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In partnership with ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION Developed with the generous support of ALABAMA POWER FOUNDATION Presented by GO BUILD ALABAMA A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR The investments we make in our students today will help workforce – which has a growing influence on the shape their futures for years to come. Our students are global marketplace. destined to become high-performing professionals in all This Alabama SUCCESS guide is a great resource to sectors of the workforce. assist in preparing for a bright and successful future. Alabama SUCCESS is an initiative designed to help students access valuable information about current careers, postsecondary learning, and financial literacy resources. Our goal is to give students the opportunities they need to prepare themselves for success. We want our students Governor of Alabama to be well-equipped for top careers in Alabama’s ROBERT BENTLEY A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Alabama SUCCESS is an invaluable resource designed specifically for students. By learning about actual career Alabama State fields and the education and experience required for Superintendent of Education specific jobs, you will be better able to figure out what DR. THOMAS R. BICE you want to do after high school and what you need to do to achieve your goals. A MESSAGE FOR PARENTS & EDUCATORS When it comes to planning for the future, don’t let your A career in the skilled trades is both accessible and student go it alone. advantageous, and with the right guidance and preparation, you can help your student get there. If you’re the parent, teacher, or counselor of a student interested in a career in the skilled trades, now is the We have lots of supplementary materials available to time to help guide them. help spark your student’s interest in the skilled trades. Just let us know how we can help. Most students believe that college is the only road to success after graduating high school. And while that is certainly a viable option, there are many other roads that can lead to a meaningful career. ALABAMA SUCCESS ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION ALABAMA SUCCESS Explore 16 different career Architecture and construction professionals create virtually every structure you see interest areas in the Career around you, from parks to houses to skyscrapers. Whether you dream of designing a Cluster Education for new building or wielding a blowtorch on a construction crew, opportunities are Students System. available throughout Alabama for highly skilled, hardworking people in this field. www.altechprep.org Does the architecture and construction career cluster fit you, your talents, and your dreams? Take this quick quiz to find out. 1 Do you like building things 2 Do you enjoy working with 3 Do you make good grades or drawing? tools? in math and science? WHY IT MATTERS WHY IT MATTERS WHY IT MATTERS In the architecture and construction Whether you work on the creative design Math and science are pivotal to architecture career cluster, you can either be a of buildings or the hands-on side, you will and construction because they serve as the designer or a builder. need to be skilled at using a multitude of basis for design principles. different tools. Do you like working with Do you have a strong 4 5 If you answered “yes” to most of others? attention to detail? these questions, architecture and construction could be right for you. WHY IT MATTERS WHY IT MATTERS Creative work gets judged by audiences, The key to working in architecture and critics, editors, and clients, so dealing construction is accuracy. No matter your job, with criticism is part of most jobs. employers will expect you to manage many details, both large and small. ALABAMA SUCCESS ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK THE ALABAMA EDUCATION PLAN LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK Map out an Alabama Education Plan based on your LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK interests, strengths, and career goals. LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK Your plan outlines the courses and electives you’ll take in high school, plus related clubs and career preparation. LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK Your counselor will work with you to determine the learning LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK experiences needed for you to complete your plan, such as using distance learning or earning college credit from your LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK local community college. An Articulation Agreement is a fancy two-year colleges for coursework general studies core course term for a simple education agreement mastered at the high school level. requirements before they transfer. that can streamline your road to a successful career. Articulation agreements can take you down your career pathway as well. Statewide articulation agreements link In many cases, students transferring all high schools and two-year colleges from two-year to four-year colleges and Get a CAREER AND TECH in Alabama. They provide credit at universities can complete four-year EDUCATION CERTIFICATE www.alcareertech.org/cte.html CAREER IDEAS Electrical Power Construction Interior PG. 1 of 4 Line Installer and Manager Designer Repairer SOC 11–9021 SOC 27–1025 SOC 49–9051 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Develop, organize, Plan, design, and furnish Install, maintain, and repair schedule, and implement interiors of residential, electrical wiring and fixtures construction projects. commercail, or industrial related to power lines. buildings. STARTING HRLY. WAGE STARTING HRLY. WAGE $24.50 STARTING HRLY. WAGE $15.80 $10.26 AVG. HRLY. WAGE AVG. HRLY. WAGE $35.76 AVG. HRLY. WAGE $25.67 $20.34 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $64.26 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $33.50 $22.71 EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVEL Bachelor’s Degree EDUCATION LEVEL On-the-Job Training Associate’s Degree Use the SOC codes for more info about each career in the o*NET database at www.online.onetcenter.org CAREER IDEAS Mechanical Landscape Electrical and Drafter Architect Electronics Repairer SOC 17–3013 SOC 17–1012 SOC 49–2095 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Create detailed drawings of Plan and design land areas Maintain, test, and inspect diagrams of machinery and for public and private electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, mechanical devices for commercial, industrial, and and in-service relays. architecture and residential sites. construction projects. STARTING HRLY. WAGE STARTING HRLY. WAGE $21.75 STARTING HRLY. WAGE $15.29 $14.33 AVG. HRLY. WAGE AVG. HRLY. WAGE $29.44 AVG. HRLY. WAGE $17.86 $23.06 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $34.44 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $46.77 $37.79 EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVEL Postsecondary Vocational EDUCATION LEVEL Bachelor’s Degree Training On-the-Job Training Use the SOC codes for more info about each career in the o*NET database at www.online.onetcenter.org CAREER IDEAS Civil Engineering Architect Sheet Metal Technician Worker SOC 17–1011 SOC 17–3022 SOC 47–2211 DESCRIPTION Plan and design structures, DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Assist civil engineers in such as private residences, Fabricate, assemble, install, planning and designing roads, office buildings, theaters, and repair sheet metal bridges, water and sewage and factories. systems, and a variety of other products and equipment. private and public building projects. STARTING HRLY. WAGE STARTING HRLY. WAGE $19.13 $10.06 STARTING HRLY. WAGE $12.30 AVG. HRLY. WAGE AVG. HRLY. WAGE $33.63 $15.84 AVG. HRLY. WAGE $17.90 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $59.77 $24.57 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $29.03 EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVEL Bachelor’s Degree On-the-Job Training EDUCATION LEVEL On-the-Job Training Use the SOC codes for more info about each career in the o*NET database at www.online.onetcenter.org CAREER IDEAS Pile Driver Civil Engineer Construction & Operator Building Inspector SOC 17–2051 SOC 47–2072 SOC 47–4011 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Plan structures such as Control pile-driving buildings, highways, and Inspect structures to machines that provide bridges, ensuring the best determine structural foundational support for and safest materials and soundness and compliance bridges and buildings. methods are used. with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. STARTING HRLY. WAGE STARTING HRLY. WAGE $18.43 $20.03 STARTING HRLY. WAGE $14.48 AVG. HRLY. WAGE AVG. HRLY. WAGE $21.46 $33.33 AVG. HRLY. WAGE $22.57 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $28.16 $54.51 EXPERIENCED HRLY. WAGE $34.76 EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVEL On-the-Job Training Bachelor’s Degree EDUCATION LEVEL On-the-Job Training Use the SOC codes for more info about each career in the o*NET database at www.online.onetcenter.org ALABAMA SUCCESS ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION GETTING READY HIGH SCHOOL 9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE ‣ Research your career options based on your ‣ Consider taking the PLAN (pre-ACT) interests, talents, and goals. if you plan to apply to a two-year college or university in the future. ‣ Choose a career cluster. ‣ Consider taking the PSAT (preliminary SAT/ ‣ Create an Alabama Education Plan. National Merit Scholarship Test). ‣ Course selection and grades really do count when ‣ Use the information in your portfolio to create a you are applying to colleges and training programs. résumé. ‣ Keep a folder or portfolio of your activities, awards, ‣ Apply for summer jobs, internships, or volunteer accomplishments, and work experience. activities related to your career cluster. ALABAMA SUCCESS ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION GETTING READY HIGH SCHOOL 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE ‣ Take the PSAT/NMSQT. ‣ In the fall, apply to postsecondary programs and retake any standardized college admissions tests if ‣ Research postsecondary education options related you would like to improve your score. to your career goals. ‣ Beginning in November, complete college financial ‣ Register to take either the ACT or the SAT I and SAT aid forms. II Subject Tests. ‣ In the spring, choose your postsecondary program ‣ Apply for summer jobs, internships, and volunteer on the basis of where you have been accepted, activities related to your career goals.