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Career Planning
We have looked at the different career paths (directly entering the workforce, military,
apprenticeships, technical school, and college) and you have been told some career options that
you might like from Naviance.
Here, you will start to figure out a plan for how to attain three possible careers. Use the
Occupational Outlook Handbook provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to complete the
following chart. www.bls.gov/ooh
Nursing

Interpreters and
Translators (French)

Accounting

2012 Median Pay

$65,470 per year

$31.48 per hour

$45,430 per year

$21.84 per hour

$63,550 per year

$30.55 per hour

Entry-Level
Education
On-the-Job Training

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Bachelors Degree

None

Some short-term
training

None

Job Outlook 2010-20

(Percent &
Comparison Rate)
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19% (Faster than average)

46% (Much faster than

average)

13% (As fast as average)

Nurses provide patient

care, let people know
about various relevant
health conditions, and
provide emotional
support to patients
and their
families/friends.

Translators speak,
write, read, and
comprehend more
than one language
(usually including
English), convert
passages and ideas
from one language to
another, and be able
to translate spoken
language accurately
and quickly

Work Environment

Nurses work in
hospitals, health
offices, care facilities,
schools, or in the
military

Interpreters usually
work in schools,
hospitals, government
offices/buildings, and
conference centers.
Translators usually
work from home

Work Schedule

Nursing usually work

in rotating shifts,
covering nights and
weekends, because
patients need care
24/7. Nurses that work

Most interpreters and

translators work
regular business
hours, but have
flexible schedules.

Accountants make
sure that financial
records and
statements are
correct and up to
correct legal
standards, organize
and maintain financial
records and
statements, and
suggest ways to lower
costs improve profit
and revenues
Most accountants
work from offices but
some work from
home. Their work is
usually fast paced and
they work alone, but
sometimes they work
in groups with their
employees for bigger
projects.
Most accountants
work regular business
hours, but may work
longer during certain
parts of the year,
including tax season.

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in offices work regular
business hours.
To be a nurse you can
get a bachelors
degree, an associates
degree, or get a
certificate from a
nursing program. In
order to be registered
nurse, all students
must take the NCLEXRN exam

The nursing field is

expected to grow 19%
from 2012-2020
because there will be
more elderly people to
take care of, and there
will be more people
with access to
healthcare services
because of the rise in
health insurance.
There will also be a
greater need for home
health care because
some patients like to
be treated at home
and hospitals are
pressured to
discharge patients as
soon as possible
EMTs and paramedics,
dental hygienists, and
physician assistants

Interposers and
translators must be
fluent in more than
one language, and
have taken a lot of
English
writing/comprehension
, foreign language, and
computer classes.
Most
translation/interpreting
jobs require a
bachelors degree, but
its not a requirement
for all job positions
Employment in this
field is expected to
increase must faster
than other occupations
because of the US
becoming more
diverse and the
increase of global
trade and international
relations. ASL
translators are also in
demand because of
the use of video relay
services, which allow
people to make calls
using an ASL
interpreter. The
demand for commonly
spoken languages will
be most common.
Court reporters, high
school teachers,
medical
transcriptionists

Accounting positions
require a Bachelors
degree in accounting
or a relating business
field. To become a
certified accountant,
students must pass an
exam and have 150
credit hours in their
degree.

The growth of
accounting as a
career is expected to
grow as average, but
depends on the
success of the
economy. If the
economy grows, more
accountants will be
needed to manage
financial records.
Other factors that are
making accounting
increase are more
financial
scandals/fraud
(Forensic Accounting)
and the expansion of
global business.
Bookkeeping, budget
analysis, cost
estimators

Questions: Answer each question in a short paragraph.

1. Which career seems like the best fit for you after knowing this information?
Choosing nursing as a career seems like the best option for me because it has the
most pay and I can become a registered nurse without having to get a 4-year degree.

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The things that nurses do like spreading awareness and information about different
health problems and educating people about them is something that I feel like I would
really enjoy and I can imagine myself doing.

2. What college were you thinking about going to? Does it offer the major needed to
attain this career?
I was thinking about going to University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. That
university has a nursing major (BSN) which I can use to be a certified nurse.