Career Planning
It's your move!
Career Planning
It's your move!
Use the links in the menu above to view career-planning steps, plans of study, the 16 Career Clusters, career knowledge and skills, occupational information, and more career information.
Why
Plan?
Statistics
about education and careers in the U.S. show why it is important to have
a plan for life after high school: eight of the 10 fastest-growing occupations
between 2000 and 2010 will require some form of education beyond high school.
Employment Outlook: Occupational Employment
Projections to 2010, Hecker, Daniel. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review, 2001.
Forty-eight of the 50 best-paying
jobs will require an associate or bachelor's degree.
Tomorrow's Jobs , U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2002.
Planning a Vacation?
In many ways, making career plans is similar to
planning a vacation. Your first step will be to choose a destination. Where
do you want to go on your trip? Skiing in the Rockies? Even if you know
that a ski trip would be your perfect vacation, how do you decide on the
best ski resort? Unless you do some homework, your vacation may end up being
less than you had hoped for.
Unlike a vacation, however, if you don't do your homework when planning
your career, the result may be a little more devastating than just a wasted
week and less money in your wallet. You might end up spending thousands
of dollars on education, only to find you don't like the career you chose.
That's an expensive career exploration!
Change
Your Mind?
Changing career goals is okay, as you learn more
about the world of work. It is better to know now that your interests have
changed than to be in a career that you do not enjoy.