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• Nontraditional Careers Leadership Project
• Cindy Allen, Coordinator
• San Diego County Office of Education

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What is NonTrad?
I like my job!
Welcome to the Nontraditional Careers Statewide
Leadership Project's Website This site is
operated by the San Diego County Regional
Occupational Program in under a contract  with
California State Department of Education,
Secondary, Postsecondary and Adult Leadership
Division, using funds from the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.
 The purpose of this site is to provide you
with information and links to other sites about
the subject of Nontraditional Careers and
Occupations.  The term Nontraditional Careers
refers to jobs that have been traditionally
filled by one gender. The US Department of Labor
defines Nontraditional Occupations as occupations
for which individuals from one gender comprise
less than 25 of the individuals employed in each
such occupation.  If you want more detailed
information about nontraditional careers and
perhaps earn college credit, we encourage you to
enroll in our on-line courses Nontrad 101 and
Nontrad 102. All course content is available
online at no cost with no permission required for
their use. You will be required to login to use
the course content. If you need an account please
click here. Certificates of Completion are also
available for educators pursuing professional
development hours.  If you have questions, need
assistance or want to receive periodic
information about Nontraditional Careers and
related subjects please use our contact us.
 No person shall on the grounds of sex, race,
color, national origin or handicap, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits or
be subject to discrimination under this program.
This activity is funded by the California
Department of Education, Secondary,
Postsecondary, Adult Leadership Division by the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act of 1998.
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Im a single parent and love being able to
provide for my kids!
Welcome to the Nontraditional Careers Statewide Leadership Project's Website Welcome to the Nontraditional Careers Statewide Leadership Project's Website Welcome to the Nontraditional Careers Statewide Leadership Project's Website
 
This site is operated by the San Diego County Regional Occupational Program in under a contract  with California State Department of Education, Secondary, Postsecondary and Adult Leadership Division, using funds from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.  The purpose of this site is to provide you with information and links to other sites about the subject of Nontraditional Careers and Occupations.  The term Nontraditional Careers refers to jobs that have been traditionally filled by one gender. The US Department of Labor defines Nontraditional Occupations as occupations for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 of the individuals employed in each such occupation.  If you want more detailed information about nontraditional careers and perhaps earn college credit, we encourage you to enroll in our on-line courses Nontrad 101 and Nontrad 102. All course content is available online at no cost with no permission required for their use. You will be required to login to use the course content. If you need an account please click here. Certificates of Completion are also available for educators pursuing professional development hours.  If you have questions, need assistance or want to receive periodic information about Nontraditional Careers and related subjects please use our contact us. No person shall on the grounds of sex, race, color, national origin or handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits or be subject to discrimination under this program. This activity is funded by the California Department of Education, Secondary, Postsecondary, Adult Leadership Division by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.
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• About Nontraditional Careers 
• What are Nontraditional Careers?
• The U.S. Department of Labor defines
  Nontraditional Occupations (NTOs) as occupations
  or fields of work for which individuals from one
  gender comprise less than 25 of the individuals
  employed in each such occupation or field of
  work.
• Why consider NTC's? There are many benefits to
  choosing a nontraditional career.
• Women
• Economic self-sufficiency
• Higher wages - NTOs pay 20-30 more than jobs
  traditional held by women.
• Better benefits Physical challenges in many jobs
• Broader job opportunities
• Advancement potential
• Job satisfaction
• Men
• Opportunities for advancement in an area of
  interest
• Fulfilling work

Benefits for both Men and Women
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About Nontrad In 2007, The California Department
of Education (CDE) funded the San Diego County
Office of Education to provide statewide
technical assistance in instructional strategies
and resources for recruiting, retaining and
promoting the achievement of nontraditional
learners for secondary educators and their
workforce partners. Nontraditional careers are
those occupations or fields of work including
careers in compute science, technology, and other
current and emerging high skill occupations for
which individuals from one gender comprise less
than 25 percent of the individual employed. A
detailed list of these careers is posted at
http//www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/pk/documents/nontrad.x
ls. As part of this work, the California
Department of Education (CDE) funded San Diego
County Office of Education to revise and monitor
an on-line course called Nontraditional Careers
for Educators 101 that was originally created by
the Sacramento County Office of Education. This
course was created pursuant to a grant with the
California Department of Education, High School
Leadership Division, Office of Workforce
Development (now, Secondary, Postsecondary and
Adult Leadership Division) through the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of
1998.  The goal of the course  is to help
educators comprehend the needs of individuals
pursing nontraditional occupations. All materials
are available at no cost with no permission
required for their use. Certificates of
Completion are also available for educators
pursuing professional development hours. An
advanced course called Nontrad 102 is also
available. It was initially created by the
Sacramento County Office of Education and has
been revised by the San Diego County Office of
Education. This course provides information on
LMI-Labor Market Information, Vocational
Assessments, Media Influences, Academic Support,
Support Systems for Nontraditional Students and
more. Partners California Department of
Education (CDE) The California Department of
Education (CDE) has funded the San Diego County
Office of Education (SDCOE) to develop and
monitor online courses to support Nontraditional
Career choices. These courses were created
pursuant to a grant with the California
Department of Education, Secondary, Postsecondary
and Adult Leadership Division through the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of
1998. Visit the CDE website at www.cde.ca.gov
List of NT careers
Two online courses for professional development !
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Partners California Department of Education
(CDE) The California Department of Education
(CDE) has funded the San Diego County Office of
Education (SDCOE) to develop and monitor online
courses to support Nontraditional Career choices.
These courses were created pursuant to a grant
with the California Department of Education,
Secondary, Postsecondary and Adult Leadership
Division through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
and Technical Education Act of 1998. Visit the
CDE website at www.cde.ca.gov Additional CDE
Program Partners In the area of Civil Rights,
Dr. Mary Gallet, CTE Consultant/MOA, Coordinator
at the California Department of Education at
(916-445-5723) or email mgallet_at_cde.ca.gov is
currently the state representative for Special
Populations/Perkins and MOA-for Civil Rights
across Career Technical Education Programs. Joint
Special Populations Statewide Advisory Committee
(JSPAC) The Joint Special Populations Statewide
Advisory Committee (JSPAC), is part of a joint
effort between the California Department of
Education and the California Community Colleges
Chancellor's Office to develop the academic,
vocational and technical skills of secondary and
postsecondary SPECIAL POPULATION students who
elect to enroll in vocational and technical
education programs. Carl D. Perkins Vocational
and Technical Education Act (VTEA) of 1998 State
Leadership funding supports the ongoing efforts
of the JSPAC in their efforts to 1.     
Identify and disseminate specialized curriculum
materials and resources to support services to
Special Populations.  Such materials can include
books, videos, software, and other materials
designated for students or to support
professional development  2.      Expand
linkages with other programs for which equity and
service to Special Populations is mandated by
funding sources and for which that service is
critical to program success share information on
best practices coordinate and leverage resources
to maximize the number of students who can be
served and incorporate the expertise, resources,
and support those having a stake in assuring all
students succeed in school and the workforce,
including business and labor, and community-based
organizations
CDE, OCR and JSPAC help!
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Nontrad 101 Course Home
 Introduction to Course  Awareness  Recruitment 
 Retention  Placement  Resources  Professional
Development  Assignments  Acknowledgements 
This is a fifteen-hour course that includes Parts
1 through 7, and the required completion of 2
assignments. After you have read this page, keep
clicking on the right arrows and you will work
your way through the course. After completing all
the course requirements, you will receive a
certificate of completion for 15 hours of course
work.The outcomes of this course are to help
teachers1. Promote a heightened awareness of
the need for gender equity in education for both
men and women.2. Become more aware of
nontraditional careers.3. Learn how to recruit
and retain students in nontraditional careers and
training.4. Learn how to place students in
nontraditional jobs.5. In general, help to
promote nontraditional learning and employment in
the education and in the workforce.6. Make
available to teachers a multitude of Internet
links and other resources related to
nontraditional careers.7. Provide several
professional growth activities for professionals
working with individuals participating in
nontraditional training and employment.

• The basics about
• special pops students
• and how to serve them
• Increase enrollments
• Better student success
• How a Non Trad career
• impacts students lives
• and livelihood
• 15 hr online course
• Certificate of Completion

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 Nontrad 102 Course Home
 Introduction to Course  Assessment  Labor
Market Information  Media Influences  Academic
Support  Support Services  Role Models
Mentors  Transition Plan  Certificate of
Completion 

• This is a stand-alone, self-paced, fifteen-hour
  intermediate course on encouraging and supporting
  Individuals pursuing nontraditional career paths.
  You will need to be connected to the Internet as
  you go through this course.
• Definition A nontraditional career path leads to
  an occupation where one gender comprises 25
  percent or less of the total workers. And
  although many occupations qualify as
  nontraditional, the focus of this course is
  high-wage and high-skilled occupations.
• This course is designed to be used by
• Apprenticeship Coordinators
• Community College Recruiters
• Community Outreach Workers
• Academic and Career Counselors
• Employment and Training Professionals
• Home School Educators
• Juvenile Justice Professionals
• Parents
• Social Services Professionals
• Teachers Middle School, High School, Special
  Education, Post- Secondary and Adult
• Youth Development Practitioners
• There are several "PDF" downloadable files
  available throughout this course. If you need a
  current version of the free Adobe Reader
  software, click here.

• Understanding barriers and
• remedies of serving
• students from special pops
• Transitioning to Non Trad
• careers or training
• Assessment
• Academic Support
• Role models
• Media influences
• Best Practices
• Apprenticeships

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Nontrad Resources  Girls and Women Today Brochure
- 2002 Version (pdf) Boys and Men Today Brochure
(pdf) General Expectations for Student
Achievement (GESA) (PowerPoint) 2004
Longitudinal Study Technical Report California
Regional Occupational Centers Programs (ROCP)
(PowerPoint) Lists of Nontraditional
Occupations Nontrad Occupations Men 2002
Nontrad Occupations Women 2003 Occupational
Employment Statistics Survey - Annual Wage
(Excel) The Self-Sufficiency Standard for
California - 2003 (Excel) Links Labor Market
Information California Employment Development
Department (www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) Bureau
of Labor Statistics(http//stats.bls.gov/oco/home.
htm) America's Career InfoNet (www.acinet.org/aci
net/) Career One Stop (www.careeronestop.org)
ONET (www.onetcenter.org) EconData.Net
(www.econdata.net) U.S. Census (www.census.gov)
American Community Survey (www.census.gov/acs/www
) Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition
(www.bls.gov/oco/) Current Population Survey
(www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm) Employment Wage
Estimates by State (www.bls.gov/oes/2001/oessrcma.
htm) Employment Projects (www.bls.gov/emp/)
Downloadable pdf docs
Helpful Labor Market web site resources
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Helpful Resources For Women in Nontraditional
Careers Her Own Words (www.herownwords.com)
Military Women Veterans - Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow (userpages.aug.com/captbarb/) National
Women's Law Center (www.nwlc.org) U.S.
Department of Labor Women's Bureau
(www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html) Wider
Opportunities for Women (WOW) (www.wowonline.org)
Women Make Movies (www.wmm.com) Women Work
(www.womenwork.org) Work4Women
(www.work4women.org) Helpful Resources for Men
in Nontraditional Careers The American Assembly
for Men in Nursing (http//aamn.org) Johnson
Johnson's "Be A Nurse" (see testimonials)
(www.discovernursing.com) The Oregon Center of
Nursing "Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse"
(www.oregoncenterfornursing.org) Male Librarians
(http//is.gseis.ucla.edu/impact/f01/Focus/Image/D
arLynn/dntopic1.htm) Women's Industry
Associations Association for Women in Computing
(www.awc-hq.org) Association for Women in
Mathematics (www.awm-math.org) Association of
Women in Science (www.awis.org) Hard Hatted
Women (www.hardhattedwomen.org) Institute for
Women In Trades, Technology Science
(www.iwitts.com) International Association of
Women Police (www.iawp.org) National Association
of Women in Construction Outdoor Industry
Women's Council (www.oiwc.org) Women
Construction Owners and Executives, USA
(www.wcoeusa.org) Women Contractors Association
(www.womencontractors.org) Women in Aviation
Resource Center (www.women-in-aviation.com)
Women in Aviation, International (www.wai.org)
Women in Federal Law Enforcement (www.wifle.com)
Women in Food Industry Management
(www.wfim.on.ca) Women of NASA
(quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html)
More web sites - some for men and some for women
in Non Trad careers
Check out the Industry Association sites
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Gender Equity American Association of
University Women (AAUW) (www.aauw.org) National
Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
(napequity.org) Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory, Equity Center (www.nwrel.org/cnorse/)
Career/Occupational/Employment America's
Career InfoNet (www.acinet.org) Apprenticeship
Training, Employer and Labor Services (ATELS)
(www.doleta.gov/atels_bat/) Occupational Outlook
Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco/) Miscellaneous Sites
Inspiring Girls Now! In Technology Education
(IGNITE) (www.ignite-us.org) California
Association of Regional Occupational Centers and
Programs (www.carocp.org) California
School-to-Career Clearinghouse (www.stc-clearingho
use.com) California Careers Pathways Consortia
(CCPC) (www.statecenter.com) Agriculture
www.yosemite.cc.ca.us/AgEd Business
www.BusEd.org Engineering Technology
http//ic.arc.losrios.edu/engintp/ Health
Careers www.health-careers.com Home Economics
www.hect.org Industrial Technology
www.statecenter.com Carl Perkins (Career
Vocational Education) (http//www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct
/pk/) Sacramento-Linking Education and Economic
Development (LEED) (www.leed.org) Groundhog Job
Shadow Day (www.jobshadow.org) Girls
Incorporated (www.girlsinc.org) Association for
Career and Technical Education (www.acteonline.org
) MegaMath (http//www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/ )
Women Venture (www.womenventure.org)
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
(http//www.distinguishedwomen.com/) SCOE
Regional Occupational Program (www.sacrop.org)
Building California Construction Careers
(http//www.buildingc3.com/)
Want Gender Equity info?
How about employment sites?
Or other helpful sites?
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 CTEach Home
California Resources Requirements of the
LAW Nontrad Information Awareness Quiz
Information for Parents Teacher Resources
Role Models Professional Associations Support
Organizations
A site for Career Technical /Educators providing
guidance and instruction to students following
nontraditional occupations.
About this site The CTEacher Resources site
replaces a library of information (books, videos,
brochures, etc.) that was compiled by educators
and consultants throughout Californias early
years of gender equity and equal opportunity
educational efforts.Today educators can find
information and resources at their fingertips and
to that end this site serves to direct
instructors, teachers, counselors, etc. to key
links and resources and to enable quick downloads
of documents prepared for immediate
classroom/professional development and support
use. The site will be added to as more pertinent
materials become available.Feedback is welcome.
Please contact nontrad_at_sdcoe.net
A smorgasbord of teacher and counselor
resources, web sites and downloads - check out
the quiz!
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Teacher Resources   Career Conference Planning
Guide (word) Career Conference Planning
Appendix (pdf) Special Populations Project (
Professional Development Activity
Series)Illinois Center for Specialized
Professional Support http//www.icsps.ilstu.edu/i
nfo/resources/nontraditional/ Tools for Teaming
(professional development materials related to
all special populations). Free downloads from
Hawaii State Department of Education, Career
Technical Education Center. For free CDs and hard
copies, telephone [phone].
http//www.hawaii.edu/cte/ National Alliance
for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) For a
comprehensive list of program resources Women
and Girls Today Brochure (pdf) Men and Boys
Today Brochure (pdf) WASC Accreditation for K-12
(pdf) Success for All Brochure (pdf) Brochure
Order Form (word)
California Resources Requirements of the
LAW Nontrad Information Awareness Quiz
Information for Parents Teacher Resources
Role Models Professional Associations Support
Organizations

• Lots of downloadables
• to use just in time!
• Or fax the completed
• order form and receive
• them in the mail FREE!

• Here is the Order Form

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Awareness Quiz
California Resources Requirements of the
LAW Nontrad Information Awareness Quiz
Information for Parents Teacher Resources
Role Models Professional Associations Support
Organizations

• What is the average number of years women work
  for pay outside the home? 
• What is the average number of years men work for
  pay outside the home? 
• Today what percentage of jobs require technical
  skills? 
• What percentage of women will have to support
  themselves and or their family at some time
  during their lives? 
• What percentage of airline pilots are women? 
• What percentage of nurses are men?  
• What percentage of apprentices in the
  construction trades are women? 
• Women make up what percentage of the total
  workforce ? 
• Women in California need to earn an average
  minimum wage range of how much to support
  themselves and two children? 
• Non-traditional occupations for women will earn
  what percentage  more over a lifetime of work
  than a traditional occupation for women ?

How much do you know?
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• What percentage of nurses are men?  
• What percentage of apprentices in the
  construction trades are women? 
• Women make up what percentage of the total
  workforce ? 
• Women in California need to earn an average
  minimum wage range of how much to support
  themselves and two children? 
• Non-traditional occupations for women will earn
  what percentage  more over a lifetime of work
  than a traditional occupation for women?
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• Answers
• 34 years
• 38 Years
• 90
• 90
• 3.4
• 7
• 4
• 48
• 13-24
• 150

Dont Peek! Surprising stats!
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Careers and wage stats
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Non-traditional Occupations for Men (2002) Non-traditional Occupations for Men (2002)
Occupation Employed Both Sexes Employed Male  Percent Male 
1 Family childcare providers 457 3 0.6
2 Secretaries 2,302 32 1.4
3 Dental Hygienists 133 3 1.9
4 Dental assistants 224 4 2.0
5 Teachers, pre kindergarten and kindergarten 647 15 2.3
6 Childcare workers, private household 229 5 2.4
7 Receptionists 1,068 31 2.9
8 Stenographers 146 7 4.8
9 Licensed practical nurses 382 19 5.1
10 Speech Therapists 117 7 5.7
11 Typists 571 35 6.1
12 Early childhood teacher's assistants 536 33 6.2
13 Cleaners and servants, private household 500 32 6.3
14 Registered Nurses 2,311 164 7.1
15 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks 1,592 116 7.3
16 Teacher's aide 813 68 8.4
17 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 175 15 8.8
18 Dietitians 74 7 9.8
19 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants 2,243 227 10.1
20 Hairdressers and cosmetologists 908 94 10.3
Lists 54 Occupations
What occupations are Non Trad for Men?
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Lists 113 Occupations

Occupation Employed Both Sexes Employed Female Percent Female
1 Small engine mechanics 54 0 0.00
2 Structural iron and steel workers 71 0 0.00
3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 350 2 0.60
4 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 339 3 0.90
5 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 218 2 0.90
6 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 111 1 0.90
7 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 595 6 1.00
8 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 200 2 1.00
9 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators 88 1 1.10
10 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 376 5 1.30
11 Roofers 233 3 1.30
12 Automobile service technicians and mechanics 884 12 1.40
13 Carpenters 1,595 26 1.60
14 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 113 2 1.80
15 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 205 4 1.90
16 Plasterers and stucco masons 53 1 1.90
17 Electricians 774 16 2.10
18 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 128 3 2.30
19 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 86 2 2.30
Nontrad Occupations Women (2002)
Which ones are Non Trad for Women?
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Use these stats when talking to students,
counselors, parents and business reps!
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Use these stats when talking to students,
counselors, parents and business reps!
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• Nontraditional Careers Leadership Project
• Cindy Allen, Coordinator
• San Diego County Office of Education
• callen_at_sdcoe.net