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Career Awareness

Career Awareness. Job Trends. What is a trend?. Something that changes over time, becomes popular, then fades away. Something that follows a general course then takes on a new direction. Clothes Hair styles Colors in decorating Social conversation- Things you say. Brand names.

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Career Awareness

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  1. Career Awareness Job Trends

  2. What is a trend? Something that changes over time, becomes popular, then fades away. Something that follows a general course then takes on a new direction. • Clothes • Hair styles • Colors in decorating • Social conversation- Things you say. • Brand names Can you name any examples?

  3. Trend example: Transportation • Boat or Horse (Stagecoach) Then later people used • Train Then later people used • Car/Bus Then later people used • Airplane

  4. Trend example: Music Media • Records –45, 33, or 78 • 8-Track • Cassette • CD • MP3 & ITunes

  5. What jobs no longer exist or are very rare? • Lighthouse keepers • (Street) lamp lighter • Stagecoach drivers • Train conductor/Railroad workers • Clock setters and cleaners • Milkman

  6. Trends in Education • Years ago, one teacher would teach many grades in a one-room school, students walked to school, and went home for lunch. • Later grades were split into different rooms with a teacher for each room, & transportation, food, and health care professionals provided. What jobs were created by this? Teachers, aides, counselors, school nurse, administrators, secretaries, architects, construction and maintenance workers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, etc.

  7. Education Trend • Now classes can be taught via the Internet and video conference between schools. How does this change jobs? • Teachers must have technology training and someone has to set up the technology at schools. What jobs are created? IT/network technicians, computer technicians and programmers, Web and technical support specialists, etc.

  8. Technology Trend in Jobs How are jobs changing due to technology? • People use faster means of travel to attend meetings OR • Stay at home or at their office and use videoconferencing, e-mail, chat, networking, podcasting, phone, and fax to communicate. What skills will you need to keep up with trends and find a job that is in demand?

  9. Emerging Occupations • Emerging occupations can be characterized as new occupations created by changes in technology, society, markets, or regulations. • Emerging occupations may also be existing occupations that have been substantially modified by the same changes, and are increasing in employment.

  10. Get an emerging occupation for less worry over downsizing and technological advancements. • Home Health Aides & Personal Care Aides • Network & Data Communications & Computer Systems Analysts • Medical Assistants • Physician Assistants • Computer Software/Applications/Systems Software Engineers • Physical Therapists & Assistants • Occupational Therapists & Assistants • Dental Hygienists & Dental Assistants • Network/Computer Systems & Database Administrators • Forensic Science Technicians • Diagnostic Medical Sonographers/Radiologists • Veterinary Technologists & Technicians • Medical Scientists

  11. Other Emerging Occupations • Preschool Teachers • Postsecondary Teachers/Professors • Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians • Hydrologists • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers • Biomedical Engineers • Employment Recruitment & Placement Specialists • Environmental Engineers • Paralegals & Legal Assistants

  12. …more Emerging Occupations • Consumer Credit Counselors • Resettlement Coordinators • Bus Aides • Volunteer Coordinators • Credentiallers • Job Coaches • Development Directors (U.S Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006)

  13. Look up these and other jobs in the Occupational Outlook Handbook available at your library or guidance office or go tohttp://www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm These jobs all require post-secondary education or training of some kind with strong math, science, and language skills. This is the case with most jobs offering major opportunities and good pay.

  14. Be Cool, Stay in SchoolMean Annual Earnings by Educational Level Estimates from www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0883617.html 2004 earnings

  15. It Pays to Learn With more education you can have • more opportunity for a job • higher pay • greater job satisfaction During the course of our lives we change jobs 7 times on the average. That’s a lot of planning, decision making, and training! Start preparing now!

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