Career Clusters 8 th Grade Career & Postsecondary Exploration #2

Pre-Test 1.Name one career cluster. 2.What is a one of the fastest growing career clusters? 3.What is the average annual salary for a surgeon?

Objectives Connect Career, Postsecondary and Academic Planning Explore Career Clusters – Groupings of occupations with similarities – Helps identify other careers of interest – Overview – Employment outlook – Credentials – Related careers Update Postsecondary Plan

Connect Career, College, Academic Planning Connect Career, Postsecondary, Academic Planning – Informed decisions on possible career paths List of careers of interest – In the “favorite careers and clusters” page – Find best postsecondary options for those careers Colleges I am thinking about – Make academic plan to postsecondary aspirations Succeed in courses to reach your college goals Middle school prepares you for success in high school

Naviance Home Page

Career Tab

My Favorite Careers and Clusters

Optometrist

Health Science Career Cluster

Health Science Credentials

Therapeutic Services Credentials

Health Science Related Careers

Add Career Cluster: Health Science

Explore Careers: Surgeon

Wages: Surgeon

My Favorite Careers & Clusters

Update Postsecondary Plan

Explore Career Clusters Record information Overview Employment outlook Credentials Related careers Add Career Clusters and/or Careers of Interest My favorite careers and clusters If you find careers or clusters that interest you Update Postsecondary Plan

Classroom Discussion What information did you record about Overview Employment outlook Credentials Related careers What Career Clusters and/or Careers of Interest did you add?

Post-Test 1.Name one career cluster. 2.What is a one of the fastest growing career clusters? 3.What is the average annual salary for a surgeon?

Review 1.One career cluster – Health Sciences 2.One of the fastest growing career clusters – Health Sciences 3.Average annual salary for a surgeon – $184,150