Name of CareerYour Name

Slide #1 Include picture or graphic related to your career

Cluster:Pathway:

What They Do (Job Description)

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• The general activities and duties of this job?.

• ( List FIVE Bulleted items)• These are daily tasks that you would do on a

regular basis if you worked in this career.

Slide #2

Where & How they Work (Work Environment)

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• What is the environment like? • (List FOUR bulleted items)• Examples of things you could mention on this

slide: What are the physical surroundings, work hours, and mental and physical demands of this type of work?

Slide #3

Education & Training

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• What training and educational background is needed for this area of employment?

• (List FIVE bulleted items)

• Some examples of things you could mention are:

• 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 (Salary or Wages)

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• The starting and advanced salaries for your occupation

• (List TWO Bulleted Items)

Slide #5

Job Outlook (Future Demand)

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• By what percent will this job increase/decrease? In other words, are there going to be more jobs created which would make your chances of getting a job in this field better?

• What will cause this increase/decrease?

Slide #6

Type the name of the school you chose as the title of the slide

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:• General Information about the school you

selected such as: • (List FIVE bulleted items)

• the location of the school• History of the school• Programs of Study offered• Clubs or Organizations available• School mascot, colors• Anything that you find that interests you about this

school

Slide #7

Admissions Requirements

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

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

• Examples of items that you could list include:• Application or Fees• What tests do you need to take? (SAT or ACT)• What HS classes should you take in order to get

accepted into this school?• Graduation Rank • GPA (Grade Point Average)

Slide #8

Cost of School

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• List the UNDERGRADUATE costs such as:• Room and Board • Tuition • Books• Other Expenses

• TOTAL:(Add up all of the expenses)

Slide #9

Reality Check—(Type name of City you selected)

Slide #10

• Personal

• Entertainment:

• Misc.:

• Savings:

• Student Debt Loan

• Taxes:

• Housing:

• Utilities

• Food

• Transportation

• Clothes

• Health Care

• ANNUAL SALARY NEEDED:

Final Thoughts

ON THIS SLIDE LIST:

• Compose a SENTENCE response to each of the following questions:

• What things did you like about the career you chose? • Are you still interested in pursuing this career? Why or Why

not?• Is there anything that you didn’t like about the career you

researched? What is it?• Will you be able to live on the salary for your occupation?

Why or why not? (Compare the starting salary from Slide #5 with your Reality Check results on Slide #10)

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.

• Make sure to include ALL sites where you found any information. This can include the following:

• Kuder Navigator website• Texas CARES website• Achieve Texas• BLS (Occupational Outlook Handbook) website• All pages on your college website• Anywhere you took pictures to put on slides with the

exception of clip art

Slide #12

Career Research Project Guidelines

Use KuderNavigator, Achieve Texas or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics) websites to conduct your research for Slides 1-6

Use the collegeview.com website to help you locate a college. Then use the college’s website to find information for Slides 7-9

Use the Reality Check website for Slide 10