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Your CareerYour Career

Exploring the Exploring the World of World of CareersCareers

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Job

Care

er

What do you want What do you want to be doing in 2020?to be doing in 2020?

Will you be in a Will you be in a job or a career?job or a career?

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Job vs. Career… Job vs. Career… Do you know the Do you know the Difference?Difference?

JobJob– What you are doing

today

Career– What you have done

over the past years and what you play to do in the future

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Let’s Focus on Let’s Focus on Careers!Careers!

1.1. Name some Name some careers that careers that

interest youinterest you

2.2. Do you have a Do you have a backup plan? backup plan?

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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETEPROFESSIONAL ATHLETE Very tough competitionVery tough competition TOTAL jobs in NFL: 1728TOTAL jobs in NFL: 1728 TOTAL jobs in NBA: 450TOTAL jobs in NBA: 450 TOTAL jobs in MLB: 750TOTAL jobs in MLB: 750

In Texas alone, In Texas alone, there are almost 5 there are almost 5 MILLION students!MILLION students!

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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…

ACTORACTOR Of the 100,000 actors Of the 100,000 actors

today, only about 100 today, only about 100 make millions make millions

Average salary made is Average salary made is less than $5000less than $5000

Extremely tough Extremely tough competition competition

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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…

VETERINARIANVETERINARIAN Earn a 4 year college Earn a 4 year college

degree with a high B or degree with a high B or straight A averagestraight A average

Obtain a high score on Obtain a high score on an entrance examan entrance exam

Spend 4 more years in Spend 4 more years in graduate schoolgraduate school

Acquire a state license Acquire a state license by passing a by passing a comprehensive examcomprehensive exam

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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…

LAWYERLAWYER Earn a 4 year college Earn a 4 year college

degree with a strong degree with a strong academic recordacademic record

Obtain a high score on a Obtain a high score on a difficult graduate entrance difficult graduate entrance exam (LSAT)exam (LSAT)

Spend 3 more years in full-Spend 3 more years in full-time graduate schooltime graduate school

Pass a comprehensive state Pass a comprehensive state exam called the Bar exam exam called the Bar exam

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Some jobs sound really Some jobs sound really cool, but did you know…cool, but did you know…

DOCTORDOCTOR Earn a 4 year college Earn a 4 year college

degree with a high B or degree with a high B or straight A averagestraight A average

Obtain a high score on a Obtain a high score on a difficult graduate entrance difficult graduate entrance exam (MCAT)exam (MCAT)

Spend 3 more years in full-Spend 3 more years in full-time graduate schooltime graduate school

Pass a comprehensive Pass a comprehensive state exam called the Bar state exam called the Bar exam exam

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So What Else is Out There?So What Else is Out There?

There are thousands and There are thousands and thousands of different careers!thousands of different careers!

To organize them, Texas adopted To organize them, Texas adopted 16 career clusters16 career clusters

Each cluster has a pathway that Each cluster has a pathway that leads you to specific types of jobs; leads you to specific types of jobs; each job has a specific program of each job has a specific program of education/training that can start education/training that can start as early as middle school!as early as middle school!

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Warning Competitive Job Market

Ahead! PREPARE

NOW

How does what I am How does what I am doing in school impact doing in school impact

my future?my future?