1. Sample Research
Career Research

2. Bibliography Card 1
Occupational Information Network: Computer-Controlled Machine Tool
Operators, Metal and Plastic. Career
Onestop: Pathways to Career Success. U.S. Department of Labor,
n.d. Web. 2 Dec 2014.
BCHS Library Web

3. Information Card Description of Machine Tool 1a
Operators must have “knowledge of machine and tools,” math skills (“arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus”), “design techniques, tools and principles,” production and processing skills, and computer skills.
Web

4. Information Training for Machine Tool 1b
A person must be skilled in “watching gauges, dials, and other indicators,” “monitoring performance of oneself and other individuals,” and “use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.”
Web

5. Information Training for Machine Tool 1c
Skills needed also include quality control analysis. This requires a person to “conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.”
Web

6. Bibliography Card 2 “Physical Therapy Assitants.” Exploring
Tech Careers. 4th ed Print.
BCHS Library R 602.3

7. Information Card Salary for PT 2a 36,610 in 2003
Salary range from $24,230 - $49,650
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8. Information Card Job Outlook for PT 2b
The perception of physical therapy has changed. Today more insurance companies will actually pay for PT treatments causing people to seek PT for help in overcoming illnesses.
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9. Information Card Job Outlook for PT 2c
There are many reasons for PT to grow “much faster than the average for all other occupations.” More patients are surviving and will need PT, new and improved treatments for disabled people are being developed, and the increasing aging population will need more PT treatments to deal with problems associated with age.
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