Where are the jobs?

Fastest Growing Occupations

1.  Select an education level (for occupations not requiring a college degree, please select “Requiring only work experience or on-the-job training”)

2.  Choose 3 careers that interest you.  You will research those careers by clicking on the job title and then choosing “California”.

3.  When you get to the profile page, expand your search by going to the bottom of the page to the box that says “Modify Occupation Profile Content”.  Click on the “Select All” button.

4.   Print and fill in the chart for each of the jobs you are interested in.

	Job Title 1:	Job  Title 2:	Job Title 3:
Median Salary
Knowledge needed	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Skills Needed	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Abilities Needed	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Specific tasks	1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10	1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10
Detailed Work Activities	1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10	1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Technology Used	1. 2. 3.	1. 2. 3	1. 2. 3
Does this match your skill profile?  Yes or No

5.  Now, chose one of the above jobs and write a short journal entry (8-10) sentences about why you would or would not chose to do this job.