my most interested jobs
by clayton mcdaniel
the two jobs i'm really into taking on as a career
farm equipment operators
Outlook: hourly wage 22.14 $
Yearly wage 46,050 $
Task and conditions:
1: determine what needs to be fixed on mobile equipment
2: run equipment to determine what’s wrong
3: take equipment apart in order to fix it
4: reassemble equipment
5: test equipment to make sure it’s running properly
Conditions:
1: Work in grease
2: dirty work areas
3: noisy and drafty
4: lot of standing bending stooping and being in awkward uncomfortable positions
Interest:
1: realistic occupations of frequent activity
2: hands on work
3: deal with plants animals and real world materials like wood, tools, and machinery
Skills:
1: determine causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
2: repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
3: performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Matched work values:
1: support
Education:
1: associates degree in diesel engines and hydraulics
2: 1-2 years in diesel engine training
fish and game
1. Career Title: fish and game warden
2. Outlook: Increase or Decrease (circle/highlight one)
Tasks & Conditions Tab:
3. List five tasks of that profession – start with the verb.
Patrol assigned area to make sure people follow fish and gaming laws.
Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife.
Investigate hunting accidents.
Serve warrants, make arrests, and present evidence in court.
Take fish, game, and equipment away from people if gotten or used illegally.
4. List five of the working conditions for that career.
Interests, Skills & Values Tab:
5.
Usually outdoors. They may patrol their area by car, helicopter, boat, or on foot. They also do some work in offices where they use the computer to write reports and store information. Most work a 40-hour week, which may include evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
6. List three skills that match this career.
7. What work values does this occupation meet?
Innovation
Workplace
Education Tab:
8. Two classes required:
14 to 12 weeks in policy academy
Clerical work classes for 1 to 2 years
9. Type of degree/degrees required:
Bachelors
10. Other qualifications – List two:
Become eligible for promotion after a probationary period of 6 months to 3 years
Also need at least two years of college to qualify as a fish and game warden
Salary Tab:
11. Which State: Alaska
Hourly Range: N/A
Yearly Range: N/A
National
Hourly Range: 23.11 $
Yearly Range: 48,070 $
Related Occupations:
12. List three other occupations that are similar to this one.
Park naturalist
Environmental compliance inspectors
Forensic science technicians