By Maha Elatta

MY 3 OCCUPATIONS

Job
description

Sociology teachers,
postsecondary

Work Value Profile: People who work

in this occupation generally prize
Achievement, but also value
Independence and Recognition in their
jobs.
Interest Profile: Social: Investigative,
Artistic
5 things needed to know: Sociology
and Anthropology, English language,
Education and training, Psychology,
Computers and Electronics

Wages:
45,400143,54o

5 things needed
to know:
Speaking,
Reading
comprehension,
Active listening,
Instructing,
Writing, and
Learning
strategies

Preparati
on/degree
:
require a
master's
degree,
and some
require a
Ph.D.,
M.D., or
J.D. (law
degree).
Outlook:
2.00%
annual
growth
Colleges:
Stanford,
chapman,
and
university
of south
Carolina

Job Description
Provide social services and
assistance to improve the
social and psychological
functioning of children and
their families and to maximize
the family well-being and the
academic functioning of
children. May assist parents,
arrange adoptions, and find
foster homes for abandoned or
abused children. In schools,
they address such problems as
teenage pregnancy,
misbehavior, and truancy. May
also advise teachers.

Child, Family, and School

Social worker
Work Value Profiler: People who work in this occupation generally prize
Relationships, but also valueAchievementand Independencein their
jobs.
Interest Profiler: This means people who work in this occupation
generally haveSocial interests, but also
preferEnterprisingenvironments.
5 things need to know: Therapy and Counseling, Psychology, English Language,
Sociology
and
Anthropology,
Customer
5 other
things
need to
know; and Personal Service
Preparation/degree: Most of
Active listening, speaking,
reading
55
comprehension, social
perceptiveness, and Critical thinking

Wages:
$29,420and
$83,000

these occupations require a fouryear bachelor's degree, but some

do not.
P
Outlook: 1.29% annual growth
Colleges: Loma Linda university,
San Diego state university,
California State university Long
beach

Registered Nurse
Job description
Preparation/ degree: training in vocational
schools, related on-the-job experience, or an
associate's degree
Outlook: 1.69%
Colleges/ universities: Loma Linda , California
State university of long beach

Work Value Profile: People who work in

this occupation generally prize
Relationships, but also
valueSupportand AchievementIn their
jobs.
Interest Profiler: SIC
5 things needed to know: Social
Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Service
Orientation, Speaking, Reading
Comprehension
5 other things needed to know:
Medicine and Dentistry, Customer and
Personal Service. Psychology, English
Language, Therapy and Counseling

Wages
$63,640and$143,070: