th percentiles? (in no particular order)
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Some jobs are increasingly in-demand, which may make it easier to find a position and be paid well.
Use the California Colleges websites to research the following questions. If you do not have access to the website, use the a regular internet search to find the info.
Choosing a future career path can be daunting, especially if you’re not sure where to start or what your options are.
Read the article, then answer the questions.
Summarize: What are five key steps to choosing a career?
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Based on the article, what 2 steps do you think will help you the most to help narrow down your career choices?
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Where are you currently in the process of choosing a career?
What challenges have you faced in that process?
Explain what it means if a career has a large wage percent increase between 10th and 75th percentiles.
Your friend Jada asked for your advice: should she pursue a career in the entertainment industry? Using the graph, justify why or why not.
Hotel clerks, farm laborers, and nurses all have low variability in wages with less than a 100% wage increase between the 10th and 75th percentile of workers. Give an example of one job that is not listed that likely has wage variability below 100%. Explain your reasoning.
Use the California Colleges websites to research the following questions.
How much has the number of game developers grown in the last year? Hint: Game developers are engineers.
What is the median salary for a career in game development?
Click through the dropdown menu to explore the different jobs on the rise.
Name 3 types of jobs seem to be growing.
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Click through the dropdown menu to explore the different jobs on the rise.
Name 2 broader industries seem to be growing.
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This website measures career growth. Between 2019 and 2021 hypothesize: Of the listed careers, name 2 careers that experienced significant growth due to COVID-19.
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Why do you think that these 2 careers were affected by Covid-19?
Do you anticipate those careers continuing to grow? Why or why not?
Planning for life after high school can be daunting. In this activity, you will complete an interest assessment and explore different career options.
BEFORE accessing the interactive, complete the t-chart with jobs that you would love and jobs that you would hate.
What 3 things do the jobs you love have in common?
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What about the jobs you hate?
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An interest assessment is a great first step, whether you’ve always had a dream career or you have no idea where to start. You can use it to reflect on what you enjoy, what you’re looking for, and what options you have.
First, complete the CareerOneStop Interest Assessment by rating how much you enjoy different activities. Be careful - do not close the results screen after completing the assessment! You will use those results to answer the questions below.
Take a screenshot of your results page and upload it below. Here is an example of what your results may look like.
Click “Details” to see more information about the graph labeled “Your Interests”. Based on the graph, which interest area did you score the highest in (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional)?
Read the description of that interest area. Do you think it matches you? Why or why not?
Click “Back to Results” to see the jobs that matched your results. Are you surprised by your top 10 recommended jobs? Why or why not?
Which three recommended jobs are you most interested in?
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What about your 3 choice from the last question interested you?
Click “some preparation” under “Experience or education needed” to filter for jobs that require a high school diploma or equivalent. What do you notice about these jobs?
If you had to choose one, which would you choose?
Undo the filter for “some preparation” and click through the other preparation levels. What is the relationship between preparation level and hourly salary? Justify your response.
Now that you’ve done some reflection and exploration, it’s time to dive deeper into researching your top career choices.
Choose the job that most interests you to research first - it doesn’t have to be from your interest assessment results. Look up that job by searching for it on the CareerOneStop Occupation Profile page, or by clicking the job title on your results page. Read through the occupation profile and watch the video, if applicable.
What career did you pick?
After researching the job, rate each characteristic in the chart below, based on how well it fits your personality and goals.
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What are the core skills for this job? How might those skills be transferable to another position?
What is one other job you’re interested in? Read the Occupation Profile for that job. How does it compare to the first one?
Which job is a better fit for you? Explain your reasoning.
