Career Information
Susan Byers, CTE Counselor
September 22, 2007
Career Challenges...
- Workers in the 21st century will average 8 different career changes
- Job longevity will average 5 to 6 years
- Academics required for success in the workplace are greater than academics required for success in college
- Students need strong,
integrated academics to be prepared for their future
Workplace Facts for Our Students (2000 - 2050)
- 6 out of 10 jobs will require technical skills
- 9 out of 10 jobs will require education beyond high school
- 70% of the skilled workforce is retiring in the next 10 years
- Half of all jobs that students will pursue have not even been created yet
Target Occupations
& Emerging and Evolving Occupations
(North Texas and DFW)
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Carpenters
- Child Care Workers
- Computer Support Specialists
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operator
- Correctional Officers/Jailers
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Electricians
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Home Health Aides
- Licensed Practical/Vocational nurses
- Machinists
- Medical Assistants
- Nursing Aides/Orderlies/Attendants
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Radiologic Technologists/Technicians
- Registered Nurses
- Respiratory Therapists
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
- Teacher Assistants/Teacher Aides
- Truck Drivers, Heavy/Tractor-Trailer
- Welders/Cutters/Solderers/Brazers
