B10 Honoring Student’s Passions — Embracing Future Careers
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Counselors advise students in choosing a career and college major to consider their personality, interests, and skills. New 2012 labor statistics and parents nudge students toward promising careers with high demand, high pay, and moderate education requirements. Presenters discuss effective self-discovery tools, identify top jobs for the future, and reconcile the countervailing forces to help high school and college counselors guide students in choosing a college for a viable rewarding career and major for the emerging decade.
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B10 Honoring Student’s Passions — Embracing Future Careers
- 1. Honoring Student’s Passions Embracing Future Careers Moderator: Gregory Smith, Counselor, Naperville Central High School Presenters Helen Henderson Sarah Watson Jean Childers Career Advisor Director of Admissions College & Career Center Asst. Hoffman Estates High School Division of General Studies Naperville Central High School University of Illinois -‐ Urbana
- 2. Hoffman Estates High School LOCATION: Northwest Suburbs of Chicago ENROLLMENT: 2,041 Students STUDENT MIX: 12% Asian Pacific, 18% African American 22% Hispanic, 42% White and 6% MulW Racial COLLEGE BOUND: ACT 21.4 87% of 2011 class college prep
- 3. Honoring Student’s Passions Passion for Career is Very Important!
- 4. Embracing Future Careers Prepare Students for the Real Working World • Look at Broad Picture • Consider PossibiliWes • Expect Change
- 5. School ouWngs to a place of employment for the purpose of learning about different career choices Funded by a School to Work grant “EducaKon to Careers Partnership Program” Northwest EducaWonal Council for Student Success 12 Years since incepWon
- 6. Career Search Everyone has to go to work Let’s explore possibiliKes
- 7. nothi nothi Popular Career Choices ng ng nothi ng Class PresentaWons & Career Survey • Nurse /Healthcare • Law – CSI, Police, Security • Pharmacist • Hospitality Chef • Educator • Cosmetologist • Engineer • Fashion Designer • Business • Video Game/Film Design
- 8. Career ExploraKon 40 Career Treks Match Career Interests All Students Included – no limit Free! Real world hard core serious business
- 9. PromoKon & Permission k er Tre Care up Sign ___ __ __ ____ ____ _ __ ____ ____ __ _ ____ _____ _ _ ____ SCHOOL RELATED CAREER TREK PERMISSION FORM Career Trek Destination___________________________ Date___________________ Career Field________________________________________________________________________ STUDENT’S NAME_________________________________________ ID# _____________________ CELL PHONE #__________________________________ EMAIL_____________________________ Student will be absent ______________________________ to ________________________________ Period(s) 1 2 3 4 TEACHER IN CHARGE OF TREK: Mrs. Henderson, Career Advisor TEACHER: THE STUDENT MUST HAVE A C- OR BETTER IN THIS CLASS TO GO! Your signature verifies that the student has arranged in advance to make up all work missed during the absence. If you feel missing this class in any way will affect the student’s grade, you do not need to let him/her out of class.
- 10. Oh the Places We Go! • WGN • Barrington Orthopedic • Trace Labs • Northwest Community Hospital • High Voltage • Honquest Furniture • Tasty Catering • Chicago Architecture FoundaWon
- 11. Hoffman Estates Animal Hospital Dear Staff, Thank you so much for treaWng 13 HEHS students to a fabulous career trek They loved the hand outs, the tour of the x-‐rays, surgery room and ultrasound machines. They gave you a "10!" Helen Henderson, Career Advisor for Hoffman Estates High School
- 12. AviaKon Chicago
- 13. Plan Your Future Today • Treks are free • Minimize change of majors • Try mulWple opWons • Avoid costly changes • Have a plan!
- 14. Job Training Treks Union ApprenWceship School Admin Assistant/RecepWonist Hospitality! Dkfljasdlk;jsdk lajfsd
- 15. Career Speakers Unlock the Doors to Careers
- 16. Value of Career EducaKon No Passion? No Clue? Increase Exposure Think the unthinkable!
- 17. Career Advising • What excites you? • Do you like what your parents do? • What do your friends say you are good at? • Think for yourself
- 18. Self ExploraKon • Personality Assessments • Interest Surveys – Career Cruising – Discover – Naviance – Holland Code • Skills Assessment
- 19. Future Career Challenges • Honor your Passions • Meet the challenge to find and keep a job • Go to work and support yourself • Work hard and enjoy your career • Embrace Future Careers Honor student’s passions Embrace Future Careers
- 20. Career Choosing Strategies Choose career – then major – then college HIGH SCHOOL CAREER ADVISING Choose college – then major – then career COLLEGE CAREER ADVISING Sarah Watson University of Illinois Urbana Director of Admissions – DGS
- 21. Advising Undeclared Students Division of General Studies at Illinois
- 22. Who we are and what we do • 3000 freshmen and sophomores • 10 full-time advisors • Exploring and undecided students
- 23. Blank slate • First time away from influence • First opportunity for independent decision making • First experience with rigor of Illinois coursework • First exposure to some areas of study
- 24. Statistics suggest • 80% of new university students feel uncertain about majors • 50% change major at least once • Undeclared students who engage in the advising process are more likely to remain in college than declared students
- 25. The DGS approach • Personal advising • GS 101 • Resources • Referrals
- 26. Personal advising • Normalizing • Debunking myths • Information dissemination • Values clarification • Decision making
- 27. GS 101 topics • Interests and abilities • Major not equal to career • Transferable skills • Experiential learning • Transition to college • Readings • Assessments
- 28. Resources • Majors and Minors Fair • College Information Series
- 32. Occupational Outlook Handbook bls.gov/ooh
- 33. Illinois Career Information System ides.illinois.gov
- 34. Referrals • Departmental advisors • The Career Center – Assessment • Strong Interest Explorer • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator • Holland’s Themes – Workshops/programming – Individual career counseling
- 35. Honoring the Past Source: Choosing a Voca=on, Frank Parsons, 1909 Applying Century-‐old Wisdom 1. Understand yourself interests/personality 2. Knowledge of the requirements, compensa=ons, opportuni=es, and prospects in different lines of work related to #1 3. True reasoning of the rela=ons of #1 and #2
- 36. Occupa=onal Outlook Handbook New Release! www.bls.gov/ooh April 2012 Projec=ons 2010-‐2020 Descrip=on Work Ac=vi=es Wages Educa=on & Training
- 37. Unemployment Rates by State, April 2012, BLS Data
- 38. Employment and total job openings Typical EducaMon Needed DistribuMon Doctoral or professional degree 3.1% Master’s Degree 1.6% 20% Bachelor’s Degree 15.6% Associate’s Degree 5.4% Post Secondary non-‐degree award 4.4% Some college – no degree 0.7% High School Diploma or equiv. 39.7% Less than High School 29.5% Employment Projec=ons 2010-‐2020 Bureau of Labor Sta=s=cs
- 39. BLS ProjecMons CYCLICAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH • Assump=on that US will recover recession • 2010-‐2020 Projec=ons start at low point • Rapid growth rates show recovery • Some grow beyond recovery • Others don’t recover pre-‐recession levels Prosperity Recession Recovery Future
- 40. BLS ProjecMons STRUCTURAL EMPLOYMENT CHANGES • Automa=on • Produc=vity – enhancing technology • Domes=c or offshore outsourcing • Changes in product mix • Organiza=onal restructuring
- 41. Employment ProjecMon IACAC Members 2010 2020 Percent Openings due to (numbers in thousands) Employment Employment Increase growth & replacements Total All Occupa=ons 143,068 163,537 14% 54,787 Educa=onal, Guidance, & 281 334 19% 114 Voca=onal Counselors Professors 1,756 2,061 17% 586 Postsecondary Educa=on Administrators 146 174 19% 69 Postsecondary hep://data.bls.gov Employment by Occupa=on 2012
- 42. Similar OccupaMons College Admissions High School Counselors • College Professor • High School Teacher • School / Career Counselor • College Admissions • Human Resources • Human Resources • Training & Development • Mental Health Counselor • Admin. Services Manager • Marriage /Family Therapist • Public Rela=ons Manager • Substance Abuse Counselor • Sales Representa=ve • Social Service Manager BLS Occupa=onal Outlook Handbook – Similar Occupa=ons 2012
- 43. Career Research Websites hWp://www.ILWorkInfo.com • Employment sta=s=cs • Projected employment • Wage info Will be updated by Illinois Summer 2012
- 44. Counselors Demand by State Careerinfonet.org Employment Percent LocaMon 2008 2018 Change Texas 24,650 31,580 28% Indiana 6,800 7,970 17% UNITED STATES 275,800 314,400 14% ILLINOIS 10,030 11,290 13% Iowa 2,590 2,900 12% Minnesota 3,580 3,950 10% Michigan 5,700 6,230 9% Wisconsin 4,700 4,880 4% Pennsylvania 13,450 13,650 1%
- 45. Why Choose Careers in Demand? • Job security • Higher income • Financial security • Quick employment • Work in your field/major • Greater chance for advancement • Lower anxiety and greater self-‐respect Source: NCHS Parent Focus Group
- 46. Midwestern Economy Job Demand • Manufacturing -‐ mechaniza=on and overseas produc=on • Transi=on from industrial to knowledge economy Signs of Recovery Faster Recovery Slow Recovery Center on EducaMon and the Workforce
- 47. Job Market Supply & Demand Short Supply & High Demand Over Supply & Low Demand • many open jobs • few open jobs • few candidates • many candidates • employment • Under or Unemployment • higher pay • lower pay
- 48. Low Paying Jobs • Religious studies • Social work • Drama/studio arts/music • Culinary arts/hospitality & tourism • Athle=c training/recrea=on • Early childhood educa=on • Journalist/librarian/communica=ons
- 49. Top Paying Jobs • Business • Science • Technology • Engineering • Math • Healthcare
- 50. Reasons for Top Pay • Create income • Loca=on • Educa=on & training needed • Risk – personal & financial • Hours/work environment • Travel required
- 51. Colleges Should Add a Mission v Emphasize employability in majors v Help develop skills for desirable jobs Occupa=ons maeer! Industries maeer! Degree types maeer! “Not all college degrees are created equal”
- 52. Majors with High Demand Business -‐ Finance, Accoun=ng, Marke=ng, Management, Inter. Business Science – Life & Physical Science, nanotechnology, biochemistry Technology -‐ computer science, sonware eng., cyber security, new media Engineering – biomedical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, nuclear Health Science – physical therapy, nursing, pre-‐med, pre-‐vet, audiology Social Services – social work, counseling & therapy, family therapy EducaMon – early childhood, elementary, post-‐secondary
- 53. Majors with Low Demand Arts – Music, Dance, Theatre, Film, Photography, Fashion Design, Interior Design Languages – La=n, German, Slavic, Classical & Romance Languages Science – Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Astronomy, Forestry, Agriculture English – English, Literature, Journalism, Communica=ons, Linguis=cs Social Science – History, Psychology, Anthropology, Philosophy RecreaMon – Hospitality & Tourism, Outdoor Recrea=on Other – Religion, Library Science, Architecture
- 54. New Majors – Illinois Colleges Entertainment Influence • Forensic Science • Culinary Arts • Interior Design • Dance • Computer Game Design • Music Business • Film ICE COLLEGE FAIR SURVEY COD FALL 2011
- 55. New Majors – Illinois Colleges Global Economy Influence • Interna=onal Studies • Interna=onal Business • Homeland Security • La=no Studies • Chinese ICE COLLEGE FAIR SURVEY COD FALL 2011
- 56. New Majors – Illinois Colleges Computer Technology Influence • Graphic design • Informa=on security • Digital audio recording arts • Logis=cs • Social media/new media ICE COLLEGE FAIR SURVEY COD FALL 2011
- 57. New Majors – Illinois Colleges Healthcare Influence • Biomedical engineering • Biotechnology • Kinesiology/physical therapy • Neuroscience • Physician’s assistant • Global health ICE COLLEGE FAIR SURVEY COD FALL 2011
- 58. College Return on Investment Compare by College -‐ www.payscale.com Criteria: 1. Cost of college educa=on 2. How educa=on was paid for – cash, loans, aid 3. Salary of job aner college educa=on 4. Opportunity for salary advancement 8% average 9.5% with aid
- 59. Future Labor Force • Decreasing US popula=on • Job Migra=on to Southwest • Internships – entry level • Telecommu=ng • Work/Life Balance • Interna=onal integra=on Electronic Immigrants TIME Magazine, The Future of Work
- 60. Labor Force Growth 2010-‐2020 Gender Race/Ethnicity Age Hispanics – up 34% (immigra=on & fer=lity) Asians– up slightly Blacks – up slightly Gender Shin Baby Boomers
- 62. TOP RIGHT BOX High Income & High Demand OccupaMons 2010-‐2020 Veterinarian Physicians & Surgeons Physicians Assistants Pharmacists Den=sts Physical Therapists Chief Execu=ves Sonware Developers -‐ Apps Financial Managers Info Security Analysts Sales & Marke=ng Managers Web Developers Public Rela=ons Managers Computer Architects Industrial Produc=on Managers Management Analysts Environmental Engineers Medical & Health Service Mgrs. Mechanical Engineers Computer & Info Systems Mgrs. Electrical Engineers Lawyers Educa=on Administrators