Learning Activity: Career Evaluation Worksheet
Students will use a decisionmaking chart to research career options. They will use the online US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compare future job/career choices, considering both income and non-income factors. The accompanying handout includes a comparison chart and reflection questions.
Materials:
- Handout: Occupation Descriptions (with enough slips cut out for there to be one description per student)
Occupations from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov)
Standard/Benchmarks:
Standard I. Earning Income
Benchmarks: Grade 12
- People choose jobs or careers for which they are qualified based on the income they expect to earn and the benefits, such as health insurance coverage or a retirement plan, they expect to receive.
- People choose jobs or careers for which they are qualified based on non-income factors, such as job satisfaction, independence, risk, family, or location.
- People vary in their willingness to obtain more education or training because these decisions involve incurring immediate costs to obtain possible future benefits. Discounting the future benefits of education and training may lead some people to pass up potentially high rates of return that more education and training may offer. People can make more informed education, job, or career decisions by evaluating the benefits and costs of different choices.
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Education Level:
9-12
Subjects:
Career and Technical Education
,
Economics
,
Personal Finance
Concepts:
Decision-Making
,
Employment
Resource Types:
Activity
Languages:
English