Career Survey: Investigating My Scores	
Use a piece of paper as an answer sheet.  Write down the answers to the questions:
1.   How long do you want to attend college after high school?  Choose o
ne:
  a) No more school — I want on-the-job training; or b) One to three 
years of 
  community college or technical school; or c) Four or more years of coll
ege.
2.	 Get	a	copy	of	6	flyers:	Crafter,	Designer,	Helper,	Investigator,	Leader,	Organizer.			 Use	these	flyers	to	answer	the	questions.	
  a) Which career area has your highest total?  Read page for this career are
a.  b) From your highest 
career	area,	list	 five (5) jobs that you like and require amount of college that you want.
3.  a) Which career area has your second highest total?  Read page for this car
eer area.  b) From your 
	 second	highest	career	area,	list	 five (5) jobs that you like and require amount of college that you want.
4.	 a)	Finally,	which	career	area	has	your	third	highest	total?		Read	page	for	this	career	area.		b)	For	your	 third	highest	career	area,	list	 five (5) jobs that you like and require amount of college that you want.
5.	 a)	Find	and	read	the	pages	on	your	fourth-,	fifth-,	and	sixth-place	career	areas.		
	 b)	From	these	pages,	list	any	additional	jobs	you	might	like	as	a	future	career.
6.	 a)	From	all	jobs	you	listed	on	your	answer	sheet,	select	 three (3) jobs to research on the Internet.  
	 b)	List	names	of	these	3	jobs	on	your	answer	sheet.		
	 c)	Draw	a	circle	around	the	 one (1) job you will research for question #7.
7.  Career Research.  Go	to	the	Occupational	Outlook	Handbook	(OOH)	at	www.bls.gov/ooh.		
	 Use	"Search	Handbook"	or	use	"A-Z	Index"	to	find	the	job	you	selected	to	research.
  Answer the questions about the job you selected:
  1)  Name of the job selected to research.
 2)  What They Do	--	List	3	tasks	this	worker	does	during	a	work	day.
 3)  Work Environment	--	Describe	the	work	environment	for	this	worker.
	 4)	 Using	your	opinion,	list	2	things	you	like	—	and	2	things	you	do	not	like	about	this	environment.
 5)  How to Become One  -- What education or training is required for this job?
 6)  How to Become One 	--	a)	List	3	"Important	Qualities"	for	these	workers.		
 7)  Pay	--	What	is	the	median	(average)	pay	for	these	workers?
 8)  Job Outlook -- What is the employment (job openings) outlook for this job in the futu
re?
 9)  Similar Occupations	--	List	3	similar	occupations.
	 10)	 Using	your	opinion,	what	are	2	things	you	like	about	this	job?	
	 11)	 In	your	opinion,	what	are	2	things	you	do	not	like	about	this	job?
	 12)	 Do	you	think	you	would	like	to	work	in	this	job	as	a	future	career?		
	 13)	 In	an	essay	of	25	words	or	more,	give	reasons	for	your	answer	#12..	
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