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Career Education and Training 1.1.2
Family Economics and Financial Education
Take Charge of Your Finances
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 2Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Making an informed Career
Decision • Includes an self evaluation of interests
• Making future career projections
• Selecting personal goals−Goals are the end result of something a
person intends to acquire, achieve, do, reach, or accomplish sometime in the near or distant future
• Short-term goals are accomplished within one year
• Long-term goals are accomplished in more then one year
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 3Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Career vs. Job
• What is the difference between a job and a
career?
• Career−A commitment to a profession which requires
continued training and offers a clear path for occupational growth
−Example: Educator
• Job−An employment position obtained mainly to earn
money −Example: Gas Station Attendant
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 4Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Resources
• I have A plan Iowa− www.Ihavaplaniowa.gov
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook− www.bls.gov
• For hundreds of different jobs the website/handbook tells you: − The training and education needed− Earnings − Expected job prospects− What workers do on the job − Working conditions
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 5Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Education training
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 6Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Education/Training for Occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 7Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Education/Training for Occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 8Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Education/Training for Occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 9Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Education/Training for Occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 10Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Education/Training for Occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 11Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Fact
Among the 20 fastest growing
occupations, a bachelor’s or
associate degree is the most
significant source of postsecondary
education or training for 12 of them!
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Healthcare occupations comprise
12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Computer occupations account for
5 out of the 20 fastest growing
occupationsSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Occupations projected to Grow Fastest, 2004-2014
•In groups of 2-3 hypothesize why health care positions
and computer/technology positions are growing so fast
These combined jobs will add more than 1.8 million new
jobs
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook – Tomorrow’s Jobs December 2005
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Increases in employment: health education, sales, transportation, office
and administrative support, and food service
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Job Declines projected 2004-2014
•Declining occupational employment stems from:
−declining industry employment− technological advancements− changes in business practices
•The majority of declines are office and administrative support and production occupations
−Increasing plant and factory automation
−Implementation of office technology
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Job Declines in Occupations with the largest numerical decreases in Employment, projected 2004-2014
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© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised April 2008 – Career Development Unit – Career Research – Slide 18Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona
Researching a Career
• Questions that you should ask:−Are there opportunities for
advancement?−What are the educational
requirements?−Does it pay enough?−What are the working conditions?