career exploration fall 2011 suzan reagan, labor economist
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How much does Education pay?
• High school graduate earns a new Ford F-150 more every 2.4 years than a non graduate. ($22,790.00) Some College 1.6 years
Associates 1.3 yearsBachelor’s ever 8 months
Budget for “less than a high school graduate”
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Category Amount
Monthly Income $1,776
Monthly Expenses Rent: 1 bedroom -565
Utilities: water, gas, electric -114
Communication: Cell, phone, internet, cable -240
Food: groceries, eating out -250
Transportation: gasoline, bus, train, taxi, etc. -95
Clothes & Laundry: -75
Personal: Hair cuts, makeup, misc. -40
Medical: office visits doctor and dentist -50
Insurance: -125
Loans: credit cards, car payments -225
Entertainment: -60
Savings: -10
Left over -73
Why should you answer?
1. The question will go away!
2. People will start helping you
3. Goals lead to success
Tools for Career Exploration
•Career Solutions : http://www.dws.state.nm.us/careersolutions/index.html
•Green Jobs Portal: http://www.greenjobs.state.nm.us/
•LASER: http://laser.state.nm.us/
•NM Workforce Connection: https://www.jobs.state.nm.us/
•National http://careeronestop.org/
To take away
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• Labor Market Information is statistics about jobs
• Career Exploration is a part of choosing career goals
• Education is important