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1. True or False Any occupation in which women or men comprise 25% or less of its total employment is a nontraditional career.

TRUE

2. True or False Post high school education opportunities include only a four year college degree.

FALSE

A 1-year certificate, a 2-year associate degree, a 4-year bachelor’s degree and a professional degree are all great options for YOU.

3. True or False High school is a great time for YOU to try out a wide range of career pathways.

TRUE

High school is a great time to “try” out classes that interest YOU. It can save money for further education if you know if you like or dislike something before leaving high school.

4. True or False When choosing a career direction, salary is the most important consideration.

FALSE

Salary is a part of making the choice about a career. But, job satisfaction often is related to more than just money.

Such as: Chances of advancement Professional recognition Benefits How you like doing the tasks required.

5. True or False At UtahFutures.org YOU can have YOUR future predicted and get a physic reading.UtahFutures.org

FALSE

No, but you can find great information to help you choose a career direction, job and school information.

6. True or False Utah’s divorce rate is higher than the US average*. *DWS and UVU Study

TRUE

In Utah, the divorce rate is approximately 4.3 for every 1000 residents. This rate is a bit higher than the average USA rate of 4.1 for every *UVU Study

7. True or False Thirty two percent of women in Utah are head of households*. *DWS and UVU Study

TRUE

What implications are there from this information for single parents?

8. True or False Fifty nine percent* of mothers of preschool children in Utah work outside the home. *DWS

TRUE

How will this affect the income of the mother who works?

9. True or False In a recent report, Utah women make 31%* less than men. (Comparing full time, all year employment.) *AAUW Public Policy and Government Relation Department

TRUE

How will this impact the income of a single parent family or two income family? upload/state-by-state-wage- chart.pdf

10. True or False Seventy-four percent of mothers with school age children work outside the home in Utah. *DWS html html

TRUE

Why would this be the case? Are these mothers prepared to work at high skill, high wage, high income jobs?

11. True or False Most people think that someone's ability to financially support a family indicates success?

TRUE

Yes. Most people feel that their ability to provide financially for their family indicates success. How do you think they feel when they cannot do that?

12. True or False According to a 2011 survey, 32 percent of Utah men and 25 percent of Utah women had never married.

TRUE

What are the career issues that single individuals may need to address?

13. True or False In Utah, median income for families with two wage earners measured 43 percent higher than the income of families with only one wage earner. *DWS – UVU Study

TRUE

What are the issues related to both parents working?

14. True or False According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistic (April 2011) for each $1.00 men earn, women earn 77 cents.

TRUE

Why would this be the case?

Less education/training Training and education for jobs that are not high wage and high skill Working part time

15.True or False Most men and women will spend at least 30 to 40 years in the workforce*. * Taking the Road Less Traveled, NAPE

TRUE

If you will spend 30 to 40 years doing something, don’t you think it would be important to enjoy it? * Taking the Road Less Traveled, NAPE

16. True or False Women who pursue male- dominated careers earn 20 to 30 percent more than those who hold traditionally female jobs.

TRUE

These jobs are usually: High Wage High Skill High Demand jobs * Taking the Road Less Traveled, NAPE

17. True or False In Utah, 49 percent of the college students are women.

TRUE

This is true, but Utah has a high number of women that begin college and do NOT complete programs or degrees. WHY?

List top three reasons: Refer to Mary’s blog ategory/career-and-technical- education/ ategory/career-and-technical- education/

18. True or False High school girls are more likely to take biology, chemistry and pre- calculus than boys are, but girls are less likely to take physics.

TRUE

National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistic.

19. True or False STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

TRUE

What are some STEM classes YOU might take? Engineering Health Sciences Agriculture IT………others

20. True or False By the year 2018, 49 percent of STEM jobs in Utah will be in computer occupations.

TRUE

How are your computer skills? Is there a career related to computers that YOU might want to pursue?

21. True or False The skill profiles for Registered Nurses and Civil Engineers are similar.

TRUE

22. True or False The skill profile for Construction Managers is similar to those for Meeting and Convention Planners.

TRUE

23. True or False The skill profile for Firefighters is similar to those for Personal and Home Care Aides.

TRUE

24. True or False UtahFutures has information about Military Employment.

TRUE

25. True or False UtahFutures has a link to the Department of Workforce Services “FirmFind” which lists 80,000 companies or business in Utah.

TRUE

26. True or False The “Career Cluster Inventory” in UtahFutures can help you narrow down your career choices.

TRUE

27. True or False The “IDEAS” activity in UtahFutures can help you identify your interests and match them with a wide variety of careers.

TRUE

“IDEAS” does not tell you what you should be, but compares your interests to others in your age group.

28. True or False “Interest Profiler” in UtahFutures can help you identify your interests and match them with a wide variety of careers.

TRUE

The “Interest Profiler” helps organize your interests in six broad categories of work.

29. True or False The career that is best for male students that want to make a lot of money is a doctor or lawyer.

FALSE

There are many careers that have high wages depending on skill and training. Think past the stereotypes you know for a career.

How should you decide on what career you might be interested in?

30. True or False The career that is best for a female students that want to make a lot of money is doctor or lawyer.

FALSE

Career options are much more broad for women than in the past. What would you be interested in doing for a career?

31. True or False There is a much stronger likelihood that a woman will earn a college degree if she attends college immediately after high school.

TRUE

Women who attend college right after high school are more likely to complete a program than if they wait.

32. True or False People with similar interests will all have the same careers.

FALSE

One person might want to drive cars for a career and another person might want to design the cars. They both like cars. One may be male, one may be female. Which one are you?

What careers can you see yourself pursuing that are nontraditional?

What CTE Pathway might lead you to a valuable career option for YOUR future?