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Saturday, February 18, 2012

O*NET - Powerful Career Exploration Tool



The O*NET is one of the world's premier career exploration and occupational research tools.


The O*NET On-Line and Content Model had six descriptors or domains –
  • Worker Characteristics
  • Worker Requirements
  • Experience Requirements
  • Occupation Requirements
  • Occupation Specific
  • Occupation Characteristics

Worker Characteristics are the acquired knowledge, skills, effective work performance.
  • Abilities — Qualities that influence performance
  • Occupational Interests — Preferences for work environments
  • Work Values —Specific needs that are important to a person's satisfaction
  • Work Styles — Personal characteristics that can affect how well someone performs a job.

Worker Requirements are characteristics descriptors relating to work-related qualities that are acquired and/or developed through experience and education.
  • Basic Skills — Developed abilities that facilitate learning or the gaining of knowledge
  • Cross-Functional Skills — Developed skills that increase performance of activities that occur across jobs
  • Knowledge — System of principles and facts
  • Education — Prior educational experience required to perform in a job

Experience Requirements — requirements that are required to perform to work activities and explicitly linked to certain types of work activities.Experience and Training — When someone is hired to perform a job, there are the following requirements –
  • Basic Skills - Entry Requirement — Entry requirement for skills that are need to increase learning or the gaining of knowledge
  • Cross-Functional Skills - Entry Requirement — Entry requirement for developed abilities and skills that impove performance of activities that occur across jobs
  • Licensing — Licenses, certificates, or registrations that are awarded to show that a job holder has gained certain skills.

Occupation-Specific Information
  • Tasks — Occupation-Specific Tasks
  • Tools and Technology — Machines, equipment, tools, software, and information technology workers used to perform work tasks.

Workforce Characteristics
  • Labor Market Information — Current labor force characteristics of occupations
  • Occupational Outlook — Future labor force characteristics of occupations

Occupational Requirements are factors that describe what various occupations require.
  • Generalized Work Activities — General types of job behaviors
  • Detailed Work Activities — Detailed types of job behaviors
  • Organizational Context — Characteristics of the organization that influence how people do their work
  • Work Context — Physical and social factors that influence the nature of work

Source: O*NET OnLine Career Exploration Tools
DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration) is the exclusive owner of all rights under U.S. copyright laws and international treaty provisions in the O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools. Any other copyright notices refer only to Learning for Life Resource Center's original work in the product.
O*NET and O*NET IN IT and logos are trademarks of the DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration).


Here are O*NET career exploration tools -
  • Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook 
  • O*NET and Holland Codes Fact Sheets
  • Career Interests Inventory


Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook



For Doing In-Depth Research on Job Descriptions, Career Options, and Education Options

 

Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook



The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is:
  • Must-read resource for counselors and teachers
  • An essential reference book that is a requirement for any career advisement, counseling, or counseling program, library, or resource room

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is the best reference guide available that lists information about:
  • Career Clusters/ GOE Interest Groups
  • Holland Codes
  • ONET Codes
  • Job descriptions

The Handbook has more than 6,500 job descriptions — more than in any other career research book:
  • All job descriptions from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Plus thousands more from the ONet and Dictionary of Occupational Titles

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook combines information from the most authoritative occupational data sources:
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • O*NET database
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles
  • Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes

How to use the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
The major tools to using the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook are:
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Appendix
  • Indexes

The Table of Contents lists the following interest clusters or job groupings:
  • Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations
  • Professional and Related Occupations
  • Service Occupations
  • Sales and Related Occupations
  • Office and Administrative Support Occupations
  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
  • Construction, Trades, and Related Workers
  • Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
  • Production Occupations
  • Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
  • Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces

The Introduction section provides information of the following topics:
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions
  • O*NET and Job Descriptions
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles and Job Descriptions
  • 16 GOE Interest Areas
  • Holland Personality Types
  • OOH Job Descriptions

From the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions, you receive the listing of the following topics:
  • Job Title and ONET Job Numbers
  • Holland Personality Types
  • Significant Points
  • Nature of the Work
  • Working Conditions
  • Employment
  • Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
  • Job Outlook
  • Earning
  • Related Occupations
  • Sources of Additional Information

The Appendix has information about Tomorrow’s Jobs discussing changes in:
  • Population
  • Labor Force
  • Employment
  • Industry
  • Occupation
  • Education
  • Total Openings

The Handbook are two (2) Indexes:
  • Alphabetized Index of Major Job Titles from Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Alphabetized Index of ONET and DOT Job Titles

 

O*NET and Holland Codes Fact Sheets


 The benefits of the O*NET and Holland Codes FACT Sheets are -
  • Low cost
  • Easy to read format
  • Comprehensive and detailed lists
  • Latest career information
  • Links between Holland Codes and O*NET Codes
  • Summary of information from reliable source - Occupational Information Network
  • FREE ASSESSMENT with each Fact Sheet

Using the ONET, the Occupational Information Network, Hollandcodees.com is preparing FACT SHEETS that will highlight the relationship between careers, O*NET Codes, Holland Codes, and the following factors –
  • Tasks
  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Abilities
  • Work Activities
  • Work Context
  • Job Zone
  • Interests
  • Work Values

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets lists the -
  • O*NET-SOC Code
  • O*NET-SOC Job Title
  • Holland Codes
  • Description

Educational Levels Required for Different Occupations O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Educational Levels Required for Different Occupations lists the required levels of education from the selected sample. The largest number of people had one of the following levels of education
  • Less than a High School Diploma
  • High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  • Post-Secondary Certificate
  • Some College Courses
  • Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
  • Master's Degree
  • Post-Master's Certificate
  • First Professional Degree
  • Doctoral Degree
  • Post-Doctoral Training

Ability Areas for Different Occupations O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Ability Areas for Different Occupations lists the following Ability Areas -
  • Cognitive Abilities — Abilities that influence the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solvingnformation Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
    • Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
    • Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
    • Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
    • Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
    • Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Physical Abilities — Abilities that influence strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination.
  • Psychomotor Abilities — Abilities that influence the capacity to manipulate and control objects
  • Sensory Abilities — Abilities that influence visual, auditory and speech perception

Job Zones O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Job Zones lists the following Job Zones -
  • Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
For each Job Level, there is information about -
  • Experience
  • Education
  • Job Training
  • Examples of job skills
  • Examples of occupations

Knowledge Areas, O*NET Codes, and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Knowledge Areas lists the following Knowledge Areas -
  • Knowledge
  • Administration and Management
  • Biology
  • Building and Construction
  • Chemistry
  • Clerical
  • Communications and Media
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Design
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Education and Training
  • Engineering and Technology
  • English Language
  • Fine Arts
  • Food Production
  • Foreign Language
  • Geography
  • History and Archeology
  • Law and Government
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Philosophy and Theology
  • Physics
  • Production and Processing
  • Psychology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Transportation
Source: O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools
DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration) is the exclusive owner of all rights under U.S. copyright laws and international treaty provisions in the O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools. Any other copyright notices refer only to Learning for Life Resource Center's original work in the product.
O*NET and O*NET IN IT and logos are trademarks of the DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration).



career interest inventory

 

Career Interests Inventory


The Career Interests Inventory, a printed, career self assessment test, measures Holland Codes, personalities, and careers. Here is some information about the inventory. The Career Interests Inventory measures six Holland Occupational Codes -
  • Realistic
  • Investigative
  • Artistic
  • Social
  • Enterprising and
  • Conventional

The Inventory is a version of Dept. of Labor's O*NET Interest Profile. O*NET Career Interests Inventory is a 6-panel foldout inventory with 180 statements. The inventory takes about 30 minutes to complete. The responses are added; the results are matched to the Holland (RIASEC) Career Model and hundreds of related occupations. The occupations are divided into categories based upon education, preparation, or training requirements.


Read about O*NET Codes and Holland Codes products ....


Wednesday, January 04, 2012

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Career Clusters and Holland Codes






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The Career Clusters Resources, the Guide for Occupational Exploration/ GOE Codes, and Holland Codes Connection is a career cluster resource guide that provides information about Career Clusters, Guide for Occupational Exploration/ GOE Codes, Holland Codes, career exploration, career jobs, career salary, career research, and career information.
The Career Clusters, the Guide for Occupational Exploration/ GOE Codes, and Holland Codes Connection provides information on -
  • Background of Career Clusters and Guide for Occupational Exploration/ GOE Codes
  • Career Clusters, Guide for Occupational Exploration/ GOE Codes, and Holland Codes Cross-Reference Tables 1, 2, and 3
    • Table 1: The Career Clusters, Guide for Occupational Exploration Codes (GOE), and the Holland Codes Cross-Reference (Sorted by Holland Codes)
    • Table 2: The Career Clusters, Guide for Occupational Exploration Codes (GOE), and the Holland Codes Cross-Reference (Sorted by GEO Interest Area)
    • Table 3: The Career Clusters, the Original Guide for Occupational Exploration Codes (GOE), and the Holland Codes Cross-Reference (Sorted by GEO Interest Area)
  • Internet Guide for Occupational Exploration and Career Cluster Resources
    • State Career Clusters Initiative
    • Career Activity Files
    • Career Click
    • Career Cluster Frameworks
    • Career Clusters
    • Career Clusters & Pathways
    • Career Clusters Series
    • Career Prospects System
    • Career Voyages
    • Career Website for Students
    • Cluster and Career Videos
Holland Codes and Career Clusters Resource Posters Set shows the relationships between the Holland Codes and the Department of Education Career Clusters Structure.
The benefits of the Holland Codes and Career Clusters Resource Posters are -
  • Eye appealing - Is a colorful presentation
  • Easy to use - Facilitates learning through the use of graphics
  • Comprehensive - Shows the relationships between careers, interests, Holland Codes, and Career Clusters
  • Easy to understand - Simplifies the understanding of career exploration, Holland Codes, and the Career Clusters
  • Easy scoring - Sorts quickly according to likes and dislikes
  • Reproducible - Print as many posters as you need
The Holland Code and Career Cluster Resource Posters are used to -
  • Provide career exploration classroom activities for middle school students, children, kids, and adults who learn best using visual resources
  • Identify Holland Codes and Career Clusters
  • Identify characteristics of Holland Personality Types
  • Sort occupations according to Holland Codes and Career Clusters
The Holland Code and Career Cluster Resource Posters comes with -
  • Over 200 colorful, illustrated posters
  • Updated instruction sheets
  • Alphabetized poster list
  • State Career Clusters/ Pathways Fact Sheet
  • Super State Career Clusters/ Pathways Fact Sheet
This Holland Code and Career Clusters resource is an excellent supplement to any career education, counseling, coaching, and exploration program. Use the posters in conjunction with any career cluster or Holland Code resource.

Destiny Discovers Purpose
Activity PAK





Activity Sheet

The printed activity sheets have -
  • Six sections
  • 72 items
The printed activity sheets can be administered to groups and individuals.
For the activity sheets, you use paper-and-pencil.
The estimated time to complete the activity sheets is 30 minutes, and activity sheets are self–scoring.

Color Chart


Color key

The Color Chart provides information about forty-four careers:
  • Job Titles
  • Color Career Group

Detectives of the Bible Club
(DBC)





Detective of the bible Club


Now is the time to pinpoint your interests, abilities, skills, talents, and values!
Unlock your potential!
Discover who you really are and KNOW your likes, dislikes, and interests.
Match your likes, interests, skills, and personality styles to careers.
Find the right training programs matches your interests.
Succeed in planning a career.

The Detectives of the Bible Club is a fun, interactive way to explore the Word of God.
Each lesson is packed full of activities -
  • Bible stories
  • Bible verses
  • Coloring sheets
  • Crossword puzzle
  • Solving Cases Sheets
  • Bible Word Studies
  • Question and answer sheets

Good for Family Bible Studies!


Learn about some of the heroes from the Bible -
  • Jesus
  • David
  • Joshua
  • Abraham
  • Noah
  • Daniel
  • Mary
crossword puzzle

Good Character Building Curriculum!


The Detective of the Bible Club (DBC) has three areas -
  • Become a Detective of the Bible
  • Learn Hebrew and Greek
    • Flash Cards
    • Coloring Sheets
    • Bingo Cards
  • Seek the Holy Spirit
    • Fruit of the Spirit
    • Building Godly Character
The table of contents from a Detective of the Bible Club lesson covers -

Volume 1: Detectives of the Bible Club Manual
Leaders’ Guide
A Cry from the Heart
Inspector's Pledge of Support
Biblical Guide to Train up a Child
Detectives of the Bible Club Theme Song
Bible Guest - David
Where Is The Story Of David – The Chosen One?
Where Is 1 Samuel 17?
Bible Guest - Jesus Born In Bethlehem
Who Is Jesus?
Where is the Story of a King is Born?
Where Is Luke 2:6 - 7
Bible Guest - Joshua
Where is the Story of a New Leader?
Bible Guest - Jesus at the Age of Twelve
Where is the Story of Boy in the Temple?
Where is Luke 2:46?

The special, illustrated, 383 page PDF Edition comes with -
  • Bible stories
  • Bible verses
  • Coloring sheets
  • Crossword puzzle
  • Solving Cases Sheets
  • Bible Word Studies
  • Question and answer sheets

Faith-Based Career Planning Curriculum


The faith based career planning curriculum covers the following areas -
  • Holland codes
  • Interests, Abilities, and skills
  • Careers
  • College Majors
  • Job Search Resources
Use the career planning curriculum at -
  • Private Schools
  • Homeschool Students
  • Youth Groups
  • Work Force Programs
  • Church Afterschool Programs
  • Bible Studies
  • Retreats
  • Bible Schools
Here is the table of contents from the faith based career planning curriculum -
  • Three Steps Within the Career Planning and Exploration Process
  • Biblical Principles
  • Step One: Awareness, Knowledge, and Assessment
    • Types of Career Planning Resources
    • Examples of Holland Codes Resources
    • Holland Career Personalities
    • Four Personal Styles
    • Biblical Examples for Holland Personality Types
    • Holland Code Assessments
    • Holland Codes Resource Book
    • Activity Sheet for “Holland” Career Assessment
  • Biblical Principles
  • Step Two: Educational and Occupational Exploration
    • Internet Career Exploration Resources
    • Career Book Resources
  • Biblical Principles
  • Step Three: Career Planning
    • Holland Codes and College Majors
    • Resume Writing
    • Resume Writing Web Sites
    • Biblical Principles
    • Preparing for an Interview
Use the curriculum to provide career advice for youth and adults. Career planning also involves finding the right career resource. Use career job test to uncover -
  • Interests
  • Abilities
  • Skills
  • Talents
Use career search sites, career development software, and career planning books to provide -
  • College major information
  • Career job opportunities
  • Career education requirements
  • Career clusters information
  • Transferable skills sets
As you search for college major information, ask yourself the following questions:
  • What are my vocational interests, abilities, skills, and talents?
  • What are the steps that are necessary to develop the interests, abilities, skills, and talents that I possess?
  • What are the career goal setting steps that I need to do?
  • What career tests are available?
  • What college major information is available?

Green Careers and Holland Codes Fact Sheets

Green Careers and Holland Codes Download

Find Holland Codes for more than 200 green careers in these twelve sectors below.
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Trading
  • Environment Protection
  • Governmental and Regulatory Administration
  • Green Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Recycling and Waste Reduction
  • Renewable Energy Generation
  • Research, Design, and Consulting Services
  • Transportation

Green Careers and Holland Codes Posters

Green Careers and Holland Codes Poster Collection

Use Green Careers – Unlock Your Future posters as a guide to help you:
  • Identify interests and Holland Codes
  • Match Holland Codes to careers
  • Gain awareness of Green Careers
Find Holland Codes for more than 100 green careers in these twelve sectors below.
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Trading
  • Environment Protection
  • Governmental and Regulatory Administration
  • Green Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Recycling and Waste Reduction
  • Renewable Energy Generation
  • Research, Design, and Consulting Services
  • Transportation

Internet Resources for Teachers, Counselors, and Parents

Children Unlock Treasure Chest, Internet Resources for Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Adults, Kids and Children has information on career exploration web sites and books.
There are the different types of Children Unlock Treasure Chest, Exploring Careers Web Sites
  • Curriculum
  • Career Information
  • Career Groups – Science
  • Specific Careers — Science


Career Kid Curriculum Websites

Resource One: Career Cruiser

career cruiser
The Career Cruiser is a career kid site/ guidebook for middle school students. The Career Cruiser has self — assessment activities to match personal interests to careers. The Career Cruiser has information on Holland Codes. Careers are grouped into 16 career clusters. The Career Cruiser has information on occupational descriptions, average earnings, and minimum educational level required for the job.
A Teacher’s Guide is also available.

Resource Two: Elementary Core Career Connection



career connection
The Core Career Connections is a career kid collection of instructional activities, K — 6 and 7 — 8, designed by teachers, counselors, and parents. Each grade level has instructional activities that align directly with state department of education requirements. This instructional resource provides a framework for teachers, counselors, and parents to integrate career awareness with the elementary and middle level grade students.

Career Kid Information

Resource Four: Career Ship

career ship
Career Shipis a free online career teen exploration tool for middle and high school students.
Career Ship uses Holland Codes and the O*NET Career Exploration Tools.
For each career, Career Ship provides the following information:
  • Tasks
  • Wages
  • Career outlook
  • Interests
  • Education
  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Similar careers
Career Ship is a product a public—service web site providing career, college, financial aid, and financial literacy information and services.

Resource Six: Destination 2020

destination 2020
Destination 2020 helps youth discover how everyday tasks can help them build skills they will need to face the many challenges of the workforce.
Skills are linked to –
  • School Subjects
  • Other School Activities
  • Play Activities At Home
  • Work at Home
Through career teen quizzes, activities and articles, students find some answers or, at least, a direction about their future. There are more than 200 profiles of real people who are describing what a day at work is like for them.

Career Kid Career Groups Websites — Science

Resource Eight: EEK! Get a Job – Environmental Education for Kids

Eek! Get a Job
Eek! Get a Job – Environmental Education for Kids is a career kid site/ electronic magazine for children in grades 4 — 8. Eek! Get a Job provides information about –
  • Forestry
  • Hydrogeologist
  • Engineering
  • Herpetologist
  • Park Ranger
  • Wildlife Biologist
  • Park Naturalist
There is a job description for each career, a list of job activities, suggested activities to begin exploring careers, and needed job skills.

Resource Eleven: San Diego Zoo Job Profiles for Kids


San Diego Zoo is a career kid website that has job profiles. Job Profiles discussed jobs for people who –
  • Work with animals
  • Work with plants
  • Work with science and conservation
  • Work with people
  • Work that helps run the Zoo and Park
There are activities listed under each area, for example –
  • What we do
  • What’s cool about this job
  • Job challenges
  • How this job helps animals
  • How to get a job like this
  • Practice Being a …
  • How to Become a …

Specific Career Kid Websites — Science

Resource Fourteen: About Veterinarians

Veterinarian
About Veterinarians is a website that has career kid facts about –
  • What is a Veterinarian?
  • Veterinary Education
  • Roles of Veterinarians
  • Employment Outlook
  • Becoming a Veterinary Technician

Resource Sixteen: Engineering – The Stealth Profession

Engineering
Engineering – The Stealth Profession has a lot of career kid information about engineers –
  • Types of Engineers
  • True Stories
  • Salaries
  • Education Required
  • Work Schedules
  • Equipment Used

Resource Eighteen: Do You Want to Become a Volcanologist?

Volcanologist
Do You Want to Become a Volcanologist? provides career kid descriptions of the –
  • Word ″Volcanologist″
  • Daily work
  • Traits for success
  • Education
  • Salaries

ONET and Holland Codes

ONET Model
Benefits
The benefits of the O*NET Codes and Holland Codes Fact Sheets are -
  • Low cost
  • Easy to read format
  • Comprehensive and detailed lists
  • Latest career information
  • Links between Holland Codes and O*NET Codes
  • Summary of information from reliable source - Occupational Information Network
Using the ONET, the Occupational Information Network, Hollandcodees.com is preparing FACT SHEETS that will highlight the relationship between careers, O*NET Codes, Holland Codes, and the following factors –
  • Tasks
  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Abilities
  • Work Activities
  • Work Context
  • Job Zone
  • Interests
  • Work Values
Source: O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools
DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration) is the exclusive owner of all rights under U.S. copyright laws and international treaty provisions in the O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools. Any other copyright notices refer only to Learning for Life Resource Center's original work in the product.
O*NET and O*NET IN IT and logos are trademarks of the DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration).

Use the O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets lists to compare the O*NET Codes to the careers listed in the Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes. Save time and effort.

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets lists the -
  • O*NET-SOC Code
  • O*NET-SOC Job Title
  • Holland Codes
  • Description
Alphabetized O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets lists the -
  • O*NET-SOC Code
  • O*NET-SOC Job Title
  • Holland Codes
Educational Levels O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Educational Levels Required for Different Occupations lists the required levels of education from the selected sample. The largest number of people had one of the following levels of education -
  • Less than a High School Diploma
  • High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  • Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  • Some College Courses
  • Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
  • Master's Degree
  • Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
  • First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession
  • Doctoral Degree
  • Post-Doctoral Training
Ability O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Ability Areas for Different Occupations lists the following Ability Areas -
  • Cognitive Abilities — Abilities that influence the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solvingnformation Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
    • Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
    • Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
    • Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
    • Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
    • Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Physical Abilities — Abilities that influence strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination.
  • Psychomotor Abilities — Abilities that influence the capacity to manipulate and control objects
  • Sensory Abilities — Abilities that influence visual, auditory and speech perception
Job Zones, O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Job Zones lists the following Job Zones -
  • Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
  • Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
For each Job Level, there is information about -
  • Experience
  • Education
  • Job Training
  • Examples of job skills
  • Examples of occupations
Knowledge Areas, O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Knowledge Areas lists the following Knowledge Areas -
  • Knowledge — Organized sets of principles and facts applying in general domains.
  • Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Building and Construction — Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Economics and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Fine Arts — Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Food Production — Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Foreign Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Geography — Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • History and Archeology — Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Philosophy and Theology — Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
  • Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Therapy and Counseling — Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
  • Transportation — Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Skills Areas, O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets

O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Skills Areas
Skills may be further divided into basic skills & cross-functional skills -
  • Basic skills, such as reading, facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge.
  • Cross-functional skills, such as problem solving, extend across several domains of activities.
Basic Skills — Developed capacities that facilitate learning or the more rapid acquisition of knowledge
  • Content — Background structures needed to work with and acquire more specific skills in a variety of different domains
  • Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
  • Process — Procedures that contribute to the more rapid acquisition of knowledge and skill across a variety of domains.
  • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Cross-Functional Skills — Developed capacities that facilitate performance of activities that occur across jobs
  • Social Skills — Developed capacities used to work with people to achieve goals
  • Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
  • Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
  • Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
  • Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
  • Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Complex Problem Solving Skills — Developed capacities used to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings.
  • Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Technical Skills — Developed capacities used to design, set-up, operate, and correct malfunctions involving application of machines or technological systems.
  • Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
  • Technology Design — Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
  • Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
  • Installation — Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
  • Programming — Writing computer programs for various purposes.
  • Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
  • Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
  • Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
  • Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
  • Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
  • Systems Skills — Developed capacities used to understand, monitor, and improve socio-technical systems.
  • Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
  • Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
  • Resource Management Skills — Developed capacities used to allocate resources efficiently.
  • Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
  • Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
  • Management of Material Resources — Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
  • Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Rainbow Career Awareness System

See Rainbow Careers is a fun way to introduce children to careers. Careers are like rainbows. The world is filled with 1000's of careers.
Open your child's eyes to the wonderful world of careers.
Discover your child's career interests. Learn about how careers are broken up into six career groups.
The Elementary School Career Exploration Kit contains the following items -

See Rainbow Careers Career Book, and
iPod/ iPad App


The See Rainbow Careers book is now available at the iTunes store.
The See Rainbow Careers book -
  • Has six sections and 40 colorful pages
  • Provides information about –
    • Career group characteristics
    • Career interest areas
    • Careers
  • Uses vibrant colors, animated graphics, and VISUAL learning techniques to help children build an career awareness
  • Clarifies thoughts, integrates new knowledge, and promotes critical thinking. New concepts are more thoroughly and easily understood.
  • Organizes and analyzes information.
  • Improves
    • Attention Span and Concentration: holds audience's attention and helps people absorb information
    • Memory Skills and Understanding: improves ability to absorb information
    • Speed of Learning: reduces the time it takes to complete career tests.

red careers

Children, youth, and adults -
  • See how colors are connected to careers
  • Realize how careers can be grouped and organized
Use the career book at -
  • Home
  • Schools
  • Boys and Girls Clubs
  • YMCA/ YWCA Programs
  • Afterschool Programs
  • Kids Go To Work Days
  • Career Days
  • Summer School Programs
The career book is an career activities for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS and for other people -
  • Who are In ESL/GED programs
  • Who have limited reading ability
  • Who have limited knowledge of English
  • Who are developmentally delayed
  • Who are learning disabled
  • Who have special needs
  • Who have limited access to education
  • Who are chronically unemployed
The See Rainbow Careers is an app listed on the iTunes Store. The See Rainbow Careers book is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Order the See Rainbow Careers iTunes App at the iTunes store.

Unit Plan, Instruction Sheets, and Question and Answer Sheets


Reference Materials include Unit Plan, Instruction Sheets, and Question and Answer Sheets.
The Unit Plan covers -
  • Standards
  • Performance Goals
  • Academic Content Area(s)
  • Unit Assessment
  • Brief Summary
  • References
The Instruction Sheets provide the step-by-step for using -
The Question and Answer Sheets is an excellent review for the information covered in the See Rainbow Careers book. Summarize key information concurrently, or use the sheets as a review.

Activity Sheets


Activity Sheet

The printed activity sheets have -
  • Six sections
  • 72 items
The printed activity sheets can be administered to groups and individuals.
For the activity sheets, you use paper-and-pencil.
The estimated time to complete the activity sheets is 30 minutes, and activity sheets are self–scoring.


Color Chart


Colorkey

The Color Chart provides information about forty-four careers:
  • Job Titles
  • Color Career Group

Posters






kid career test


Over three hundred (300) posters feature graphics, interest areas, and careers. The posters are easy scoring. You sort the posters quickly according to likes and dislikes. At the end of the poster sorting exercise, you will have your Holland Code. The posters are an excellent way to explore careers. The poster shows you’re the relationship between Holland Codes and careers.

Bingo Cards Sets

The purpose of the Bingo Cards are to help the students:
  • Discover their interests, abilities, and skills.
  • Find out what makes their personality tick.
  • Explore careers with middle school students, children, and kids.
  • Link careers to interests, abilities and skills.
The Bingo Cards have -
  • Bingo Card Set
  • Bingo Master
  • Bingo Master Cutouts
  • Bingo Instruction Sheet

Rainbow Career Awareness System

Entire Career Awareness System contains -
  • Unit Plan
  • Instruction Sheet
  • Question and Answer Sheets
  • Activity Sheets
  • Bingo Cards
  • Color/ Career Chart
  • Posters
Book (iPhone/ iPad App) sold separately at the iTunes store.

Unlock Your Treasure Chest

New Unlock Your Treasure Chest

Find the right career!


Now is the time to pinpoint your interests, abilities, skills, talents, and values!
Unlock your potential!
Discover who you really are and KNOW your likes, dislikes, and interests.
Match your likes, interests, skills, and personality styles to careers.
Find the right training programs matches your interests.
Succeed in planning a career.

unlock treasure chest


The Unlock the Treasure Chest. You Have the Keys! Guide to Career Planning is a step-by-step guide to explore careers and college majors. Use the guidebook to pinpoint your interests, abilities, skills, talents, and values.
  • Discover who you really are and KNOW your likes, dislikes, and interests.
  • Match your likes, interests, skills, and personality styles to careers.
  • Find training programs that are a match to the careers that they are interested.
  • Succeed in planning a career.
Parents, you have a motivational tool to guide your teen or young adults as they explore careers and college majors.
Teachers, you have a classroom activities that is the resource for preparing career and college major exploration classes.

The Unlock the Treasure Chest. You Have the Keys Guide to Career Planning is used in conjunction with the My Career Profile. Dr. Frank Minor, CEO of Career Dimensions has endorsed the Unlock the Treasure Chest. You Have the Keys. Guide to Career Planning.

The Unlock the Treasure Chest has 4 sections –
  • Awareness, Assessment, and Knowledge Parent and Teacher Guide
  • Guide to Career Exploration and Planning
  • Internet Resources for Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Adults, and Teens
  • Visual Aids or Screenshots from the Unlock the Treasure Chest Guidebook
awareness

Awareness, Assessment, and Knowledge Parent, Teacher, and Adult Guide outlines the process of selecting a career assessment. The selection process includes –
  • Introduction to Career Planning
  • Steps to Self Awareness
  • Tools To Assess Self Awareness
  • Selection of a Career Assessment or Test
  • Career Test Checklist
  • Features Of Career Self Assessments Tests
The Guide to Career Exploration and Planning is for teens or adults who need a manual that will guide them through the steps of career planning process.

career planning map



The topics included in the Guide are -


  • Career Planning Map
  • Self-Analysis, Self Awareness, or Self Assessment
  • Self Awareness
  • Tools to Awareness
    • Interests Inventory
    • Values Inventory
    • Skills Inventory
    • Personality Styles Inventory
    • Career Match Making Using Interests, Values, Skills, and Personality Styles
  • Career Exploration
    • Database of 1200+ careers
    • Research A Career Tool
    • Career Profile
    • Research career information
Each career profile has the following information –
  • Overview
  • Skills
  • Values
  • Outlook
  • Earning
  • Interest Profile
  • Working Conditions
  • Contact Info
  • Areas of Study
  • Search for Schools

college exploration

The College Major Exploration section has -
  • Database of 6000+ Schools
  • Career Exploration Tool
  • College Majors Exploration Tool
Each school profile lists the following information –
  • Location of School
  • Majors Areas of Study
  • Name of School
  • Size and Cost
  • Region in the USA
  • Type of School
Internet Resources for Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Adults, and Teens include additional information from the following areas –
  • Holland Code Career Assessment Activities
  • Awareness, Assessment, and Knowledge Resources
  • Career Exploration Sites
  • College Majors Exploration Resources

photographer

The Visual Aids or Screenshots from the Unlock the Treasure Chest Guidebook are an additional bonus for teachers and counselors. These screenshots are excellent for group presentations. The screenshots present the concepts covered in the Guidebook. With each purchase, you will receive PDF and Powerpoint versions of the Visual Aids. The Unlock the Treasure Chest. You Have the Keys. Guide to Career Planning is a toolkit for teachers or counselors preparing students for graduation and transition into post-secondary training programs.

Get the keys from our download library.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

School Counselor - The ONET Speaks

The ONET has information on –

  • Worker Characteristics
  • Worker Requirements
  • Experience Requirements
  • Occupation Requirements
  • Occupation Specific
  • Occupation Characteristics


Here is the Summary Report for: 21-1012.00 – Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors.


http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/21-1012.00


Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.


Sample of reported job titles: Counselor, Guidance Counselor, School Counselor, Academic Advisor, Career Counselor, Career Services Director, College Counselor, Advisor, Academic Counselor, Career Center Director


View report: Summary Details Custom

Tasks | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment


Tasks



  • Counsel students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
  • Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  • Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, other counselors, and administrators to resolve students’ behavioral, academic, and other problems.
  • Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
  • Identify cases involving domestic abuse or other family problems affecting students’ development.
  • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children’s progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs.
  • Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals when necessary.
  • Observe and evaluate students’ performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

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Knowledge



Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Therapy and Counseling — Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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Skills



Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Time Management — Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

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Abilities



Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

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Work Activities



Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

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Work Context



Contact With Others — How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
Face-to-Face Discussions — How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
Telephone — How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
Work With Work Group or Team — How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
Electronic Mail — How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
Letters and Memos — How often does the job require written letters and memos?
Freedom to Make Decisions — How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
Structured versus Unstructured Work — To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
Deal With External Customers — How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?

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Job Zone



Title Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Education Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master’s degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Related Experience Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Job Training Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Job Zone Examples These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, aerospace engineers, wildlife biologists, school psychologists, surgeons, treasurers, and controllers.
SVP Range (8.0 and above)


There is 1 recognized apprenticeable specialty associated with this occupation:
Counselor


To learn about specific apprenticeship opportunities, please consult the U.S. Department of Labor State Apprenticeship Information external site website.

For general information about apprenticeships, training, and partnerships with business, visit the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship external site website.

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Interests



Interest code: S

Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

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Work Styles



Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

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Work Values



Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

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Related Occupations



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Wages & Employment Trends



National

Median wages (2008) $24.54 hourly, $51,050 annual
Employment (2006) 260,000 employees
Projected growth (2006-2016) Average (7% to 13%) Average (7% to 13%)
Projected need (2006-2016) 84,000 additional employees


Source: ONET – http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/21-1012.00

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook - Best Career Reference Book

For Doing In-Depth Research on Job Descriptions, Career Options, and Education Options

Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook


The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is:
  • Must-read resource for counselors and teachers
  • An essential reference book that is a requirement for any career advisement, counseling, or counseling program, library, or resource room

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is the best reference guide available that lists information about:

  • Career Clusters/ GOE Interest Groups
  • Holland Codes
  • ONET Codes
  • Job descriptions

The Handbook has more than 6,500 job descriptions — more than in any other career research book:

  • All job descriptions from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Plus thousands more from the ONet and Dictionary of Occupational Titles

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook combines information from three most authoritative occupational data sources:

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • O*NET database
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles

How to use the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook

The major tools to using the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook are:

  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Appendix
  • Indexes

The Table of Contents lists the following interest clusters or job groupings:

  • Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations
  • Professional and Related Occupations
  • Service Occupations
  • Sales and Related Occupations
  • Office and Administrative Support Occupations
  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
  • Construction, Trades, and Related Workers
  • Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
  • Production Occupations
  • Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
  • Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces

The Introduction section provides information of the following topics:

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions
  • O*NET and Job Descriptions
  • Dictionary of Occupational Titles and Job Descriptions
  • 16 GOE Interest Areas
  • Holland Personality Types
  • OOH Job Descriptions

From the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions, you receive the listing of the following topics:

  • Job Title and ONET Job Numbers
  • Significant Points
  • Nature of the Work
  • Working Conditions
  • Employment
  • Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
  • Job Outlook
  • Earning
  • Related Occupations
  • Sources of Additional Information

The Appendix has information about Tomorrow’s Jobs discussing changes in:

  • Population
  • Labor Force
  • Employment
  • Industry
  • Occupation
  • Education
  • Total Openings

The Handbook are two (2) Indexes:

  • Alphabetized Index of Major Job Titles from Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Alphabetized Index of ONET and DOT Job Titles
Read more about the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Social Careers












Do you like -
  • Helping
  • Informing
  • Teaching
  • Inspiring
  • Counseling
  • Serving
Are you interested in a career that focuses on Helping People? Here are some examples of Social Careers.

For each career, we have added the Holland Codes.

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors Social Artistic Conventional
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Social Artistic Conventional
Child, Family, and School Social Workers Social Artistic Enterprising
Clergy Social Artistic Enterprising
Public Address System and Other Announcers Social Artistic Enterprising
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Social Artistic Investigative
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Social Artistic Investigative
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Social Artistic Investigative
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education Social Artistic Investigative
Special Education Teachers, Middle School Social Artistic Investigative
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Social Artistic Investigative
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Social Artistic Investigative
Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School Social Artistic Investigative
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School Social Artistic Investigative
Child Care Workers Social Artistic Realistic
Recreation Workers Social Artistic Realistic
Recreational Therapists Social Artistic Realistic
Residential Advisors Social Conventional Artistic
Social and Human Service Assistants Social Conventional Artistic
Teacher Assistants Social Conventional Artistic
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Social Conventional Enterprising
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Social Conventional Enterprising
Graduate Teaching Assistants Social Conventional Investigative
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers Social Conventional Investigative
Dental Hygienists Social Conventional Realistic
Medical Assistants Social Conventional Realistic
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers Social Conventional Realistic
Directors, Religious Activities and Education Social Enterprising Artistic
Social and Community Service Managers Social Enterprising Artistic
Bailiffs Social Enterprising Conventional
Employment Interviewers Social Enterprising Conventional
Personal Financial Advisors Social Enterprising Conventional
Security Guards Social Enterprising Conventional
Training and Development Specialists Social Enterprising Conventional
Waiters and Waitresses Social Enterprising Conventional
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School Social Enterprising Investigative
Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program Social Enterprising Investigative
Health Educators Social Enterprising Investigative
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Social Enterprising Investigative
Funeral Attendants Social Enterprising Realistic
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants Social Enterprising Realistic
Tour Guides and Escorts Social Enterprising Realistic
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Counseling Psychologists Social Investigative Artistic
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
History Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Instructional Coordinators Social Investigative Artistic
Medical and Public Health Social Workers Social Investigative Artistic
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Social Investigative Artistic
Mental Health Counselors Social Investigative Artistic
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Social Investigative Artistic
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Social Investigative Artistic
Podiatrists Social Investigative Enterprising
Audiologists Social Investigative Realistic
Orthotists and Prosthetists Social Investigative Realistic
Registered Nurses Social Investigative Realistic
Speech-Language Pathologists Social Investigative Realistic
Occupational Therapist Aides Social Realistic Artistic
Occupational Therapist Assistants Social Realistic Artistic
Crossing Guards Social Realistic Conventional
Home Health Aides Social Realistic Conventional
Physical Therapist Aides Social Realistic Conventional
Physical Therapist Assistants Social Realistic Conventional
Psychiatric Aides Social Realistic Conventional
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Social Realistic Enterprising
Animal Control Workers Social Realistic Enterprising
Animal Trainers Social Realistic Enterprising
Athletic Trainers Social Realistic Enterprising
Dental Assistants Social Realistic Enterprising
Farm and Home Management Advisors Social Realistic Enterprising
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors Social Realistic Enterprising
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Social Realistic Enterprising
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Social Realistic Enterprising
Personal and Home Care Aides Social Realistic Enterprising
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary Social Realistic Enterprising
Dietetic Technicians Social Realistic Investigative
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Social Realistic Investigative
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Social Realistic Investigative
Occupational Therapists Social Realistic Investigative
Park Naturalists Social Realistic Investigative
Physical Therapists Social Realistic Investigative
Psychiatric Technicians Social Realistic Investigative
Radiation Therapists Social Realistic Investigative

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