Technology In Careers

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Technology In Careers

• Career Development

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Materials

• Career Education Folder
• What Will the Future Bring Warm Up
• Directions for using Bridges
• By The Numbers for Frederick County
• Best Jobs in America

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Objective

• Students will research career information by
  completing the Bridges Career Quiz.

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Average Annual Income by Educational Level

• Not a High School Graduate
• 17,299
• High school graduate
• 26, 933
• Some college, no degree
• 30,627
• Associate Degree
• 36,645
• Bachelors Degree
• 52, 671
• Masters Degree
• 66, 754
• Doctoral Degree
• 91,370
• Professional Degree
• 112, 902

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US News World Report 2009 30 Best Jobs In
America

• Audiologist
• Biomedical Equipment Technician
• Clergy
• Curriculum/Training Specialist
• Engineer
• Firefighter
• Fundraiser
• Genetic Counselor
• Ghostwriter
• Government Manager
• Hairstylist/ Cosmetologist
• Health Policy Specialist
• Higher Education Administrator
• Landscape Architect
• Librarian

• Locksmith/Security System Technician
• Management Consultant
• Mediator
• Registered Nurse
• Occupational Therapist
• Optometrist
• Pharmacist
• Physical Therapist
• Physician Assistant
• Politician/ Elected Official
• Urban Regional Planner
• School Psychologist
• Surgical Technologist
• Systems Analyst
• Usability Experience Specialist
• Veterinarian

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Frederick County Job Growth from 2002-2006

• Financial Services
• Branch Managers
• Leisure Hospitality
• Customer Service
• Biotechnology
• Research and Development
• Health Care
• Nurses, Medical Assistants, Insurance

• Retail
• E-Commerce Technicians
• Construction
• Electricians/Carpenters
• Project Managers
• Utilities Transportation

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Top Ten Private Sector Jobs in Frederick
County2002 2007

1. Fort Detrick Campus
2. MAMSI
3. FMH Healthcare System
4. First Nationwide Mortgage
5. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
6. FCC
7. Bechtel Corporation
8. State Farm Insurance
9. FM Bancorp
10. Alcoa-Eastalco Works

1. Fort Detrick Campus
2. FMH Healthcare System
3. Bechtel Corporation
4. SAIC (Science Applications International Corp)
5. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
6. United Health Care
7. CitiMortgage
8. FCC
9. State Farm Insurance
10. NVR Building Products

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Top 10 Employer Preferred Skills

• What skills are all employers looking for in
  potential employees?
• Communication
• Analytical
• Computer
• Adaptability
• Interpersonal

1. Leadership
2. Multicultural Awareness
3. Organization
4. Problem Solving
5. Teamwork

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Football or Basketball?

• 983,600 HS Football Athletes
• 6 out of 100 will play college football for a
  total of 56,000
• If you play college football, must go thru NCAA
  clearinghouse
• 1 out of 3900 will be drafted for a total of 250
• Only a few of the 250 will actually play NFL

• 549,500 boy and 456,900 girl HS Basketball
  Athletes
• 3 out of 10 athletes will play college basketball
  (Boys and Girls)
• 8 out of 100,000 will be drafted to the NBA/WNBA

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Our Next Step

• Counselor will walk through how to get into
  Bridges
• You will create your own Bridges profile and
  complete quiz.
• Print your outcomes and keep in your Career
  Folder.

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Summary

• How can this information be useful in making
  career decisions in the future?
• Completed Counseling Form

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• Frederick County Information from
• http//www.co.frederick.md.us/documents/Board20of
  20County20Commissioners/Transportation20Summit
  202007/0900-Final-Intro_HistoricalLook-County.pdf
• Income Information from
• http//util.wickedlocal.com/s/pdf/incomechart.pdf.
  pdf
• 2009 Best Jobs Information from
• http//www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-caree
  rs/2008/12/11/how-the-best-careers-2009-were-selec
  ted.html