Answer the following for EACH of the three careers.

CAREER ONE
Name: Madi Symington

Career Name:Psychologist

1. Education required and or recommendations: 6 years post-secondary

2. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Simon Fraser University and Trinity

Western University

3. Cost of training in Canadian $(full program cost for all years): Aprox.
$91,360

4. Salary range: $41.81-$56.54 per hour

5. Job description: Psychologists work with patients of all sorts, they work with patients
who have short term personal issues as well as people with chronic conditions. They
use a variety of different methods to help their patients as well as they may offer support
groups or programs to the patient.
6. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 163871 people BC or Canada (circle one)
7.
8. Employment prospects:

9. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Economist
 Criminologist
 Neuropsychologist
10. Skills or characteristics required: Analytical skills, communication skills,
observational skills, Patience, people skills, problem solving skills, trustworthiness

11. Disadvantages of occupation:Dealing With Insurance and Billing Issues Can Be a

Hassle, Dealing With Clients on a Daily Basis Can Be Emotionally Draining,Your Work
 Schedule Can Be Erratic at Times.

12. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option:My values,
skills, an interests relate to this job because I enjoy helping other people with their
problems and helping to get them through a hard time
13. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? A masters and
bachelors in psychology or a related field, a doctor’s degree in psychology may be
required and some provinces have other requirements such as oral exams.

14. Working conditions: Stress. Patient aggression, often working in offices and hospitals
but they can also work in prisons and other correction facilities.

15. Typical hours of work: Usually they work 35-40 hours a week on a typical
9-5 sort of shift however they may also be required to attend extra shifts or late at night
shifts for emergencies.

16. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation:What influenced me forthis
job is how its helping other people and getting them help which I find extremely valuable
in our society.

17. What are the future trends of this occupation:The future trends or this occupation seems
to have a slow steadying growth rate, each year there is approximately 1000 spots
(+1.6-1.8%)

18. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) and Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) list 2 points of information you felt were important
and were not covered.

1. Should be able to work individually or as a team

2. Should have advanced language and analytical skills

CAREER TWO
Name:

Career Name: Makeup Artist

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 19. Education required and or recommendations: Completion of secondary
school and completion of a university style program may be required

20. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Blanche Macdonald or JCI

21. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): Tuition is $16,600
and the kit fees are $4,153.24

22. Salary range: $20-50K a year

23. Job description: As a makeup artist you may be putting makeup on clients
or working on a movie set. You will be using makeup to alter or enhance the beauty of
your client leaving both you and them with satisfaction and accomplishment.

24. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 94396 BC or Canada (circle one)

25. Employment prospects: Theres a 1.9% growth rate expected up to 2023 in this
career but in the coast there is a 2.3% growth rate.

26. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Esthetician
 Nail Technician
 Massage Therapist

27. Skills or characteristics required: creativity, customer- service skills, listening skills,
physical stamina, tidiness, time management

28. Disadvantages of occupation: Long hours, no set schedule an the competition

between makeup artists is really high.

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 29. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: One of
my skills is doing makeup and I find the talent very interesting. It relates to my values
because I believe it enhances beauty, it does not make a person beautiful.

30. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? You need a high
school diploma or to be 19 years of age with ID to get accepted into the school

31. Working conditions: Workers may be exposed to strong scents an equipment that may
cause injury.

32. Typical hours of work: Approximately 40 hours for the typical median worker

33. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I’ve
always been in love with doing makeup and how powerful it can be and how it’s
impacted my confidence.
34. What are the future trends of this occupation:

35. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) or Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) and list 2 points of information you felt were
important and were not covered.

1. 34% of workers are mostly part time

2. There’s a large variety of different types of programs you can take.

TRADES CAREER
Name:

Career Name: cook

36. Education required and or recommendations: college/apprenticeship

37. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Vancouver Island University

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 38. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $15,913.87

39. Salary range: $21-42K a year

40. Job description: Cooks work under chefs typically in a certain area of food
on the menu and they often have their own assistant cooks or line chefs

41. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to
BC or Canada) 256212 BC or Canada (circle one)

42. Employment prospects: The job has a steady growth increasing each year

43. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 chef
 baker


44. Skills or characteristics required: dexterity, physical stamina, customer

service skills, comprehension, taste/smell sense and teamwork

45. Disadvantages of occupation: You will be working long hours and under
high pressure situations and sometimes you may find other team members relying on
you which is a high amount of stress

46. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option:

47. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? You just need
a completion of secondary school usually.
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 48. Working conditions: working in high pressure restaurants and standing
for long periods of time , most cooks work indoors however some may work in food
stands and trucks outdoors.

49. Typical hours of work: Around 50 hours a week

50. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I like to cook
and find it relaxing and an interesting way to explore different creations. Therefore I
would be interested in pursuing this career.

51. What are the future trends of this occupation: The future trends of this career show
a steadying growth rate as the occupation is in a steady demand for workers.

52. Go to ITA http://www.itabc.ca/ or the Discover Skills BC

Websitehttp://discoverskillsbc.ca/and list 2 points of information you felt were important
and were not covered.

1. Manage safety

2. Get better on the job with training

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