“I” Search Research Project 2014-15

Begin thinking of your future

Why Research Careers Now?

Hours Spent at Work

Hours Spent in School

18,360 Hours (17 Years)

80,000 Hours (40 Years)

Career Reality• Continuous, rapid

changes all around (e.g. technology)

• Keep learning to keep up!

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Educational Attainment 1910 to 2014

Percent of Population Age 25 and Older

www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2014/tables.html

Education Pays

http://www.maproomblog.com/2010/10/us_college_degrees_by_county.php

Living Wage in Petaluma and Santa Rosa 2014

Hourly Wages

One Adult

One Adult, One Child

Two Adults

Two Adults, One Child

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Living Wage $10.69 $22.69 $16.44 $20.78 $22.12

Poverty Wage $5.21 $7.00 $7.00 $8.80 $10.60

Minimum Wage $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00

Information from : http://www.livingwage.geog.psu.edu/index.php Living Wage Calculator

Living Wage - The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2080 hours per year). The poverty rate is converted to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison. Wages that are less than the living wage are shown in bold italics.

Typical Expenses in Petaluma

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

So many options …

Values Interests

Skills &

Abilities

CAREER

EXPLORATION

Skills and Abilities

What do you do well?

What are your natural talents?

Interests

What do you enjoy doing?

What do you spend a lot of time doing?

What do you WISH you could do?

Values

What is important to you? family status religion financial gain

competition recognition creativity helping others education friends

stability variety

Go to www.cacareerzone.org

Other College Search Sources

www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org

www.act.org/collegesearch

www.collegeprowler.comwww.cappex.com