MSCA6-1- Students will understand the personal nature of work and how it relates to them as individuals and as integral parts of society.

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MSCA6-1- Students will understand the personal
nature of work and how it relates to them as
individuals and as integral parts of society.

• a) Identify reasons why individuals work
  (economic, social, and psychological).
• b) Compare and contrast jobs vs. careers.
• c) Determine viable career options (high-demand,
  high-skilled, and high-wage).

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Do you want a job or a career?

• What is the difference?

Written by Barbara Mackessy
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Job

• Working at a particular thing for the money.
• You receive a paycheck but may not enjoy what you
  are doing.
• What is a part time job?
• Who has part time jobs?
• What is a second job?
• Why would someone get a second job?

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Career

• Time spent in one type of job or area of interest
  earning money.
• Working at a job that you enjoy.
• What does it take to get a career rather than a
  job?
• Do you want a career or a job?

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What do people do with their pay checks?

• Deposit it into the bank
• Have it automatically deposited into the bank
• Pay bills
• Cash it
• Spend it

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What are the bills that people must pay with
their pay checks?

• House payment or rent
• Car or truck payment
• Electric bill
• Natural gas bill
• Water sewer bill
• TV Cable bill
• Internet
• Phone
• Cell phone
• Taxes

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Dental insurance
• Visual insurance
• House or renters insurance
• Car insurance
• Credit cards
• Trash pick up
• Bank fees

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Will we have enough money?

• Does everyone get a paycheck?

• Does everyone have enough for their basic needs?

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What does everyone need?

• The four basic needs for survival are food,
  water, clothing, and shelter.
• Will everyone have enough money to pay all of
  their bills?
• What will they do?

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As of Oct. 1, 2008, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the
federal Food Stamp Program.

• 1 in 10 Americans were participating in the food
  stamp program as of September 2008, said Dottie
  Rosenbaum, analyst with Center on Budget and
  Policy Priorities.

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Is the Economy changing?

• In Dec. 2008, the USDA said 36.2 million
  Americans or 11 percent of households struggle to
  get enough food to eat, and one-third of those
  people had to sometimes skip or cut back on
  meals.
• http//www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTR
  E4B28CB20081203
• May 2009, according to Feeding America, one in
  eight people arent getting enough food to eat in
  America.

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Finding a job/career

• Do you think it will be easy to find a job or
  career in the future?
• Will you need any special training?
• Will you need any special education?
• Is education important for finding your future
  job/career?

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Jobless Rates Rose In January 2009

• The Wall Street Journal (3/12, A4, Dougherty)
  reports, "Unemployment rates rose in nearly every
  state in January, illustrating that no region has
  been immune to the recession that has grown
  broader as it has deepened."
• According to the article, "jobs remain hardest to
  find in the areas that were first hit by the
  economic slowdown The highest unemployment rates
  were in manufacturing-heavy states in the
  Midwest, and in states that suffered the most
  from the housing bust, including California,
  Nevada and Florida."

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The job market deteriorating

• USA Today (3/12, Hagenbaugh) points out, "More
  than 1-in-10 workers were unemployed in four U.S.
  states in January," according to the Labor
  Department's report Wednesday "that pointed to a
  rapid deterioration in the job market."
• Several states unemployment rates are in the
  double digits for 2009.
• Over 6 million people have lost their
  jobs/careers since Dec. 2007.

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Education

• Tells people how to think
• Tells how to look at choices
• Tells people how to make decisions
• Tells people how to make correct choices
• Without knowing all that is available can you
  make the best choice for your future?

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A college education

• High school graduates today are not able to
  obtain the high paying jobs of the past.
• The U.S. has been transformed from a
  manufacturing based economy to an economy based
  on knowledge, and the importance of a college
  education today can be compared to that of a high
  school education forty years ago. An education
  is the students gateway to the future.
• College encourage students to think, ask
  questions and explore new ideas, which allows for
  additional growth and development of each
  individual.
• Your CTAE courses have new performance standards
  to increase rigor and relevance for you to see
  the importance of an education.

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In Conclusion

• What is the difference between a job and a
  career?
• Which do you want a job or a career?
• What are the four basic needs for survival?
• What type of education will you need for your
  future job/career?

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Do you want a Job or a Career?

• That is the question that only you can answer for
  your future.