Career Planning

1. Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors2. Interpreter and Translator 3. Athletic trainer

Alyssa DeMonte

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

Help individual overcome social and behavioral problems that affect their social and vocational situations

Provide crisis intervention Conference with parents,

teachers and other professionals to go over a child’s progress, resolve problems

Maintain students records Prepare students for

upcoming difficulties and encourage individuals to explore learning opportunities

Provide social services like prevention programs

Follow up meetings to make sure needs have been met

Tasks

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

Psychology Therapy and

counseling English Education and

Training

Customer and Personal Service

Sociology and Anthropology,

Clerical and Computer and Electronics.

Knowledge

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

Interests (Relate to Holland Code) S-Social people like to

work, help, teach and communicate with others.

Related Occupations Child, school or family

social workers; health educators; Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

Job Outlook Increase in job opportunities Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors have the

biggest growth potential because this is a growing problem in the US

Educational counselors are required by the state to be present in elementary schools

Number of openings is expected to outnumber the number of graduates

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

Earnings Median wage-$51,050 Depending on what

specialty of counseling you go into, salary increases

Elementary and secondary school counselors earn the most with a salary of $57.800

Education and Training A masters degree

required to be licensed Counseling programs in

college are found in education and psychology departments

From there you can get more specialized.

A period of supervised clinical experience in counseling is required

Interpreter and Translator Work with people to

resolve a conflict related to words, practices and behaviors

Translate messages into a certain language while still keeping the style and meaning of the original language

Read translations to make sure they have been correctly and completely translated

Rewrite material from one language to another

Be present during a speakers presentation to translate

Tasks

Interpreter and Translator

Must know the spelling, meaning, punctuation and pronunciation of each language

Being able to work with people and provide customer and personal service

Speaking skills Read and write

English and a foreign non-English language

Knowledge

Interpreter and Translator Interests

(Relate to Holland Code)AS

A-people who are artistic would rather work in a setting without definite rules and a set schedule.

S-social people like working with, communicating and teaching other people. They also like to help others.

Related Occupations Court reporters,

elementary school teachers except special education, music directors, immigration and customs inspectors, tour guides and escorts, and travel guides.

Interpreter and TranslatorJob Outlook

Depends on what language you specialize in, but this career has employment growth

Higher demand for these types of jobs because of the increase in immigration and the increase in worldwide connections

The quality of a human is preferred to technology

Interpreter and Translator

Earnings Median wage-$38.850 Specialized under the

Federal Government earned $79.865 annually

For those who aren’t wage earners, salary is dependent on how much and how often they work

Certification and Advancement

There isn’t a certificate a person can get in the US to say they are a professional

Taking a proficiency test helps to demonstrate knowledge

This is help to get better paying jobs

After a certain amount of experience, jobs allow the opportunity to move up to more difficult assignments

Athletic Trainer Assess an athletes injury

to determine care and decide if they should be referred to physicians for further diagnosis

Evaluate when an athlete is ready to play, provide clearances

Apply protective injury devices (tape, brace, bandages)

Assess the progress of an athletes injury along with a physician to determine a rehabilitation program

Care for the injury Travel with the team to

be available during the game

Tasks

Athletic Trainer Medicine and

dentistry Therapy and

counseling Customer and

personal service Psychology Biology

Clerical Education and

training Administrative and

management English language

Knowledge

Athletic TrainerInterests

(Relate to Holland Code)SRI

S-Like to work, train, teach and communicate with others

R- Practical, hands-on problems and solutions. Include working outside and minimal paperwork

I- Work with ideas and involve critical thinking. Require searching for facts and solving problems mentally

Related Occupations Physical therapist,

recreational therapist, respiratory therapists, licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, veterinary assistant and laboratory animal

caretakers.

Athletic TrainerJob Outlook

37 percent increase in number of jobs available High demand of healthcare workers and the

need for prevention health care means this job will be continually available

Employers are also very willing to hire athletic trainers to prevent the healthcare costs of their players.

Athletic TrainerEarnings

Most athletic trainers work full time and receive around $39.640

Depend on experience and job responsibilities

Employers usually pay for the continued education required for trainers to be certified

Work Environment Depending on

whether you work with a sports team or in a hospital allows for a different schedule

A hospital will give you set hours while a sports team have longer and more intensive schedules

The Best Career For Me Is…Athletic Trainer

After all my research I still think this is an interesting field to be in

Science has always been my best subject

I enjoy working with and helping others