My Top 3 Career Choices
Sascha Liberatore
My Top Three Carrier Choices
Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio
· - Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
· - Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
· - Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
· -Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.
· -Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
· - Actors, producers, and directors work under constant pressure. Many face stress from the continual need to find their next job. To succeed, actors, producers, and directors need patience and commitment to their craft.
· -Producers and directors organize rehearsals and meet with writers, designers, financial backers, and production technicians. They experience stress not only from these activities, but also from the need to adhere to budgets, union work rules, and production schedules.
· - Actors and directors working on movies or television programs—especially those who shoot on location—may work in the early morning or late evening hours to film night scenes or tape scenes inside public facilities outside of normal business hours.
· -Producers and directors ensure the safety of actors by conducting extra rehearsals on the set so that the actors can learn the layout of set pieces and props, by allowing time for warm-ups and stretching exercises to guard against physical and vocal injuries, and by providing an adequate number of breaks to prevent heat exhaustion and dehydration.
· -The uncertain nature of the work results in unpredictable earnings and intense competition for even the lowest-paid jobs. Often, actors, producers, and directors must hold other jobs in order to sustain a living.
· -Most people studying for a bachelor’s degree take courses in radio and television broadcasting, communications, film, theater, drama, or dramatic literature
· -Many continue their academic training and receive a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Advanced curricula may include courses in stage speech and movement, directing, playwriting, and design, as well as intensive acting workshops.
· - Arkansas
Hourly Range: Median- $21.42
Yearly Range: Median- $44,550
- National
Hourly Range: Median- $34.31
Yearly Range: Median- $71,350
Child, Family and School Social Worker
· -Provide social services to children and their families.
· -Talk with children individually and with their families to determine problems and needs.
· -Counsel individuals whose behavior, school progress, or mental health may be poor.
· -Counsel parents with child rearing problems.
· - Maintain case history reports and records.
· - Full-time social workers usually work a standard 40-hour week; however, some occasionally work evenings and weekends to meet with clients, attend community meetings, and handle emergencies.
· -Social workers usually spend most of their time in an office or residential facility, but also may travel locally to visit clients, meet with service providers, or attend meetings.
· -The work, while satisfying, can be emotionally draining. Understaffing and large caseloads add to the pressure in some agencies.
· -To tend to patient care or client needs, many hospitals and long-term care facilities are employing social workers on teams with a broad mix of occupations, including clinical specialists, registered nurses, and health aides.
· -Some, particularly in voluntary nonprofit agencies, work part time.
· -A bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) degree is the most common minimum requirement to qualify for a job as a social worker; however, majors in psychology, sociology, and related fields may qualify for some entry-level jobs, especially in small community agencies.
· -A master’s degree in social work (MSW) is typically required for positions in health settings and is required for clinical work as well. Some jobs in public and private agencies also may require an advanced degree, such as a master’s degree in social services policy or administration. Supervisory, administrative, and staff training positions usually require an advanced degree. College and university teaching positions and most research appointments normally require a doctorate in social work (DSW or Ph.D.).
· -Arkansas
Hourly Range: Median- $27.73 90%-$41.55
Yearly Range: Median- $57,670 90%-$86,430
-National
Hourly Range: Median- $32.53 90%-$52.57
Yearly Range: Median- $67,650 90%-$109,340
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
· - Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
· - Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
· - Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
· -Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
· - Perform administrative duties such as serving as department head.
· - Postsecondary teachers who work full time usually have flexible schedules. They must be present for classes, usually 12 to 16 hours per week, and for faculty and committee meetings.
· -Establish regular office hours for student consultations, usually 3 to 6 hours per week.
· - Teachers are free to decide when and where they will work, and how much time to devote to course preparation, grading, study, research, graduate student supervision, and other activities.
· -Most colleges and universities require teachers to work 9 months of the year, which allows them the time to teach additional courses, do research, travel, or pursue nonacademic interests during the summer and school holidays.
· -University faculty may experience a conflict between their responsibilities to teach students and the pressure to do research and publish their findings. This may be a particular problem for young faculty seeking advancement in 4-year research universities.
· - Bachelors or higher degree, plus at least 3 years of work experience in their field. In some fields, a license or certificate that demonstrates ones qualifications may be all that is required.
· -At 4-year institutions, such advancement requires a doctoral degree. At 2-year colleges, a doctorate is helpful but not usually required, except for advancement to some top administrative positions.
-Educational requirements for teachers are generally the highest at 4-year research universities while experience and expertise in a related occupation is the principal qualification at career and technical institutes
· -Arkansas
Hourly Range:
Yearly Range: Median- $42,040 90%- $63,380
· - National
Hourly Range:
Yearly Range: Median- $58,040 90%- $98,510