Course: Career Exploration Chapter 1: Research Criteria Unit 3: Career Research Lesson 1: Predict Career Information
CARU03C01P01D_PREDICTCAREERDESCRIPT ION

Instructions
In this project you will attempt to create a job description without the assistance of other sources. The purpose of the project is to create awareness that career description information is very in-depth and that it is difficult to consider all of the important aspects of a career without input from a variety of sources.

Once your instructor has assigned the career you are to describe, think critically as you complete the project. It will be helpful to visualize yourself actually performing the career that you describe in this project. Using only what you know or believe, download and complete the worksheet below.

Career title:

Career tasks: (list five tasks performed in this career)

Career skills: (list five skills employees must have to perform the tasks of this career)

High school preparatory courses: (list five high school courses that may prepare you for employment in this career)

Educational preparation: (describe any/all education - beyond high school graduation) required to acquire this career)

Career tools: (list five tools employees use while performing the tasks of this career)

Employment attire: (describe how employees would dress when employed in this career)

Employment hazards: (describe any potential workplace hazards in this career)

Personal aptitudes: (list five personal aptitudes that would prove to be beneficial when employed in this career)

Workplace environment: (describe the workplace environment typical for this career)

Estimated annual salary:

Employment travel: (describe any work-related travel that may be required for this career)

Job description: (using the information that you have predicted above, write a brief job description for this career)