Career Investigation
Using the following website answer the following questions:
http://kids.usa.gov/teens-home/jobs/a-z-list/index.shtml
1. Choose 5 careers from the list provided on the website that interest you. Try to find jobs that are in different fields, and also jobs that have different salaries. Submit the following information for each of the 5 jobs:
a. Job Name
b. Job Description
c. Average Salary
d. Level of Education required for the job
2. After gathering the information on the jobs please answer the following questions:
a. What job had the highest salary?
b. Which job has the second highest salary?
c. Which job has the lowest salary?
d. Which job requires the most education to get the job?
e. Which job requires the second most education to get the job?
f. Which job requires the least amount of education to get the job?
3. What relationships are there between salary and education that you can see from the jobs you have looked into? What are they? Explain.
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