1. Career Unit Presentation (3 Jobs)
Nihaal Khera
Block 1

2. My Three Careers
Neurosurgeon
Dentist
Lawyer

3. Intro
My Three Careers are a dentist , neurosurgeon and a lawyer these are my three favorite careers and all of them meet my salary expectations.

4. Neurosurgeon

5. A Fast Look (specialist physician)
occupations in this group are...
-neurosurgeon
-neurologist
-general surgeon
-orthopedic surgeon
-thoracic surgeon
-oncologist

6. Neurosurgeon Duties (physician surgeon)
- assess patients to do the right surgery
-act as consultants to other physicians
-correct physical abnormabilities
- repair injuries by performing surgery
- fix deficiencies
-they also supervise surgeries

7. Working Conditions
- controlled environment like an office, hospital or school
-exposure to bacteria and viruses that cause illness.
-working with equipment that cause injury
- exposure to radiation that causes cancer
(This can happen by...)
-giving X-rays
- creating glass objects

8. Working Qualifications
- four years of medical school
- 3-6 months in clinical Neurosurgery
- 42 months in core neurosurgery
- 6-7 years in neurosurgical training
- one internship year
- must complete written and oral exams

9. Workforce in 2006 - were 3,935 specialist physicians
-49% are working full time
-salary can be between 400,000-over a million.
-salary is above average
- employed physicians are above average
-31% of them are women

10. Employment Outlook -employment in 2010 for vancouver island was 3,370
-job seekers from will be 950
-spaces from will be 960
-employment in 2010 was 11,290 for the mainland
-openings from will be 2,900
-job seekers from will be 2,865

11. Dentist

12. A Fast Look (Dentist)
- treat, diagnose or prevent disorders of the mouth
- work in private practice
- sometimes get employed in clinics or hospitals
Some occupations are...
- orthodontist
-pediatric dentist
-oral surgeon

13. Duties -clean teeth - repair damaged teeth - repair oral tissues
- teach patients oral hygiene techniques
- use x-ray machines to examine teeth
- supervise group members.

14. Working Conditions -work in clean well equipped offices
-most operate in their own practices
-they can choose how long they work
-they wear masks gloves and safety glasses
-sometimes they experience neck or back strains

15. Working Qualifications
- will need a doctor of dental medicine degree
-doctor or bachelor of dental surgery is good
-must get a minimum score on the DAT
-must get a minimum GPA
-then you take a four year program
- get some clinical experience

16. Current Workforce - 2,850 people have been employed
- salary is 109,374 annually
-38% of them are full time workers
- 30% are women
-the salary is above average
-the number of employed are average

17. Employment Outlook -employment in 2010 for vancouver island was 3,370
-job seekers from will be 950
-spaces from will be 960
-employment in 2010 was 11,290 for the mainland
-openings from will be 2,900
-job seekers from will be 2,865

18. Lawyer

19. A Fast Look - advise clients on legal matters
- they conduct prosecutions
- require strong verbal abilities
- have to draft legal documents
-employed by federal offices sometimes
- they should have interest in applying the law

20. Duties - appear in court for criminal defense
- help their client win the case
- study the law always
- make sure that they win the case
- act as a guardian for family law matters
-gather evidence for cases

21. Working Conditions - work in a office courthouse or law library
-sometimes travel to attend meetings or gather evidence
- they work a lot of hours
- under a lot of pressure
- get stressed when they appear in court sometimes
- lawyers hired by government are not that stressed

22. Working Qualifications
-bachelors from a recognized law school
- 2-3 years of undergraduate studies
- complete the bar examination
-also must complete a period of articling
-must practice law in the province
-exam should be administered by provincial law society

23. Current Workforce - 10,165 people have been employed
- salary for full time is 125,758
- 66% are working full time
- 35% are women
- salary is above average
- the salary is expected to increase

24. Employment Outlook - employment for vancouver island is 3,125
- openings there are 300
- job seekers there are 275
- employment in 2010 for the mainland was 7,330
- openings is 2,270
- seekers are 2,245

25. End
So I have chosen three careers and wrote about them and I chose the neurosurgeon because I like science a lot and I enjoy doing science. Also I get paid a lot.

26. Thank You for your time
By Nihaal Khera