Career Research
1. Describe who you are. Include the following:
Personality, values, interests, abilities, aptitudes, likes, dislikes - Be very specific.
2. Choose one specific job (Dental Hygienist, Accountant etc.) that you would like to research. (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/)
For this job, please explain the following (minimum):
What are specific tasks a person would do within this job? (i.e. filing, data entry...) Describe the tasks. Would you enjoy doing this kind of work?
How much money would a person expect to earn in this type of job?
What kind of education/training does a person need?
What are projected growth/decline rates for this job for the next 10 years?
Describe the work conditions fully.
Any other related information that is necessary for you to explain to me in detail this specific job.
Your thoughts and ideas.
3. Using your knowledge of all the financial topics we have discussed in this class, will this career support your lifestyle? Please explain clearly... include your thoughts on how much money you would like to save, spending habits, investment choices, houses, cars, etc...
Use numbers for loans and budget amounts to support your thoughts.
CITING YOUR WORK
Any time you take information from another source and use it for yourself, you must give credit to the author.
http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website
To cite any web site, your works cited should look like the following:
In paper:
Automobile Mechanics earn, on average, $45,000 per year. (BLS)
Works Cited Page:
"Bureau of Labor Statistics." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 17 Dec. 2019. Web. 05 Jan. 2021.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm
Last, First M. “Article Title.”Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Published. Web. Date Accessed. <URL>
(If you don't have an author, leave it out.)
