OCCUPATION RESEARCH

PROJECT:Danielle London

NATURE•Indoors all day•Around dying babies•Uniform= scrubs•Lots of life support machines•Must stay sanitary around babies

EDUCATION•BSN (4 years)

•Supervised clinical experience

•Training- communication, leadership, critical thinking, and physical and social sciences

•Must finish school and become a licensed graduate

•Could get ADN and diploma (2-3 years) instead of BSN

OTHER QUALIFICATIONSCritical thinking skills

Compassion

Detail oriented

Emotional stability

Organization skills

JOB OUTLOOKBetween now and 2020, there will be a 26% increase in jobs.

This is faster than the average rate which is 14%

Currently there are 2,737,400 jobs in this area.

There will be about 711,900 more available jobs by 2020

The length of time that a patient will stay in a the hospital is a short amount of time because of better technology

POTENTIAL EARNINGS

As a registered nurse you will make about $64,690 for an average yearly salary

As a neonatal nurse will make about $80,233 in a yearly salary.

RELATED OCCUPATIONSpediatric nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Registered nurse

DAD’S OCCUPATION…

Truck Driver

NATUREBe away from home for long periods of time

Being alone the majority of work

Sitting in a truck

Long hours that cause strange sleeping patterns

Interstate driving usually done at night.

EDUCATIONHigh school diploma is usually required

GED is acceptable

Attend courses to learn the mechanics of driving a truck

2 years of related work experience

Must have a commercial drivers license (CDL)

OTHER QUALIFICATIONSHand eye coordination

Hearing ability

Physical health

Visual ability

Safe driving habits

JOB OUTLOOKExpected to grow 21% in the next 10 years

This is faster than most occupations

As the economy grows, the demand for the items that the trucks carry increase as well

GPS’s will make better routes for truckers causing them to lower the numbers of people being hired/needed.

They may switch to railroad do to gas prices but this is unlikely

POTENTIAL EARNINGS$37,770 is the average salary for a truck driver

The lowest earnings will be as low as about $24,730

The highest earnings will be as high as $57,480

RELATED OCCUPATIONSBus drivers

Delivery trucks

Railroad conductors

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