Nurse
Career Two
Dancer
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
Nurse because there is more earnings and the goal of the job is better for the world than being a dancer.
Click on Earnings in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
How much do people in each career typically earn on a yearly basis? (If annual salary figures aren’t
available, how much do they earn per hour or per contract?)
Nurse-$60,450
$44,930
Dancer-
What other kinds of compensation or benefits can people in each career receive? (e.g. health and dental
benefits, contributions to retirement savings plans, performance bonuses, etc.)
Nurse has health benefits when working in a hospital.
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
I would choose nurse because they earn more.
Click on Education in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
What are the education and training requirements for people in each career? (e.g. high school diploma,
associate or bachelor’s degree, apprenticeship, on-the-job training, additional licensing or certification,
etc.)
Nurse-
the 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN) and the 2-year associate degree in nursing (ADN). Diploma programs take about 3 years to complete
Dancer-Private dance schools offer a variety of training programs. Many 2 and 4-year colleges also offer programs in dance.
Approximately how many years of training or education are required for people in each occupation?
Dancer- High school and 2 year training or college
Nurse- 2 year training 4 year college
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the amount of education and training you need,
which would you choose and why?
I would choose nurse because the amount of schooling would give me better depth and knowledge in my job.
Now that you have evaluated your interest in these two careers based on work tasks, working
conditions, potential earnings, and education and training requirements, answer the following
questions:
Did you change your mind about the career you chose at the beginning of the activity as different types
of information became available to you? What new information caused you to change your mind and
why?
No I didn't change my mind. I still like Nurse.
Which of the criteria that you used to compare your career choices is most important to you and which
is the least important? Rank them in order from 1 (the most important) to 4 (the least important) and
explain why you have ranked them that way:
Criteria:
Work Tasks:
1- What one does at their job is most important cause it can determine if your happy or not.
Working Conditions:
2- people have to be in a safe environment and have good conditions to work inn
Earnings:
3- amount of money is important to because people need to provide for their families
Education & Training:
4 amount of education is the least important because no matter what you do in life you will have to train for it.
What other factors may influence your career decision? (e.g. parents, favorite school subject, job
outlook, etc.) Do you consider any of them to be more important than the ones you ranked above?
Why?
My parents might influence my career decision because they do a lot to make sure I succeed in life and I want enough money to take care of them as well.
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