Choosing My

Elite Career

By: Albert Felix

Styner

Mrs.

Fighting and Prevention

Supervisors

Annual wages: $108,280 (Average)

What they do
Type of Occupation: PROTECTIVE

Report and issue citations SERVICE

Recommend to proper authorities

possible fire code revisions, additions, and
deletions.

Conduct fire drills for building

occupants and report on the outcomes of
such drills.

Oversee review of new building plans

Supervise and participate in the

inspection of properties

Study and interpret fire safety codes

( Hours of service vary on

Things Ill need to Be Able to Do and

Know.
Do:
Know:
Speaking
Active
Listening
Writing

Active
Learning

Monitoring

Public Safety and

Security
Building and
Construction
Customer and Personal
Service

First School: University of

Chicago (UC)
They offer the major in
(Below is the major required)

Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician: A program focusing on the

application of fire science and technology to problems of reducing fire risk, limiting
loss, supervising substance removal, conducting safety inspections and
investigations, and advising on matters of safety procedures and fire prevention
policy. Includes instruction in fire behavior, fire simulation, structural risk
assessment,
materials analysis,
suppression systems, smoke
Education
needed
(three detection
years ofand
college)
management, supply and evacuation.

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools,

related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Second Career: Child, Family,

and School Social Workers
Annual wage: $78, 980 (Average)

What they doType of Occupation: COMMUNITY & SOCIAL

SERVICES
Conduct social research.
Work in child and adolescent residential
institutions.
Determine clients' eligibility for financial
assistance.
Evaluate personal characteristics
Place children in foster or adoptive
homes
Supervise other social workers.
Recommend temporary foster care and
advice foster or adoptive parents.
Administer welfare programs.

Things Ill need to Be Able to Do and

Know.
Do...
Active Listening
Speaking
Reading
Comprehension
Social
Perceptiveness
Critical Thinking
Service
Orientation

Know..
Therapy and
Counseling
Psychology
English
Language
Sociology and
Anthropology
Customer and

Second School: The University

*Most of these occupations require a fourof Texas atyear
Houston
bachelor's degree, but some do not.
They offer the major in

(Below is the major required)

Major needed: Social Work Degree (Bachelors)

A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of
social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the
study of organized means of providing basic support services for
vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social
welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention
strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific
applications in areas such as child welfare and family services,
probation, employment services, and disability counseling.

listening!