Career Day
Career Scavenger Hunt
Try this activity before you come to Career Day.
Step 1: List the occupation that you want to research:
For this search you will be using the online version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Step 2: Go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Step 3: To find out about a specific occupation, click on the "OOH Search/A-Z Index" link located in the upper right corner of the page and then enter the occupation's name in the "Search OOH" box.
Step 4: Type in your occupation to search, i.e. computer programmer, network administrator, accounting clerk.
Using the information you have found, answer the following questions:
- What is the occupational outlook for the career? Is it a growing
field or are there going to be fewer jobs in the future?
- What and where are the opportunities for this career?
- What kind of educational preparation does this career require for
entry?
- What technical skills does this career require? Be specific.
- What kind of experience is required for entry into this career?
- What is the salary range for this career?
- List two related occupations to your career.
- List one address to find additional information about your career.
- What level math skills does this career require, i.e. algebra, calculus?
(HINT: you may have to find this answer in another place. Try asking
someone in the occupation)
Funds for this website are provided under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, Title II Tech Prep Education. Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program under Award No. 1003435. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
