Career Pathways

9th GradeCareer Clusters #4

Pre-Test

1. What is a key component of a career pathway?

2. What is an important piece of information to consider when investigating career pathways?

3. What career cluster has many occupations that have bright employment outlooks?

Objectives

• Explore Career Pathways • Investigate Colleges of Interest • Add Careers or Colleges of Interest to– Postsecondary Plan

Review Last Lesson

• Main section in the iseek Career Cluster page– Careers, industries, fields of study

• The licensing and credentials section contains– Type of education and/or accreditation needed

• One of the iseek career quick fact– Average hourly wage

Explore Career Pathways

• Find fields of study for careers• Find best postsecondary paths• Take into consideration – For example: Aerospace Engineer• Job outlook: Fairly good in U.S., not so good in MN• Wages: Average MN salary is $93,000 a year • Wages: Average US salary is $100,000 a year

iseek: Career Clusters

STEM Career Cluster

STEM Fields of Study

Aerospace Engineer

U of Minnesota: Aerospace Engineer

Aerospace Engineering (B A E M)

Aerospace Engineering Page

Aerospace Quick Facts

Update Postsecondary Plan

Pair and Share

1. What is a career of interest?2. How will you enhance your career pathway?– What will you do in high school for your pathway?– What are the best postsecondary options for this career?– What will you take into consideration? • Job outlook• Wage• Match with your interests and skills• Other

Class Discussion

1. What is a career of interest?2. How will you enhance your career pathway?– What will you do in high school for your pathway?– What are the best postsecondary options for this career?– What will you take into consideration? • Job outlook• Wage• Match with your interests and skills• Other

Assignment Tonight

1. Investigate pathways of interest2. Learn more about fields of study 3. Visit college websites– Find best postsecondary options

4. Add careers and/or colleges of interest to – Your Postsecondary Plan

Post-Test

1. What is a key component of a career pathway?

2. What is an important piece of information to consider when investigating career pathways?

3. What career cluster has many occupations that have bright employment outlooks?

Review

• Key component of a career pathway– Choosing a good field of study

• Important piece of information to consider when investigating career pathways– Know the job outlook for careers of interest

• Career cluster that has many occupations which have bright employment outlooks– STEM Career Cluster (Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics)