Linking Occupations and Education 1 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

Discussion Questions Were these statistics what students expected? What surprised them about this information? Did they like the group they were assigned to? What else did you learn? 2 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

Education Levels 3 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

The Numbers Education Levels:Percent Not graduated Hs13 High School Diploma31 Associate Degree26 Bachelor's Degree19 Master's Degree10 Doctorate or above1 4 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

5 Groups A few hours to 3 months 4 months to 1 year 2-3 years 4 years 5 or more years 5 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

Assignment: 1.Brainstorm a list of occupations open to your education level and record these on the left side of their chart. 2.Check CIS Occupations to verify the level of education required and revise your information as needed. 3.Find other occupations that require your group’s level of education by using the Occupation Sort factor “Education and training” and the appropriate option (sort exclusively on your assigned level). 4.Note the number of occupations open to your category, record this on their chart and list the occupations. (For groups with a large number of occupations, have them select 20 from various clusters.) 6 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

Assignment A few hours to 3 months 4 months to 1 year 2-3 years 4 years 5 or more years 7 © 2011, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, INTOCAREERS

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