Learning Outcomes: Student will identify four jobs that interest them & determine the occupational outlook for the future based on demand, training needed, median wages, high growth occupations, and sample tasks &/or duties.

Would you rather find a job in an occupation area that is growing or that is shrinking?

Brainstorm what they think those occupations might be and write your answer in the space provided.

 

HIGH GROWTH OCCUPTIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Career One Stop (www.careeronestop.org ), the following occupations are expected to be among the fastest growing in Washington State. Some of the jobs listed below are “green jobs” that will use or explore alternative technologies to improve the environment, or that are existing jobs that will be reconfigured to use new, greener technologies.
Occupations requiring postsecondary training or an Associate’s degree Automotive engineering technicians Biofuels processing technicians Computer support specialists Court reporters Dental hygienists Emergency medical technicians Gaming dealers Nuclear technicians Occupational health and safety technicians Occupational therapist assistants Paralegals and legal assistants Radiation therapists Registered nurses Respiratory therapists Veterinary technologists and technicians	Occupations requiring a Bachelor’s degree or more Aerospace engineers Atmospheric and space scientists Audiologists Automotive engineers Biochemists and biophysicists Biofuels product development managers Biomedical engineers Civil engineers Computer and information scientists, research Computer systems analysts Employment and placement specialists Market research analysts Orthodontists Physician Assistants Veterinarians

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