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Choosing a Career Path
Many people know amazingly little about the work done in various occupations and the training requirements.
Your Task. Use the online Occupational Outlook Handbook at https:// www.bls.gov/OCO, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to learn more about an occupation of your choice. Find the description of a position for which you could apply in two to five years. Learn about what workers do on the job, working conditions, training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. Print the pages from the Occupational Outlook Handbook that describe employ- ment in the area in which you are interested. If your instructor directs, attach these copies to the cover letter you will write in Activity 15.10.
15.6 Locating Salary Information (Obj. 1)
What salary can you expect in your chosen career?
Your Task. Visit America's Career InfoNet at https://www.acinet. org or Salary.com at https://www.salary.com and select an occupation based on the kind of employment you are seeking now or will be seeking after you graduate. Use your current geographic area or the location where you would like to work after graduation. What wages can you expect in this occupation? Click to learn more about this occupation. Take notes on three or four interesting bits of information you uncovered about this career. Bring a printout of the wage information to class and be prepared to discuss what you learned.
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