Career Research Project

Follow the guidelines on the following slides to complete your own career research PowerPoint Project.

The titles on each slide should be used on your slides as well.

Use KuderNavigator.com and Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh) websites to conduct your research for Slides 1-6

Use the Collegeview.com website for Slides 7-9 Use the TexasRealityCheck.com website for Slide

10 Use the CitationMachine.net website to correctly

cite your sources for Slide 12

Name of CareerYour Name

Slide #1 Include picture or graphic of career

What They Do

What are the general activities and duties of this job?. (Five Bulleted items)– These are daily tasks that you would do

on a regular basis.

Slide #2

Where & How they Work

What is the environment like? (Four Bulleted items)– What are the physical surroundings,

work hours, and mental and physical demands of this type of work?

Slide #3

Education & Training

What training and educational background is needed for this area of employment? (Five Bulleted Items)– What types of classes do you need to

take?– What special skills or talents must your

have? – How many years of schooling beyond

high school would you need?

Slide #4

Earnings

What are the starting and advanced salaries for this industry?(At least TWO Bulleted Items)

Slide #5

Job Outlook

Will these career areas be in demand in the future? Why or Why not?

Slide #6

Name of School Find a school that offers the training

you need for the career you have chosen and provide some basic information

Use website: collegeview.com (5 bulleted items which can include)– the location of the school– general information such as

History of the school Programs of Study offered Clubs or Organizations available

Slide #7

Admissions Requirements

What do you need to do to get accepted into this school. (At least THREE Bullets)

Items that you could list include:– Are there applications to complete? If

so, is there a fee required?– Are there any other fees to pay? (Dorm

deposit)– What tests do you need to take? (SAT or

ACT)– What HS classes should you take to

prepare for this career?

Slide #8

Cost of School

List school UNDERGRADUATE costs such as:– Room and Board (Dorm room and Meal

plan)– Tuition (Cost of courses you will need to

take)– Books– Other fees (Science lab, parking, game

passes, etc.) Compute total cost for one year (Add

up all of the expenses)

Slide #9

Reality Check

– Housing – Utilities – Food– Transportation– Clothing– Health Care

– Entertainment– Personal Upkeep– Miscellaneous– Savings– Taxes– Annual Salary

Slide #10

• List on this slide the information and costs after completing the reality check:

Final Thoughts Compose a response to each of the

following questions– What cluster(s) does this career fall into?– What things did you like about the career

you chose?– What didn’t you like so much about the

career you researched?– What makes this career attractive to you?– Will you be able to live on the salary for

your occupation? Why or why not?

Slide #11

Sources Used List alphabetically ALL of the sources where you found

information and pictures. (Should have at least 5 sources.) Use the Citation Machine website to assist you in formatting

each source.– Include the entire URL address!– Google.com IS NOT a URL—it is a search engine!

Make sure to include ALL sites where you found any information. This can include the following:– Kuder Navigator website– BLS (Occupational Outlook Handbook) website– Collegeview website– Individual College websites

Slide #12