1. LET’S TALK ABOUT…

2. What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?

3. Where Am I Headed?

4. DRAW AN IMAGE OR PICTURE OF WHAT YOUR DREAM CAREER LOOKS LIKE TO YOU.
DESIGNING MY CAREER
(ACTIVITY)
DRAW AN IMAGE OR PICTURE OF WHAT YOUR DREAM CAREER LOOKS LIKE TO YOU.

5. This is the time to get the help to make informed choices.
STUDIES SHOW:
The first year of high school (8th or 9th grade) is critical. Students make choices that impact the rest of their lives.
This is the time to get the help to make informed choices.

6. Planning/Preparing
50% of students who enter college never finish, BUT….
Studies show entering college freshmen who have a career plan/goal are more likely to graduate

7. 2015 U.S. Population: over 320,000,000 2015 U.S. Census Bureau
Source 2015 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Population was over 320,000,000 million according to the US Census Bureau.
2015 U.S. Census Bureau

8. CLASS 2 CASH Click on link to watch video (1:15):

9. US Bureau of Labor Statistic, Published 12/2015
Highest Paying Jobs: Medicine, Engineering and Business Management
US Bureau of Labor Statistic, Published 12/2015
OCCUPATION
2016 MEDIAN PAY
Surgeons
Equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
Obstetricians and gynecologists
Orthodontists
Anesthesiologists
Physicians and surgeons, all other
$206,920 per year
Internists, general
$196,380 per year
Psychiatrists
$194,740 per year
Family and general practitioners
$190,490 per year
Chief executives
$181,210 per year
Dentists, all other specialists
$173,000 per year
Pediatricians, general
$168,990 per year
Nurse anesthetists
$160,270 per year
Dentists, general
$153,900 per year
Computer and information systems managers
$135,800 per year
Architectural and engineering managers
$134,730 per year
Marketing managers
$131,180 per year
Petroleum engineers
$128,230 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
$127,820 per year
Prosthodontists
$126,050 per year
Publish Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015 , U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

10. Explore Careers OKCOLLEGESTART.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.OKCOLLEGESTART.ORG AND
Bureau of Labor Statistics

11. There are many kinds of education because WE are ALL different!
1. Technology Centers
-Certificate
-Some programs may lead to a college degree
2. Community Colleges
-Associate's Degree
3. Four Year Universities
-Bachelor's Degree
-Master's Degree
-Doctorate Degree

12. Choose a MAJOR: Specialized plan of classes you take in college to help prepare you for a specific career. (3D Animation, graphic arts…)

13. How Do I Choose a Career?
What Am I Good At?
What Skills Do I Have?
What Are My Interests?
What do I enjoy doing (Hobbies)?

16. What are you? Enterprising Business Administrator Marketing Director
Politician
Sales Agent
Chef and Head Cook
Sales Representative

17. What are you? Investigative Detective Forensic Scientist
Crime Scene Investigator
Auditor
Engineer
Archaeologist

18. What are you? Conventional Accountant Business Administrator Banker
File Clerk
Medical Transcriptionist
Secretary

19. What are you? Artistic Music Teacher Artist Writer Actor 3D Animator
Graphic Arts Design
Fashion Designer
Photographer
Video Producer

20. What are you? Social Nurse Athletic trainer Counselor Social Worker
Event Planner
Teacher

21. What are you? Realistic Police Officer Veterinarian Mechanic Architect
Landscaper

22. Now What? Research ~Interview ~Internet ~Library~
Job Shadow
~Local
Do the Job
~Volunteer
~Summer jobs
~FREE GEAR UP
Universities

23. Remember… Find out what you are passionate about. (Talents)
Be true to yourself.
Learn more about careers.
Be creative and willing to adapt to changes.

24. CHOOSE COLLEGE! WHY? You will have more options in life.
You will earn more money in your lifetime.
You will be more happy on the job when you choose the career you love.
You will be more physically, emotionally and socially healthy.

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