Career Research Project By Alyssa Walker Three careers

Career Research Project By Alyssa Walker ; )

Three careers I'm interested in are? • Registered Nurse • phlebotomy • Pediatrician

Pediatrician Providing care from birth to adulthood. Concerned with health from infants and children. They specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of ailments specific to young people and track their patients growth to adulthood. I am interested in becoming a pediatrician because I am good with working with children and I want to make sure that children are safe and healthy. I'm also interested in it because people in my family are pediatricians and they say its a lot of fun working with the children.

10 characteristics of being a pediatrician Values- treating illnesses in infants, children and adolescents Tasks and responsibilities-examine children regularly to assure there growth and development. Working with data, people, things. Work environment- doctors office Working hours-a pediatrician works 200 hours a month Aptitude and abilities-skills , strength, many years of schooling Education and training-four years of medical school and 3 -8 years of internship and residence. Salary and benefits -health insurance, life insurance, vacation, sick leave, conference leave, disability insurance PGY-1 48, 024 biweekly 184000 Career outlook-Pediatricians offer a valuable service to humanity by treating children from infant age into early adulthood. International career outlook-The ability for a Pediatrician to get a job is extremely good! In fact, predictions show a significant short-fall in medical doctors working in Primary Care

Lifestyle goals My life style goal is to become a pediatrician and be successful with my life. A pediatrician starts at $74 an hr. In a year you will have 155, 000 for one year. I can get the car I want which is a raptor. I can pay my bills, I can have a nice house for my children to grow up in.

Location In my area there is allot of job openings. I’m very happy that I will not need to relocate.

Career cluster • A pediatrician has a career cluster in Biotechnology Research and Development

Registered nurse a nurse who has graduated from a college’s nursing program or from a school of nursing and has passed a national licensing exam I want to be a registered nurse because I like the idea of being a doctor and taking temperatures and using needles, and weighing people

10 characteristics Values- Happiness, sense of accomplishment Tasks and responsibilities- A nurse performs physical exams and health histories Working with data, people, things- A nurse works with data for the people , people, and they need equipment to perform operations Working environment- A nurse is usually working in an office or in some sort of hospital Aptitudes and abilities-A nurse must be a good listener, a manager, and a knowledgeable skilled professional Education and training- A nurse must have a masters degree. Salary and benefits- I will make $66, 220 a year as a registered nurse Career outlook-26% (much faster than average) International career outlook-

Lifestyle for nursing For one year of nursing I will make $66, 220. That gives me enough money to buy a house and to keep my family up and running It matches my lifestyle because I can live anywhere and get a nursing job where I want to live so yes it matches my lifestyle

Location In my location there are three or four hospitals which makes my location very good for a nurse.

Career cluster • A nurse would fall under Biotechnology Research and Development.

Phlebotomy Pertaining to a blood vessel, and tummy, meaning “ to make an incision is the process of making an incision in a vein with a needle. The procedure itself is known as a venepuncture. I’m interested in becoming a phlebotomist because the idea of putting needles into people is just really cool and I always wanted to be a nurse so why can I be a phlebotomist too

10 characteristics Values- A phlebotomist needs to have Beside manner attention to detail and procedural skills. Tasks and responsibilities- A phlebotomist verifies patient by reading patient identification, also obtains blood specimens by performing venipunvtures and finger sticks. Working with data people and things- A phlebotomist works with people and things. Working environment- Phlebotomist work with schools and hospitals so there working environment is in schools and in offices Aptitudes and abilities- In order to be a phlebotomist you need to have good written and spoken communication skills. Education and training- phlebotomist usually receive on the job training and need level 3 diploma Salary and benefits- The average phlebotomist usually makes $31294 a year Career outlook- The career outlook for a phlebotomist is 1. 6% International career outlook-

Lifestyle/ Lifestyle goals • As a phlebotomist I would make $31, 890 a year which is not exactly the best but It would be good enough to complete my life long goals.

Location A phlebotomist is a good job especially in my area. In my area there is three or four hospitals which is where I would apply at.

Career cluster As a phlebotomist my career cluster would fall in health science.