Name

Elaina Elkhoury

Date

1/5/15

Career Planning
We have looked at the different career paths (directly entering the workforce, military,
apprenticeships, technical school, and college) and you have been told some career options that
you might like from Naviance.
Here, you will start to figure out a plan for how to attain three possible careers. Use the
Occupational Outlook Handbook provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to complete the
following chart. www.bls.gov/ooh

2010 Median Pay

Entry-Level
Education
On-the-Job Training
Job Outlook 2010-20
(Percent &
Comparison Rate)
Duties
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Work Environment

Work Schedule

How to Become One

(Education,
Licenses/Certificatio
n, Advancement)

Career #1:
Psychologist
$69,280/year
Doctoral Degree

Career #2:
Sociologist
$74,960/year
Masters Degree

Career #3: Social

Worker
$44,200/year
Bachelors Degree

Internship/residency

None

None

12% (as fast as

average)

15% (faster than

average)

19% (faster than

average)

They study cognitive,

emotional, social
processes and human
behavior by observing,
interpreting, and
recording how people
relate to one another

They study society

and social behavior by
examining the groups,
cultures,
organizations, social
institutions, and
processes that people
develop

Help people solve and

cope with problems in
their everyday lives

Some work
independent, others
work as part of a
health team with
physicians and social
workers or in school
settings, working with
students, teachers,
parents
Evenings and
weekends to
accommodate clients

Research
organizations,
colleges and
universities, state and
local government, and
consulting service
firms

Mental health clinics,

schools, child welfare
and human service
agencies, hospitals,
and private practices

Full time during

regular business hours

Full time and may

need to work
evenings, weekends,
and holidays

Require a masters
degree or Ph.D. Many
bachelors degree
holders will find

Bachelors degree in
social work, clinical
social workers must
have a masters

Typically need a
doctoral degree or
specialist degree in
psychology, a

Name

Elaina Elkhoury

Job Prospects

Similar Occupations
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Date
masters degree is
sufficient for some
positions. Practicing
psychologists also
need a license or
certification

positions in related
fields, such as social
services, education, or
public policy

grow 12 percent from

2012 to 2022, about
as fast as the average
for all occupations
Sociologist, Social
Worker, School and
Career Counselor

grow 15 percent from

2012 to 2022, faster
than the average for
all occupations
Anthropologist,
Postsecondary
teacher, Social Worker

1/5/15

degree and two years

of post-master
experience in a
supervised clinical
setting. Clinical social
workers must also be
licensed in the state in
which they practice
grow 19 percent from
2012 to 2022, faster
than the average for
all occupations
Rehabilitation
Counselor, Probation
Officer, Social and
Human Service
Assistant

Questions: Answer each question in a short paragraph.

1. Which career seems like the best fit for you after knowing this information?
Either a Sociologist or a Social Worker because those two jobs are more
easy going with working with people. Unlike Psychology because you
actually need to diagnose people with mental disorders and require a
doctoral degree. So I believe being a Sociologist or Social Worker would fit
best for me.

2. What college were you thinking about going to? Does it offer the major needed to
attain this career?
I have been thinking of either going to Rutgers or Montclair and I believe
that both those schools offer the major I need to attain this career, so
hopefully everything works out.