Technology In Careers

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Technology In Careers

• Career Development

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Materials

• Career Education Folder
• What Will the Future Bring Warm Up
• Directions for using Bridges
• By The Numbers for Frederick County
• Best Jobs in America

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Objective

• Students will research career information by
  completing the Bridges Career Quiz.

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Average Annual Income by Educational Level

• Not a High School Graduate
• 17,299
• High school graduate
• 26, 933
• Some college, no degree
• 30,627
• Associate Degree
• 36,645
• Bachelors Degree
• 52, 671
• Masters Degree
• 66, 754
• Doctoral Degree
• 91,370
• Professional Degree
• 112, 902

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US News World Report 2009 30 Best Jobs In
America

• Audiologist
• Biomedical Equipment Technician
• Clergy
• Curriculum/Training Specialist
• Engineer
• Firefighter
• Fundraiser
• Genetic Counselor
• Ghostwriter
• Government Manager
• Hairstylist/ Cosmetologist
• Health Policy Specialist
• Higher Education Administrator
• Landscape Architect
• Librarian

• Locksmith/Security System Technician
• Management Consultant
• Mediator
• Registered Nurse
• Occupational Therapist
• Optometrist
• Pharmacist
• Physical Therapist
• Physician Assistant
• Politician/ Elected Official
• Urban Regional Planner
• School Psychologist
• Surgical Technologist
• Systems Analyst
• Usability Experience Specialist
• Veterinarian

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Frederick County Job Growth from 2002-2006

• Financial Services
• Branch Managers
• Leisure Hospitality
• Customer Service
• Biotechnology
• Research and Development
• Health Care
• Nurses, Medical Assistants, Insurance

• Retail
• E-Commerce Technicians
• Construction
• Electricians/Carpenters
• Project Managers
• Utilities Transportation

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Top Ten Private Sector Jobs in Frederick
County2002 2007

• Fort Detrick Campus
• MAMSI
• FMH Healthcare System
• First Nationwide Mortgage
• Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
• FCC
• Bechtel Corporation
• State Farm Insurance
• FM Bancorp
• Alcoa-Eastalco Works

• Fort Detrick Campus
• FMH Healthcare System
• Bechtel Corporation
• SAIC (Science Applications International Corp)
• Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
• United Health Care
• CitiMortgage
• FCC
• State Farm Insurance
• NVR Building Products

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Top 10 Employer Preferred Skills

• What skills are all employers looking for in
  potential employees?
• Communication
• Analytical
• Computer
• Adaptability
• Interpersonal

• Leadership
• Multicultural Awareness
• Organization
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork

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Football or Basketball?

• 983,600 HS Football Athletes
• 6 out of 100 will play college football for a
  total of 56,000
• If you play college football, must go thru NCAA
  clearinghouse
• 1 out of 3900 will be drafted for a total of 250
• Only a few of the 250 will actually play NFL

• 549,500 boy and 456,900 girl HS Basketball
  Athletes
• 3 out of 10 athletes will play college basketball
  (Boys and Girls)
• 8 out of 100,000 will be drafted to the NBA/WNBA

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Our Next Step

• Counselor will walk through how to get into
  Bridges
• You will create your own Bridges profile and
  complete quiz.
• Print your outcomes and keep in your Career
  Folder.

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Summary

• How can this information be useful in making
  career decisions in the future?
• Completed Counseling Form

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• Frederick County Information from
• http//www.co.frederick.md.us/documents/Board20of
  20County20Commissioners/Transportation20Summit
  202007/0900-Final-Intro_HistoricalLook-County.pdf
• Income Information from
• http//util.wickedlocal.com/s/pdf/incomechart.pdf.
  pdf
• 2009 Best Jobs Information from
• http//www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-caree
  rs/2008/12/11/how-the-best-careers-2009-were-selec
  ted.html