Career Trivia

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Career Trivia

• Not so subliminal messages about your future and
  your life

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There is a big difference between careers
students want and the careers that are actually
needed.

• Students dont 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.

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Here are the 10 careers that students want...

• Physician
• Attorney
• Nurse
• Teacher
• Veterinarian
• Artist
• according to the Texas SOICC hotline requests

• Professional athlete
• Psychologist
• Police Officer
• Computer Programmer

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These are the 10 most needed careers in Texas.

• General mgr.
• Teachers
• Systems analyst
• Professional or Paraprofessional Technician
• according to the
• Texas Workforce Commission

• Accountant
• Nursing
• Computer Engineer
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Public Relations

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Students early career picks are usually based on

• Careers theyve 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.

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Facts about being a doctor..

• 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.

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More doctor facts.

• 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!

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If youd like to be a doctor, you might like to
also consider.
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Facts about being an attorney

• 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

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If you think youd like to be an attorney..you
could consider these careers...
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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)

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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 peoples
  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.

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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 Bachelors
  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.

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Your College Major Doesnt Necessarily Predict
Your Career!!Celebrities and their college
majors

• Dan Akeroyd
• Hulk Hogan
• Jodie Foster
• Meg Ryan
• Michael Jordan

• a. Criminology
• b. Finance
• c. English Lit
• d. Journalism
• e. Mathematics

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Have You Heard of These Careers???
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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 Associates degree
  (2 yr course of study _at_ a community college.
• 108 increase for computer engineers, the highest
  to minus 60 for machine operators.

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U.S. Dept of Labor - Job Predictions 1998-2008

• Physicians 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!