Welcome to the World of Work

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Welcome to the World of Work

• Activity
• Slip ties over your head and wear in front so
• labels (tie tacks) can be seen.
• Find the individual(s) who is wearing the same
  label.
• After you have found a match, talk about your
  labels. Discuss or define the concept on your
  tie labels.

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Careers

• What do you want to be when you grow up?

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Three Major Areas to Explore.

• Career Factors
• Career Options
• Career Outcomes

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Average earnings of year-round, full-time workers
age 25 to 34 years old

• Highest Level of Education Average Annual
  Earnings
• Less than 9th grade 15,875
• 9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 20,915
• High school graduate 25,655
• Some college, no degree 29,310
• Associate degree (2yr degree) 31,215
• Bachelors degree or higher 48,190

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Hot U.S. Occupations Through the year 2005

• Personal and home-care aides
• Home health aides
• Systems analysts
• Computer engineers
• Physical and corrective therapy
• Assistants and aides
• Electronic pagination systems workers
• Occupational therapy assistants and aides
• Physical therapists
• Residential counselors
• Human services workers

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Other Career Factors

• Time Availability
• Costs
• Risks