Chapter 3 Exploring Careers Section 3.1 Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.2 Learning About Careers

Section 3.1 Narrowing Your Career Choices

Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Main Idea You need to narrow your career choices before you can make a career decision. You can narrow your career choices by learning about the 16 career clusters.

Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Key Terms career cluster business management training finance health science hospitality and tourism information technology manufacturing marketing engineering

Narrowing Your Career Choices Means Picking Options Section 3.1 Narrowing Your Career Choices Means Picking Options There are thousands of occupations you can choose.   You can narrow your choices by learning about careers.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations career cluster A group of related occupations. You can narrow your career choices by choosing a career cluster you are interested in.

Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 The 16 Career Clusters Architecture and Construction Education and Training Human Services Manufacturing Arts, Audio/ Video Technology, and Communications Finance Hospitality and Tourism Marketing, Sales, and Service Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Government and Public Administration Information Technology Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Business, Management, and Administration Health Science Law, Public Safety, and Security Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations The agriculture, food, and natural resources career cluster includes jobs that involve farming, food, and other natural things.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Workers in the architecture and construction career cluster design and build buildings and other structures.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Workers in the arts, audio/video technology, and communications cluster work in visual and performing arts and communications media.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations business Selling goods or services The business, management, and administration career cluster includes jobs running businesses. The goal of business is to make a profit.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations management Making decisions and planning. Management is a big part of business.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations training Education in a specific skill. Many of the workers who work in the education and training career cluster work at schools.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations finance Managing money. Workers employed in the finance career cluster help people and businesses use their money wisely.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Workers in the government and public administration career cluster perform the tasks that keep the government running.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations health science Helping people stay healthy and recover from sickness. Many health science workers work in hospitals, labs, and medical offices.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations hospitality and tourism Services for people who are traveling. Hospitality and tourism workers are involved in lodging, food and beverage management, travel planning, and entertainment and recreation.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Human services are services that improve people’s lives. Human services workers help people in all kinds of ways.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations information technology Designing and using computer systems. Workers who work in the information technology career cluster design, develop, set up, operate, and support computer systems.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations People who work in the law, public safety, and security career cluster protect people and property. They prevent crimes and help during emergencies.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations manufacturing Making products by hand or machine. Manufacturing workers use tools, machines, and computers to make a variety of goods.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations marketing Deciding which goods and services people will want to buy. The marketing, sales, and service career cluster includes jobs in marketing and selling goods and services to consumers.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations engineering Using science and mathematics to make things that help people. Workers who work in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career cluster conduct research and solve practical problems.

Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Narrowing Your Career Choices Section 3.1 Career Clusters Are Groups of Occupations Workers in the transportation, distribution, and logistics career cluster move and plan the movement of people and things.

Section 3.2 Learning About Careers

Learning About Careers Section 3.2 Main Idea You can learn about careers by reading, by talking to people, and by working.

Learning About Careers Section 3.2 Key Terms research Internet informational interview job shadowing part-time job cooperative education service learning

Your Next Step Is to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 Your Next Step Is to Research Careers research Collecting information. Once you have a list of occupations that you think you might like, it is time to do research.

Your Next Step Is to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 Your Next Step Is to Research Careers Research the answers to these questions about the occupations that interest you: Duties Work Hours Education and Training Job Outlook Working Conditions Skills and Talents Career Path Pay

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers There are three ways to research careers: Read Talk with people Try jobs yourself

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Books are good sources of career information.   Larger libraries usually have a career section that includes books related to work, occupations, careers, and jobs.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Internet A worldwide network of computers. You can read about careers on the Internet.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers informational interview A discussion with a person who has a job that interests you. Another way to learn about specific occupations is to talk to people. You can do this by conducting an informational interview.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers job shadowing Spending time with a worker on the job. Job shadowing is a good way to learn about careers. You learn what a job is really like.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers You can research careers by trying the work yourself. This can help you to learn: if you like a certain type of work. if your personality is a good match. whether you want to continue.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers part-time job A job where you work up to 30 hours per week. One way to get work experience is to look for a part-time job. Part-time jobs are usually entry-level jobs that require very little training.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers cooperative education A program that combines school with a part-time job. A cooperative education program can also give you work experience. In these programs, you can work at a job while you are going to school.

There Are Three Ways to Research Careers Learning About Careers Section 3.2 There Are Three Ways to Research Careers service learning A program that combines school with volunteer work. Volunteer (unpaid) work is another kind of work experience. Service learning is a type of volunteer work.

Communicating with Adults at Work Learning About Careers Section 3.2 Communicating with Adults at Work When you start to look for a job, you will also have to communicate with adults a lot of the time. It is important to show respect for anyone who might be your boss, your customer, or your co-worker. This will show them that you are mature.   The world of work is a great place to learn how to talk with different kinds of people. It will help you become confident in your communication with adults.

Exploring Careers Chapter 3 Review Define career cluster. Explain why learning about career clusters can help you make a career decision. A career cluster is a group of related occupations. When you learn about career clusters you learn about many kinds of work instead of having to learn about every single occupation. This helps you narrow your career choices and helps you make a career decision.

Exploring Careers Chapter 3 Review List the eight categories of questions that you should ask when you do career research. The eight categories are job duties, working conditions, work hours, skills and talents, education and training, pay, career path, and job outlook.

Exploring Careers Chapter 3 Review Describe how to find career information in books and on the Internet. You can find career information in books by looking up the occupation or career cluster that interests you. You can find career information on the Internet by entering in a Web site address or by using a search engine.

Exploring Careers Chapter 3 Review In your own words, define informational interview and job shadowing. An informational interview is a talk with a person who has a job that interests you. Job shadowing is spending time with a worker on the job.

Exploring Careers Chapter 3 Review Name three ways to gain work experience. Part-time jobs, cooperative education, and volunteering and service learning are good ways to get work experience.

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