Career Paths: It’s All About You

Career Pathways Human Services Natural Resources Arts & Communication Business, Management & Technology Natural Resources Health Services Industrial & Engineering Technology

Arts & Communication Occupations in this path are related to humanities and performing, visual, literary, and media arts. If you are a creative thinker, imaginative, innovative, and original this may be the career path for you! Career Examples: Architecture Graphic Design Interior Design Writing Film Journalism Advertising; and public relations.

Natural Resources Occupations in this path are related to agriculture, the environment, and natural resources. Career Examples: Forestry Chemist Marine Biologist Oceanographer Fish & Wildlife Officer Beekeeper

Human Services Occupations in this path are related to economic, political, and social systems. Career Examples: Teacher Law Enforcement Leisure and Recreation Military Counselor Social Worker

Industrial & Engineering Technology Occupations in this path are related to technologies necessary to design develop, install, and maintain physical systems. Career Examples: Surveyor Electrician Civil Engineer Machine Operator Plumber Mason

Business, Management & Technology Occupations in this path are related to the business environment. If you enjoy being a leader, organizing people, planning activities, working with numbers, and talking to people a career in business may be right for you. Career Examples: Sales Representative Accountant Information Technology Bank Manager Paralegal Hotel Manager

Health Services Occupations in this path are related to the promotion of health and treatment of disease. Career Examples: Chiropractor Pharmacist Physician Respiratory Therapist Nurse Physical Therapist Assistant

Career Research Choose one career of your choice to research and complete the worksheet Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ Search the name of the career in the blue & white box at the top of the page (see next slide)

Is This Career a Good Fit for Me? If there are both X’s and O’s in front of each of the statements, the career you chose might be a great fit for you. If many of the X’s (true for you) and O’s (true for the career you researched) are not beside the same statements, you may need to rethink your reasons for considering this career. Sometimes a career sounds good to us, but the more we learn about it we realize it’s not a good fit!