First Things First! Oscar Says to Go to the Follow Website

Name: ______Period:______My iOscar Exploration Assignment #1

First things first! Oscar says to go to the follow website:

www.ioscar.org

-click on the TEXAS link

-next click on the “I want to take the full flight” link

-click on the ASSESSMENT link

-click on “I want to do the work importance locator” link

-and finally click on “Work Importance Locator”

Follow the directions Oscar gives you and complete your Work Importance Locator Survey. Remember: Record your scores that you receive at the very end below.

My Work Importance Locator Scores

Achievement: ______Relationships: ______

Working Conditions: ______Support: ______

Recognition: ______Independence: ______Assignment #1 Continued….

O.K. now that you have figured out what your work importance values are – now it’s time to dive in and find some careers that fit your values!!

Return to this web page: http://www.ioscar.org/tx/wil/wilmenu.asp

- Click on Work Values Scores

- Insert your scores that you recorded on the previous page into the correct slots…. And click use scores…

- This screen shows you which one you scored highest in first. What I’d like you to do is pick 5 jobs from this category to take a closer look at.

- For each on, you need to record the following information (use the next set of pages to record your information).

o Title of Job o Job Description o Education Needed o Training Requirements o Rank your abilities from least to greatest o Rank your knowledge from least to greatest o List 5 tasks you will have to perform o Average Annual Job Opening # o Projected Employment for 2014 o Hourly Wage $$$ A Closer Look…. Job #1

1. Title of Job: ______

2. Job Description: ______

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3. Education Needed: ______

4. Training Requirements: ______

5. What abilities are needed? Rank them from least to greatest. (hint – click on the abilities tab to view) ______6. What knowledge is needed? Rank them from least to greatest. (click on the knowledge tab)

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7. List 5 Tasks you will have to perform at this job. (click on the tasks tab)

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

8. What is the average national job openings for this career? (click on the LMI link to find)

Average National Job Openings: ______

What does this number mean? ______

9. What is the projected employment for the year 2014? Projected Employment 2014: ______

10. What is the hourly wage for this career?

______A Closer Look…. Job #2

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4. Training Requirements: ______5. What abilities are needed? Rank them from least to greatest. (hint – click on the abilities tab to view)

______6. What knowledge is needed? Rank them from least to greatest. (click on the knowledge tab)

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1.______

2.______3.______

4.______

5.______

10. What is the hourly wage for this career? ______

A Closer Look…. Job #3

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5. What abilities are needed? Rank them from least to greatest. (hint – click on the abilities tab to view)

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1.______2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

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3. Education Needed: ______4. Training Requirements: ______

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1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

9. What is the projected employment for the year 2014? Projected Employment 2014: ______What does this number mean? ______

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7. List 5 Tasks you will have to perform at this job. (click on the tasks tab) 1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

What does this number mean? ______9. What is the projected employment for the year 2014? Projected Employment 2014: ______

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