Career Fact Sheet Summary Name: Alanna Salter Due Date: 10.28.

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Directions: Retype each category (I-VIII) below on another sheet of paper along with the information you find for each category. Refer to the current edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook for the information you need. This may either be obtained from the Guidance Center or from the web site www.bls.gov. I. Career Area/Job Title: My job is a Teacher. Required Education and Training When you are trying to become a teacher you could get a bachelors or Masters degree, and any other higher degree and if you are planning on working at a public school teacher you also need a state-issued certification or license. Skills and Aptitudes Required You need to have plenty of patience when becoming a teacher. Teachers usually spend many evening and weekend hours preparing lessons and grading assignments. Starting Salary and Future Earnings The starting salary for a teacher is different for each degree you get. For a bachelors degree you start off making $32722 and future you can make up to $44916. A masters degree you could start with $ 51192 and future could be $69859. Higher qualifications you can make as much as $79318. Work Environment The work environment for a teacher depends on the subject they teach, high school teachers may work in classrooms, science labs, computer labs, or machine shops. Typically, they deal with 20 to 35 students at a time. Duties/Responsibilities The duties for a teacher is to prepare students for life after graduation and teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college and to enter the job market. You have to be able to teach the students what they need to know to succeed. It is their responsibility to make sure they teach everything they are required to teach on a need to know basis. Helpful Personality Traits for this Field Helpful personality traits for teaching are inspiring, compassionate, caring, welcoming, demanding, knowledgeable, etc. etc.. You have to be able to understand the students you work with and communicating well with the. You have to be able to

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deal with any harms that can happen to your students and act as if they are your own kids.

VIII. Employment Outlook Overall employment of teachers are expected to grow. There are many different types of teachers with different job descriptions. If the number of students in a school increase, the teaching jobs available will increase.