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What Do You Want To Do When You GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL?
Your Future Can Be In Southwest Louisiana
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What Do You Want To Be?
Southwest Louisiana Businesses Include the
Industry Sector:
Manufacturers: PPG, Louisiana Pigment, Sasol, OthersRefineries: Conoco, Citgo, OthersConstruction: Turner, Shaw, R&R, Ron Williams, Triad
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Southwest Louisiana Businesses Include the
Service Sector:
Professionals: Doctors, Attorneys, Accountants, Counselors
Healthcare: Hospitals, Clinics, Private Practices, Specialties
Retail: Storefront, Direct Outside Sales, Web-based Sales
Financial: Banking, Investment, Advisors
Other: Information Technology, Electronics, Instructional, Maintenance
What Do You Want To Be?
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Southwest LouisianaBusiness and Industry
Offers Great Opportunities for Your Future
• Education Funding Assistance• Immediate Opportunities• Great Pay• Generous Benefits
(Insurance, Retirement, Vacation)• A Secure Job Future
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In the Next Few WeeksYou Will Need to Decide:
What Career Path Are You
Interested In?As You Begin to Plan for Your
High School Classes
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:
A CAREER and a JOB
A CAREER is Your Chosen Pursuit: • Your Profession or Occupation
• The Progression of Your Working Life or • Your Professional Achievements Over Time
A JOB is:A Regular Activity You Perform in
Exchange for Payment
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BOTTOM LINE:
Your Job is What You are Doing Today
Your Career is What You Will Do With the Rest of Your Life
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Beyond High School
What Kind of School Do You Need To Consider?
Learning the Necessary Skills
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• What Kind of Work
Would You Enjoy?
Step 1
• What Skills Will You Need?
Step 2
• What School Do You Need To Attend?
Step 3
DETERMINING YOUR CAREER PATH
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What Kind of Work Would You Enjoy?
Step 1
Think About How You Prefer Doing Things
• By Working with Your Hands?• By Thinking through Processes?
• By a Combination of Both?
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What Kind of Skills Will You Need?
Step 2
What Will You Need to Know to:• Work with Your Hands
• Think through the Processes• Perform a Combination of Working and Thinking
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THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS:Will Help You Determine What Kind of School
You Need to Attend
Step 3
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A Global Economy
THIS MEANS ‘WORLDWIDE’Your Workplace will Involve a Global Economy:
With Global Competition
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A Global Economy
Your Job Competition will be a Mouse-Click Away
You Will Be Competing for Jobs With People From:India, China, and Other Countries via Technology
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YOU WILL NEED TO BE:
• Educated about the Job Information• Trained in the Skills Required for Doing the Job and
• Inspired to be a Life-Long Learner
So You can Keep Up with Changes
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How can You Gain Knowledge and Skills for Your Future Job?
What will Separate You from YOUR Competition?
How can You Prepare NOW to Compete in Your FUTURE?
How will You Take Responsibility for Your Learning and for ‘Learning How To Learn’?
DO YOU HAVE EDUCATIONAL GOALS
YOU LIVE IN AND WILL WORK IN THE INFORMATION AGE
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Consider What Career Might Interest You
To Determine What Skills You Will Need:
THINK ABOUT SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE: What Kind of Job Does He/ She Have?What Type of Work Does He/ She Do?
Step 1
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CAREERS REQUIRING:
College: 4-8 Years of Education
Business ProfessionalSome Professionals Must be Licensed
Step 1
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CAREER CHOICES:
College: 4-8 Years of EducationBusiness Professionals
Step 1
• Doctors• Nurse Anesthetist• Accountant• Attorney• Teacher
• Registered Nurse
• Dental Hygienist• Chemist• Physical
Therapist• Engineer
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CAREERS REQUIRING:
Technical School: 16 Weeks to 2 Years of Education
Technical Professional/ Craftsman
Step 1
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• Welder• Plumber• Electrician• Machinist• Pipefitter• Iron Worker• Police• Truck Driver• Marine Tech• Banker/ Teller• Firefighter• Cosmetology
CAREER CHOICES:
Technical School: 16 Weeks to 2 Years of EducationTechnical Professionals
Step 1
• Boilermaker• Automotive Tech• Heavy EquiptOperator• Certified Nursing Asst• Aerospace Tech• Pharmacy Tech• Process Tech• Millwright• Instrument Tech• Air Conditioning Tech• Emergency Med Tech• Auto Collision Tech
• Admin Assistant• Medical Records
Tech• Dental Hygiene Asst• Physical Therapist• Engineer• Forestry Tech• Electrical Utility
Linesman• Healthcare Admin• Draftsman• Carpenter
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CRAFTS AND TECHNICAL CAREERS
Thousands of Available Industrial Jobs along the Gulf Coast Region
This Job Market is Continuing to Grow
A Great Choice for Spending Less Time in the Classroom as Compared to the
4-Year College Graduate
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COMPENSATION
Hourly = $35Weekly = $1,404Monthly = $6,084Yearly = $73,008
Average Salary of a Fully Trained Craft or Technical Career Worker:
(Based on Current Pay Scales)
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JOB AVAILABILITY
There are well over 4,000 Craft Jobs in the Lake Charles Area 15,000 in the Golden Triangle Area
Over 50,000 along the Gulf Coast RegionLocal and Area Forecasts Predict
Continued Growth in Job Demand
In the Next Few Years, the Construction Industry will need 1 Million New Workers
Construction will Lead to Permanent Jobs in the Industry as Businesses Expand
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To Access the Supplemental Resources:
Click: http://www.cpsb.org/(Parents/Students Tab; Career and Technical Information Link;
2012 Career Discovery Day Pre-Event Lesson Plan Link)
Instructional Designer: Devaney Bourque, MS