CAREER AWARENESS KIT
BY DOUGLAS SPENCER
BY DOUGLAS SPENCER
ILLUSTRATED BY ANGELO PAOLOZZI
KAREN CATTERALL & WILLIE McKAY
KAREN CATTERALL & WILLIE McKAY
CAREER AWARENESS KIT
BY DOUGLAS SPENCER
Author of Networks & Questions Kids Ask
ILLUSTRATED BY ANGELO PAOLOZZI
KAREN CATTERALL & WILLIE McKay
Copyright c 1981 by Douglas Spencer
All rights reserved
No part of this kit may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, without permission in writing from the author.
ISBN 0-919970-08-7
All About Us Publishing
P. O. Box 1985
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5R5
Printed in Canada by Gatineau Graphics, Ottawa
Editor, Seymour Trieger
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BY DOUGLAS SPENCER
Author of Networks & Questions Kids Ask
ILLUSTRATED BY ANGELO PAOLOZZI
KAREN CATTERALL & WILLIE McKay
Copyright c 1981 by Douglas Spencer
All rights reserved
No part of this kit may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, without permission in writing from the author.
ISBN 0-919970-08-7
All About Us Publishing
P. O. Box 1985
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5R5
Printed in Canada by Gatineau Graphics, Ottawa
Editor, Seymour Trieger
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INTRODUCTION
The Career Awareness Kit brings students, teachers, and career resources together.
The kit enables students to contact actual businesspeople, tradespeople, and professionals listed in the Yellow Pages of their local telephone directory. Through sample questions and follow-up activities, the Career Awareness Kit aids students and teachers in gaining information, arranging excursions, planning guest visits, and taking part in activities associated with over one hundred different occupations.
The skills developed through this kit touch many subject areas including Guidance, Language Arts, Geography, Science, and Library Arts.
Below are a few applications of the Career Awareness Kit:
1. Guidance - a valuable tool in the planning and teaching of careers.
2. Language Arts - an important device for teaching basic research skills: collecting and organizing data, drawing conclusions, etc. It too is an important motivating force in providing a purposeful direction for student reading, writing, listening and speaking activities.
3. Geography - an important link in understanding the economic and social factors which shape a community.
4. Science - a guide to technology-based careers.
5. Library Arts - a useful learning centre activity.
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The Career Awareness Kit brings students, teachers, and career resources together.
The kit enables students to contact actual businesspeople, tradespeople, and professionals listed in the Yellow Pages of their local telephone directory. Through sample questions and follow-up activities, the Career Awareness Kit aids students and teachers in gaining information, arranging excursions, planning guest visits, and taking part in activities associated with over one hundred different occupations.
The skills developed through this kit touch many subject areas including Guidance, Language Arts, Geography, Science, and Library Arts.
Below are a few applications of the Career Awareness Kit:
1. Guidance - a valuable tool in the planning and teaching of careers.
2. Language Arts - an important device for teaching basic research skills: collecting and organizing data, drawing conclusions, etc. It too is an important motivating force in providing a purposeful direction for student reading, writing, listening and speaking activities.
3. Geography - an important link in understanding the economic and social factors which shape a community.
4. Science - a guide to technology-based careers.
5. Library Arts - a useful learning centre activity.
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Choose a subject from the Index or distribute one Career Topic card to each student.
2. Locate and study the Career Topic card.
3. Look up the Guide Words in the Yellow Pages of your telephone directory.
4. Choose any Listing under the Guide Words.
5. Record the name, address, and telephone number of the Listing.
6. Study the Basic and Related Questions.
7. Telephone, write, or visit the Listing you've selected to find answer to your questions.
8. If you telephone the Listing, ask for the Contact as indicated on the Career Topic card. Introduce yourself. Tell the Contact that you are a student learning about careers in the community and ask him/her if he/she would mind answering a few questions about his/her work.
9. Take notes for future reference or follow-up activities.
10. If you write the Listing, indicate the name, address, and Contact of the Listing on you envelope. In your letter include your name, address, and telephone number. This will allow the source person to telephone you if they haven't time to write. If possible, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
1. Choose a subject from the Index or distribute one Career Topic card to each student.
2. Locate and study the Career Topic card.
3. Look up the Guide Words in the Yellow Pages of your telephone directory.
4. Choose any Listing under the Guide Words.
5. Record the name, address, and telephone number of the Listing.
6. Study the Basic and Related Questions.
7. Telephone, write, or visit the Listing you've selected to find answer to your questions.
8. If you telephone the Listing, ask for the Contact as indicated on the Career Topic card. Introduce yourself. Tell the Contact that you are a student learning about careers in the community and ask him/her if he/she would mind answering a few questions about his/her work.
9. Take notes for future reference or follow-up activities.
10. If you write the Listing, indicate the name, address, and Contact of the Listing on you envelope. In your letter include your name, address, and telephone number. This will allow the source person to telephone you if they haven't time to write. If possible, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
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INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
11. If you visit a Listing, telephone first and ask for the Contact person and make an appointment.
12. If the Listing is too busy or refuses to help you, politely thank them for their time and try another one.
13. Do not feel restricted by the questions posed on the Career Topic card. They are merely there to help you get started. Feel free to add your own questions to the back of the card.
14. Participate in the suggested Activities.
15. Choose another Career Topic card and repeat the steps above as desired.
Although the Career Awareness Kit is directed at students with a wide range of abilities, teachers may find it most appropriate for grades six to thirteen.
11. If you visit a Listing, telephone first and ask for the Contact person and make an appointment.
12. If the Listing is too busy or refuses to help you, politely thank them for their time and try another one.
13. Do not feel restricted by the questions posed on the Career Topic card. They are merely there to help you get started. Feel free to add your own questions to the back of the card.
14. Participate in the suggested Activities.
15. Choose another Career Topic card and repeat the steps above as desired.
Although the Career Awareness Kit is directed at students with a wide range of abilities, teachers may find it most appropriate for grades six to thirteen.
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INDEX
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1. ACCOUNTANT..............................12
2. ADVERTISING AGENT..................13 3. AIRLINE FLIGHT ATTENDANT.......14 4. AIRLINE PILOT............................15 5. AMBULANCE DRIVER...................16 6. ANTIQUE DEALER.......................17 7. ARCHITECT.................................18 8. ARTIST.......................................19 9. AUCTIONEER..........,...................20 10. AUTOMOBILE DEALER.................21 11. BAILIFF.......................................22 12. BAKER........................................23 13. BANKER......................................24 14. BOAT BUILDER............................25 15. BOOK DEALER.............................26 16. BUILDING CONTRACTOR..............27 17. BUTCHER....................................28 |
18. CARPENTER................................29
19. CEMETERY WORKER....................30 20. CHEMIST.....................................31 21. CHIROPRACTOR..........................32 22. CLERGYMAN................................33 23. COMPUTER PROGRAMMER..................................34 24. DAIRY WORKER..........................35 25. DANCER.....................................36 26. DENTIST.....................................37 27. DETECTIVE.................................38 28. DIETITIAN..................................39 29. DIVER........................................40 30. DRAFTSPERSON..........................41 31. DRESSMAKER..............................42 32. ELECTRICIAN..............................43 33. ENGINEER..................................44 34. ENGRAVER.................................45 |
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INDEX
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35. ENTERTAINER.............................46
36. EXPORTER/IMPORTER.................47 37. FARMER......................................48 38. FLORIST......................................49 39. FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKER......50 40. FUNERAL DIRECTOR....................51 41. GEOCHEMIST...............................52 42. GEOLOGIST.................................53 43. GEOPHYSICIST............................54 44. GRAPHIC DESIGNER....................55 45. GROCERY MANAGER....................56 46. HAIRSTYLIST...............................57 47. HOME FOR THE ELDERLY WORKER.....................................58 48. HORSE DEALER...........................59 49. HOSPITAL WORKER.....................60 50. HOTEL MANAGER........................61 51. INSURANCE AGENT.....................62 |
52. INTERIOR DESIGNER...................63
53. JANITOR.....................................64 54. JEWELLER...................................65 55. JUNK DEALER..............................66 56. LABORATORY TECHNICIAN..........67 57. LAWYER......................................68 58. LIBRARIAN..................................69 59. LOCKSMITH................................70 60. MACHINIST.................................71 61. MAGICIAN..................................72 62. MASON.......................................73 63. MEAT PACKER.............................74 64. METALLURGIST...........................75 65. MINER........................................76 66. MODEL.......................................77 67. MOTION PICTURE PRODUCER.....78 68. MUSICIAN..................................79 |
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INDEX
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69. NEWSPAPER REPORTER...............80
70. NURSE........................................81 71. OCEANOGRAPHER.......................82 72. OPTICIAN...................................83 73. OPTOMETRIST.............................84 74. PAWNBROKER.............................85 75. PHARMACIST...............................86 76. PHOTOGRAPHER.........................87 77. PHYSICIAN..................................88 78. PODIATRIST................................89 79. PRINTER.....................................90 80. PSYCHOLOGIST...........................91 81. PUBLISHER.................................92 82. RADIO BROADCASTER.................93 83. REAL ESTATE AGENT...................94 84. RESTAURANT MANAGER..............95 85. SECRETARY.................................96 |
86. SHEET METAL WORKER...............97
87. SILVERSMITH..............................98 88. SURVEYOR..................................99 89. TAILOR.....................................100 90. TANNER....................................101 91. TAXI DRIVER.............................102 92. TAXIDERMIST............................103 93. TEACHER..................................104 94. TELEVISION PRODUCER............105 95. TOOL & DIE MAKER...................106 96. TRANSLATOR............................107 97. TRAVEL AGENT..........................108 98. UPHOLSTERER..........................109 99. VETERINARIAN.........................110 100. WELDER.................................111 101. WRECKING CONTRACTOR........112 |
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See Your Yellow Pages for these Additional Career Topics:
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1. Abattoir
2. Acoustical Contractor 3. Actuary 4. Agronomist 5. Air Conditioning Contractor 6. Aircraft Dealer 7. Aircraft Mechanic 8. Aluminium Worker 9. Animal Breeder 10. Appraiser 11. Astrologer 12. Audio-visual Consultant 13. Automation Consultant 14. Aviation Consultant 15. Barber 16 Beekeeper |
17. Bicycle Dealer
18. Blasting Contractor 19. Building Cleaner 20. Bus Driver 21. Business Consultant 22. Carpet Dealer 23. Caterer 24. Chimney Builder 25. Coin Dealer 26. Collection Agent 27. Colour Consultant 28. Communication Consultant 29. Concrete Contractor 30. Consultant 31. Contractor 32. Designer |
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See Your Yellow Pages for these Additional Career Topics:
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33. Disc Jockey
34. Distiller 35. Drainage Contractor 36. Drilling Contractor 37. Educational Consultant 38. Electronic Consultant 39. Environmental Consultant 40. Feed Dealer 41. Forestry Consultant 42. Fur Designer 43. Furniture Dealer 44. Furrier 45. Glazier 46. Grain Dealer 47. Heating Contractor 48. Hydrologist |
49. Insulation Contractor
50. Investment Dealer 51. Landscape Contractor 52. Literary Agent 53. Magazine Dealer 54. Management Consultant 55. Marine Broker 56. Marine Contractor 57. Marketing Consultant 58. Mechanical Contractor 59. Miller 60. Mover 61. Naturopath 62. Naval Architect 63. Notary 64. Nurseryperson |
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See Your Yellow Pages for these Additional Career Topics:
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65. Osteopath
66. Painting Contractor 67. Parapsychologist 68. Patent Attorney 69. Patent Searcher 70. Paving Contractor 71. Physiotherapist 72. Picture Frame Dealer 73. Plumbing Contractor 74. Psychoanalyst 75. Refrigeration Contractor 76. Reporter-Court 77. Road Building Contractor 78. Roofer 79. Sailmaker |
80. Sculptor
81. Sewer Contractor 82. Shoe Repairperson 83. Social Research Consultant 84. Steel Worker 85. Stenographer 86. Swimming Pool Contractor 87. Theatre Manager 88. Thermographer 89. Tire Dealer 90. Tractor Dealer 91. Typographer 92. Weaver 93. Writer 94. Zoo Worker |
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1. ACCOUNTANT
Guide Words:
Accountants-Public Accountants-Commercial Accountants-Chartered Accountants-Certified General Contacts: an Accountant Senior Accountant Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an accountant? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) Where do accountants work? 2) What is a cost study? 3) What can a person learn from an accountant? 4) What can a person learn about a business by examining its financial records? 5) Find answers to your own questions? Activities: * Start a debit and credit record of your family's costs for food, energy, etc. * Read Accountants Visit School by Donna K. Halbur. |
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2. ADVERTISING AGENT
Guide Words:
Advertising Agencies Advertising Contacts: an Agent Office Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an advertising agent? 2) What preparatin or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a media director? 2) How do advertising campaigns convince people to buy a pro- duct? 3) What advertising techniques are used? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Listen to radio and television advertisements. Decide on who the advertisers are trying to reach and how they're trying to convince people to buy their product. * Read Career in Advertising by A. Davis. * Read How to Get a Job in Advertising by Ken Haas. * Read City As Classroom by Marshall McLuhan et al. |
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3. AIRLINE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
Guide Words:
Air Line Companies Contact: Employment Office Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a flight attendant? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What type of tasks does a flight attendant perform? 2) What training does a flight attendant received to deal with hijacking and emergencies. 3) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Debate whether a flight attendant is merely a glorified waitress. * Read How to Be a Flight Stewardess or Steard by Johni Smith. |
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4. AIRLINE PILOT
Guide Words:
Air Line Companies Aircraft Charter Aircraft Dealers Contacts: Manager a Pilot |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an airline pilot do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How does an airplane work? 2) How are airplanes readied for a flight? 3) How is air traffic regulated? 4) What security precautions are taken at an airport? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit your local airport. *Read Here is Your Career: Airline Pilot by Frank Stilley. *Read What It's Like to Be a Pilot by Arthur Shay. |
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5. AMBULANCE DRIVER
Guide Words:
Ambulance Service Contacts: Manager as Ambulance Driver |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an ambulance driver do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Is the work of an ambulance driver dangerous? 2) How fast does an ambulance travel during an emergency? 3) Are ambulance drivers permitted to break minor traffic laws during an emergency? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit an ambulance service gargage in your community and talk to the drivers about their experiences. *Read Ambulance Driver by Jack Rudman. |
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6. ANTIQUE DEALER
Guide Words:
Antiques-Dealers Antiques-Repairing & Restoring Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an antique dealer do? 2) What preparatin or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is an antique? 2) What can a person learn from an antique? 3) Why do people collect antiques? 4) What type of antiques are most in demand? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Start an antique collection. * Restore an antique. *Read How to Be Successful in the Antique Business by Ronald S. Barlow. |
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7. ARCHITECT
Guide Words:
Architects Architects' Supplies Architectural Consultants Contacts: An Architect Senior Architect Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an architect? 2) What preparatin or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) What is a design problem? 2) How does an architect go about designing a building? 3) What is the difference between a well-designed building and a poorly designed one? 4) What tools does an architect use? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Choose an outstanding example of architecture (eg. CN Tower, Taj Mahal, Egyptian Pyramids, etc.). Find out who designed it, why it is considered great, costs, etc. *Design and construct a scale model of a futuristic city. *Read Apprenctice to Genius: Architect by Edgar Tafel. |
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8. ARTIST
Guide Words:
Artists-Commercial Artists-Fine Arts Art Galleries & Dealers Artists' Managers & Agents Arts & Crafts Supplies Contacts: Director an Artist Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of artists are there and what do they do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) Where does an artist find work? 2) How did you become interested or involved in this type of work? 3) How much does an artist ear? 4) How can the public encourage artists in their creative endeav- ours? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Analyse a piece of commercial art. *Begin an oil painting, a scupture, a work of pottery, or another art project. *Read Hours with Art & Artists by G. W. Sheldon. |
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9. AUCTIONEER
Guide Words:
Auctioneers Contacts: Manager an Auctioneer |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an auctioneer? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages or disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Why does an auctioneer speak so quickly? 2) Do people fully understand what an auctioneer says? 3) How do people indicate their bids? 4) How does an auctioneer make money? 5) Find answers to your own questions? Activities: *Attend an auction. Tape the auctioneer during the sale. Study the way he or she speaks. Hold a garbage sale in your neighbour- hood and try using a similar style of speaking. *Read Auctions & Auctioneering by Ralph Cassady Jr. |
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10. AUTOMOBILE DEALER
Guide Words:
Automobile Dealers Automobile Service Stations Contacts: Customer Relations Salesperson Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an automobile dealer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a rotary engine? 2) How important is the automobile to our economy? 3) Basically, how does an automobile work? 4) How will the automobile change in the future? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Debate whether the automobile is a good invention or a bad one. *Visit an automobile dealership, a service station, or an assembly plant. *Read Wheels by Arthur Hailey. *Read Unsafe At Any Speed by Ralph Nader. |
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11. BAILIFF
Guide Words:
Bailiffs Contacts: a Bailiff Manager |
Basic Questions
1) What is a bailiff? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How much does a bailiff earn? 2) How did you become interested or involved in this type of work? 3) What are the three types of bailiffs? 4) Find answers to questions of your own? Activities: *Discuss whether the work of a bailiff is necessary in our society. *Write an essay on whether you would like to become a bailiff. |
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12. BAKER
Guide Words:
Bakers-Retail Bakers-Whol Bakers' Equipment Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a baker do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Where does a baker obtain his recipes? 2) What types of bakeries are there? 3) What is a dividerman? 4) How are bubbles removed from dough? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Compare mass-produced bread to home-baked for their nutri- tional value. *Bake bread at home or at school. *Read Baker by Jack Rudman |
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12. BANKER
Guide Words:
Banks Contacts: Public Relations Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a banker do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) How do banks earn money? 2) What are the different types of banks? 3) What is a letter of credit? 4) How many cheques are processed in a bank each day? 5) Will any piece of paper do or must a person use an official cheque? 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Open a saving or chequing account. Find out what happens to the money you deposit. *Read Careers in a Bank by Mary Davis. *Read Your Future in Banking by Ralph E. Boynton. |
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14. BOAT BUILDERS
Guide Words:
Boat Builders Boat Dealers Boat Equipment & Supplies Contacts: Manager Salesperson |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a boat builder do? 2) What preparation or training is necesssary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advanages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How long does it take to build a boat? 2) What types of boats are popular today? 3) What tools and materials are used? 4) Is the market for boats expanding? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Build a model or full-scall boat. *Write an essay dealing with boat safety. *Find out why Titanic was considered unsinkable. *Read Building Your First Wooden Boat by George W. Barnes. |
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15. BOOK DEALER
Guide Words: Book Dealers-Retail Book Dealers-Used & Rare Bookbinders Contacts: Salesperson Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a book dealer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How does a book dealer decide on what books to order? 2) How has the book business changed over the years? 3) What are the various book classifications in a book store? 4) How did you become interested or involved in this type of work? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Begin a comic or paperback book exchange. *Read Books: From Writer to Reader by Howard Greenfeld. |
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16. BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Guide Words:
Building Contractors Building Consultants Contacts: Manager Consultant |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a building contractor? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a mortgage? 2) Why has building construction slowed down recently? 3) Why have building costs increased so dramatically? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Take daily slide photographs of a building under construction. Note the day-to-day changes. Prepare a slide show for your class. *Build a model fort or other structure, using sound building principles. *Read Careers in Construction by Gloria Ramos. |
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17. BUTCHER
Guide Words:
Butchers-Retail Butchers' Equipment Meat-Whol Contacts: a Butcher Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a butcher do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Who supplies a butcher with meat? 2) What is meant by grade? 3) What are the different cuts of meat? 4) How does the government regulate the use of powder, season- ing, and chemical additives? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a butcher shop in your community. *Identify different types and cuts of meat in your refrigerator or freezer. *Read Butcher by Jack Rudman. |
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18. CARPENTER
Guide Words:
Carpenters Cabinet Makers Contacts: a Carpenter a Cabinet Maker Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a carpenter do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the trade? Related Questions: 1) What basic tools does a carpenter use? 2) What is meant by true, plumb, and square? 3) What types of wood does a carpenter use? 4) How can a carpenter build without using screws or nails? 5) Find answer to your own questions. Activities: *Compare the work of a carpenter and cabinet maker. *Try and drive a nail with three strokes. *Build a model table, bookcase, stool, etc. *Read Mathematics for Carpenters by Robert Bradford. |
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19. CEMETERY WORKER
Guide Words:
Cemeteries Contact: Director Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of work are there in a cemetery? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of these jobs? 5) What are the futures of these occupations? Related Questions: 1) Who owns a cemetery? 2) Who are tombstones made? 3) What is the oldest grave site in the cemetery? 4) Who designs cemeteries? 5) Find answers to your own questions> Activities: *Visit a cemetery in your community. *Read Director of Cemeteries by Jack Rudman. |
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Guide Words:
Chemists Chemists' Equipment Contacts: a Chemist Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a chemist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) How did you become interested or involved in this type of work? 2) How is an analytical chemist different from an organic one? 3) What other careers are related to chemistry? 4) Find answers to your own questions? Activities: *Conduct safe experiments with food acids, indicators, etc. *Read Explorations in Chemistry by Charles Gray. |
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21. CHIROPRACTOR
Guide Words:
Chiropractors Chiropractors' Equipment Contact: a Chiropractor |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a chiropractor? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How much does a chiropractor earn? 2) How does a chiropractor set up a practice? 3) How does a chiropractor differ from a medical doctor? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Discuss current public attitudes towards chiroprators. *Read Your Future As a Chiropractor by Howard G. Poteet & Michael A. Petti. |
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22. CLERGYMAN
Guide Words:
Churches Religious Organizations Contact: Clergyman |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a clergyman do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) Can a woman become a clergyperson? 2) What activities take place in a church? 3) How does a church fund its various activities? 4) What is the role of the congregation in a church? 5) How do the clergymen of different faiths compare? 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a number of churches in your community. *Read Some Solutions to the Problems of Clergy Today by James L. Lowery. |
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23. COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
Guide Words:
Computers Computer Equipment Data Processing Consultants Contact: a Computer Programmer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a computer programmer? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a computer? 2) How does a computer work? 3) Can computers really think? 4) What other jobs are related to the computer? 5) Find answers to your questions. Activities: *Make a simple computer. *Read Computer Power & Human Reason by Joseph Weizenbaum. *Read Your Future in Computer Programming by Sidney Davis. |
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24. DAIRY WORKER
Guide Words:
Dairies Dairy Equipment & Supplies Dairy Products Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of work are found in a dairy? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of these jobs? 5) What are the futures of these occupations? Related Questions: 1) What happens to milk once it reaches a dairy? 2) What is meant by homogenized? 3) How is cream removed from milk? 4) How is butter made? 5) Find answers to your questions. Activities: *Discuss whether the dairy farmer is getting a fair price for his milk. *Read History of the Dairy Industry by Thomas R. Pirtle. |
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25. DANCER
Guide Words:
Dancers-Professional Dancing Instruction Contacts: a Dancer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of dancers are there? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Where does a dancer find a job? 2) What types of dances must a dancer know? 3) What will dancing be like in the future? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Learn or invent a new dance. *Attend the performance of a local dance company. *Read So You Wnat to Be a Dancer by William E. Thomas |
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26. DENTIST
Guide Words:
Dentists Dental Laboratories Dental Equipment & Supplies Contacts: a Dentist |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a dentist do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) What tools does a dentist use? 2) What is an orthodontist? 3) How much does a dentist earn? 4) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a dental office and take note of its equipment. *Begin using dental floss. *Read Looking Forward to a Career: Dentistry by Betty Kane. |
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27. DETECTIVE
Guide Words:
Detective Agencies Police Guard & Patrol Service Contact: a Detective |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a detective do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of this occupation? Related Questions: 1) Who hires a detective? 2) How does the work of a police detective compare with that of a private detective? 3) Is the work dangerous? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Read The Making of a Detective by Robert H. Millimaki. *Read A Day in the Life of a Police Detective by David Paige. |
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28. DIETITIAN
Guide Words:
Dietitians Contact: a Dietitian |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a dietitian? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the profession? Related Questions: 1) What is a good diet? 2) What type of people consult a dietitian? 3) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Compare your diet with the answer to question one. *Read The Professional Training of the Hospital Dietician by Helen Clarke. |
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29. DIVER
Guide Words:
Divers Divers' Equipment & Supplies Diving Instruction Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a diver do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How deep can a diver go? 2) What is the bends? 3) What equipment is worn by a scuba diver? 4) Is scuba diving dangerous? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Take snorkling or scuba diving lessons. *Read The Deep-Sea Diver by R. C. Martin *Read The Man Who Rode Sharks by William R. Royal & Robert F. Burgess. |
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30. DRAFTSPERSON
Guide Words:
Draftsmen Schools-Drafting Contact: a Draftsperson |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a draftsperson do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of drafting are there? 2) What basic tools does a draftsperson use? 3) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 4) What other occupations are related to drafting? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activity: *Read Junior Draftsman by Jack Rudman. |
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31. DRESSMAKER
Guide Words:
Dressmaker Dressmakers' Supplies Contact: a Dressmaker |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a dressmaker do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What does a dressmaker work for? 2) What equipment and tools are used? 3) When and where did dress-making begin? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Make a dress, pants, etc. *Read Design It, Sew It, Wear It: How To Make Yourself a Super Wardrobe Without Commerical Patterns by Duane Bradley. |
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34. ENGRAVER
Guide Words:
Engravers Engraving Equipment Contacts: an Engineer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an engraver? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of engravers are there and what do they do? 2) What tools does an engraver use? 3) What materials does an engraver work with? 4) When and where did engraving begin? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Try engraving various materials. *Read Etching & Engraving by John Buckland-Wright. |
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35. ENTERTAINER
Guide Words:
Entertainers Entertainment Bureaus Contacts: an Entertainer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an entertainer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of entertainers are there? 2) Who hires and entertainer? 3) What is an entertainment agency? 4) How much does an entertainer earn? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Organize a Gong Show in your neighbourhood or classroom. *Read How to Be an Entertainer by Clarence Herisko. |
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36. EXPORTER/IMPORTER
Guide Words:
Exporters Importers Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an exporter/importer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How does an exporter arrange the shipment of a product to a far away country? 2) How does an importer arrange importing of a product from a far away country? 3) What products or goods are imported to your community? 4) What products or goods are exported from your community? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *How much would it cost to export a ton of wheat from New York to Bombay, India? *Read How to Get Started in Exporting from Dun & Brad- street, Inc. |
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37. FARMER
Guide Words:
Farms Farm Equipment Farm Supplies Contacts: a Farmer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a farmer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of farming are there? 2) How much does it cost to start a farm? 3) Who buys a farmer's products? 4) What equipment does a farmer use? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Arrange an exchange between a city kid and country kid. *Get a summer job on a farm. *Read Young Farmers: Their Problems, Activities & Educational Program by Mark Nichols. |
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38. FLORIST
Guide Words:
Florists-Retail Florists-Whol Contacts: Salesperson Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a florist do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) For what occasions or events is there greatest demand for a florist's services. 2) Where do florists obtain their flowers? 3) What cre must a florist take with flowers? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Start a flower garden. *Read How to Run a Successful Florist & Plant Store by Bram Cavin. |
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39. FOREIGN EXCHANGE BROKER
Guide Words:
Foreign Exchange Brokers Contacts: a Broker Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a foreign exchange broker? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Where do brokers work? 2) How important to the community is the work of a broker? 3) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Start a collection of money from other countries. *Make an exchange-rate table and follow changes in currency values. *Read Money in International Exchange by Ronald I. McKinnon. |
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40. FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Guide Words:
Funeral Homes Contact: Director |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a funeral director do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Are dead peole often embalmed or cremated? 2) What can a person learn by visiting a funeral home? 3) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Discuss whether the cost of burial is too expensive. *Read The High Cost of Dying by Jessica Mitford. *Read Mortuary Caretaker by Jack Rudman. |
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41. GEOCHEMIST
Guide Words:
Geochemists Contact: a Geochemist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a geochemist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 2) How much does a geochemist earn? 3) Where does a geochemist work? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Write an essay on whether you would like to become a geochem- ist. *Read The Inaccessible Earth by G. C. Brown. |
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42. GEOLOGIST
Guide Words:
Geologists Contact: a Geologist |
Basic Questions:
1) What iw a geologist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is an earth science? 2) When and where did geology begin? 3) What occupations are related? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Start a collection of rocks and minerals. *Read The Earth's Changing Surface by Michael J. Bradshaw. |
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43. GEOPHYSICIST
Guide Words:
Geophysicists Contact: a Geophysicist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a geophysicist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What are the similarities and differences between the work of a geophysicist, a geochemist, and a geologist? 2) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a lab where a geophysicist works. *Read Introduction to Geophysics: Mantle, Core, & Crust by George D. Garland. |
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44. GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Guide Words:
Graphic Designers Contact: a Graphic Designer |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a graphic designer? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Where do graphic designers work? 2) What is design? 3) What tools does a graphic designer use? 4) How does a designer compare with a commercial artist? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Design a logo. *Read Notes on Graphic Design & Visual Communication by Gregg Berryman. |
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45. GROCERY MANAGER
Guide Words:
Grocers-Retail Grocers-Whol Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a grocery manager do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What departments make up a grocery store? 2) What is the difference between a neighbourhood grocery and a supermarket? 3) Where does a grocer obtain food? 4) What proportion of the food ordered is meat, produce, etc? 5) What does a grocer do with food which is not sold? 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Compare the costs of items common to several grocery stores. *Read Progressive Grocer's Marketing Guidebook by Lucy Tarzain. |
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46. HAIRSTYLIST
Guide Words:
Hairstylists Beauty Salons Contacts: a Hairstylist Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a hairstylist do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a current popular hairstyle? 2) How does a hairstyle become popular? 3) What will hairstyles be like in the future? 4) Does a hairstylist have much opportunity to be creative? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Take photographs of various hairstyles. *Count the number of hairs on a friend's head. *Change your hairstyle. *Desighn a futuristic hairstyle. *Read Fashions in Hair: The First Thousand Years by Richard Corson. |
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47. HOME FOR THE ELDERLY WORKER
Guide Words:
Homes-Elderly People Contact: Administrator |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of work are found in a home for the elderly? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Why does a person go to a home for the elderly? 2) What percentage of people over sixty-five are in homes? 3) What is a typical day like for a person in a home? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Write a letter to an old person in a home. *Discuss whether homes are the best weay to deal with our elderly. *Read Dying in the Sun by Donn Piearce. *Read A Life Apart by E. J. Miller. *Read A Good Age by Alex Comfort. |
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48. HORSE DEALER
Guide Words:
Horse Deaker Horse Breeder Horseback Riding Horse Racing Equipment Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a horse dealer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of horses are there? 2) What are horses used for today? 3) Why do some police departments still use horses? 4) How does the horse populatin today compare with a century ago? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a riding stable. *Read Teach Yourself to Ride by Neale Haley. |
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49. HOSPITAL WORKER
Guide Words:
Hospitals Hospital Consultants Hospital Equipment Contacts: Public Relations Information Officer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of work are found in a hospital? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What are the departments in a hospital? 2) How is bleeding controlled during an operation? 3) What is done with a defective organ once it is removed from the body? 4) What equipment is used in a hospital? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Become a hospital volunteer. *Visit a sick person in a hospital. *Read Aim for a Job in Hospital Work by Richard W. Kirk. *Read Orderly Career by Richard O. Carlson. |
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50. HOTEL MANAGER
Guide Words:
Hotels Motels Contacts: Public Relations Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a hotel manager do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of work are found in a hotel? 2) How do commercial, residential, and resort hotels compare? 3) How does a htel advertise? 4) What are the departments in a hotel? 5) What is the busiest time of the year? 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Spend time in the lobby of a large hotel people-watching. *Get a part-time job in a hotel. *Read Your Future in Hotel Management by Roger P. Sonnabend. |
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51. INSURANCE AGENT
Guide Words:
Insurance Agents Insurance Brockers Insurance Insurance Consultants Contacts: an Agent Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an insurance agent do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of insurance are there? 2) What is meant by underwriting? 3) What records are kept by an insurance company? 4) What does the actuarial department do? 5) What other employees work for an insurance company? 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit an insurance agency. *Read Insurance Agent-Insurance Broker by Jack Rudman. |
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52. INTERIOR DESIGNER
Guide Words:
Interior Designers Interior Decorators Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does an interior designer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What are current trends in interior design? 2) What other occupations are related? 3) What can a person learn from an interior designer? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Change the overall arrangement of a room in your home. *Construct model rooms in a shoe box. *Read Your Career in Interior Design by Robert V. Doyle. *Read Your Future in Interior Design by Michael Greer. |
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53. JANITOR
Guide Words:
Janitor Service Cleaner Contact: a Janitor |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a janitor do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What products and equipment does a janitor use? 2) Are there any opportunities for advancement? 3) How did you become interested or involved in your work? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Talk to the school janitor. *Read Tony the Night Custodian by Harry W. Koch. |
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54. JEWELLER
Guide Words:
Jewellers-Retail Jewellers-Mfrs. Jewellery Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a jeweller do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of jewellery are sold? 2) How expensive is the most valuable item in the store? 3) How has the rise in the value of gold affected the sale of jew- ellery? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Make your own jewellery. *Make a list of well-known sayings about jewellery (eg. as good as gold, etc.) *Read Introducing Jewelry Making by John Crawford. |
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55. JUNK DEALER
Guide Words:
Rubbish Removal Salvage Surplus & Salvage Steel-Used Scrap Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a junk dealer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is junk? 2) What can junk be used for? 3) What happens to junk nobody wants? 4) How can junk be recycled? 5) How do junk dealers make a business out of what other people discard? 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Make a sculpture from junk. *Visit a junk yard. |
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56. LABORATORY TECHNICAN
Guide Words:
Laboratories Laboratory Equipment & Supplies Contacts: a Technician Director |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a laboratory technician? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a culture? 2) What types of laboratories are there? 3) Are any laboratory activities secret? Why or why not? 4) What other types of work take place in a laboratory? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Discuss the use of animals in laboratory research. *Visit a laboratory. *Read Manual for the Laboratory Assistant by Seth A. Morgan. |
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57. LAWYER
Guide Words:
Lawyers Contact: a Lawyer |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a lawyer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is perjury? 2) What types of lawyers are there? 3) What does contempt of court mean? 4) Why do some lawyers still wear robes? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a courtroom. *Read Lawyers in the Making by Seymour Warkov. |
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58. LIBRARIAN
Guide Words:
Libraries Library Equipment & Supplies Contact: a Librarian |
Basic Questions:
1) What types of work are found in a hospital? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What are the departments in a hospital? 2) How is bleeding controlled during an operation? 3) What is done with a defective organ once it is removed from the body? 4) What equipment is used in a hospital? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a library. *Read Introduction to Librarianship by Jean K. Gates. |
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59. LOCKSMITH
Guide Words:
Locksmiths Locks Locksmiths' Equipment Contact: a Locksmith |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a locksmith do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) When and where was the first lock invented? 2) What types of locks are there? 3) What tools does a locksmith use? 4) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Examine the types of locks around your home or school. *Read All About Locks & Locksmithing by Max Alth. |
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60. MACHINIST
Guide Words:
Machine Shops Machine Shop Supplies Contacts: Foreman Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a machinist do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What tools are used in a machine shop? 2) What safety procedures are followed in the shop? 3) What union do machinists belong to? 4) What opportunities for women exist in machine shops? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Compare the activities of a machine shop with your metal work class. *Read I Can Be a Machinist by Stella Frederick. |
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61. MAGICIAN
Guide Words:
Magicians Magicians' Supplies Contact: a Magician |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a magician do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of magic are there? 2) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 3) Is it possible to make a living as a full-time magician? 4) Who was the greatest magician? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Attend the performance of a magician. *Try your own magic tricks. *Read Magician-His Training & Work by W. E. Butler. |
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62. MASON
Guide Words:
Masonry & Bricklaying Contractors Contact: a Mason |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a mason? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How has the work of a mason changed over the years? 2) What tools does a mason use? 3) How does the work of a mason compare with a bricklayer's? 4) In what ways can the job be dangerous? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Watch a mason at work. *Read The Stone Book by Charles McRaven. |
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63. MEAT PACKER
Guide Words:
Meat Packers Meat Choppers & Grinders Meat Contacts: a Meat Packer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a meat packer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) From where does a meat packer receive meat? 2) What types of meat does a packer handle? 3) Where is the meat sent after the packer handles it? 4) What other jobs are involved in the processing of meat? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a meat packing plant. *Read Meat, from Ranch to Table by Walter Buehr. |
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64. METALLURGIST
Guide Words:
Metallurgists Metals Contact: a Metallurgist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a metallurgist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of metals are important? 2) Where are these metals found? 3) what are these metals used for? 4) What roles do metals play in the nation's economy? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Collect metals. *Read An Introduction to Metallurgy by Alan Cottrell. |
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65. MINER
Guide Words:
Minerals Mining Companies Engineer-Mining Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a miner do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is scaling? 2) What tools does a mine use? 3) Is the work of a miner dangerous? 4) Will mines be automated in the near future? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a mine. *Read Story of Metals by John W. Sullivan. *Read Death in the Dark by James T. Adams. |
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66. MODEL
Guide Words:
Modelling Agencies Schools-Fashion Modelling Contacts: a Model Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a fashion model do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How do fashion models obtain work? 2) Must a person be tall to become a model? 3) Is life as a model one large party? 4) How much does a fashion model earn? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Attend a fashion show. *Discuss whether fashion models are being exploited. *Read Anyone Can Be a Model by Cecily Hunt. |
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67. MOTION PICTURE PRODUCER
Guide Words:
Motional Picture Producers & Studios Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a motion picture producer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Who decides if a movie is to be made? 2) What are some special effects? 3) how much does a movie cost to make? 4) What other work is associated with making a film? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Write a review of a movie you saw recently. Compare it to other reviews of the same film. Send it to your local newspaper. *Make an 8mm movie. *Read Getting Into Film by Mel London. |
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68. MUSICIAN
Guide Words:
Musicians Musical Instruments Orchestras & Bands Contacts: a Musician Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a musician do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What are the various fields of music? 2) How competitive is the music industry? 3) Can a musician make a good living today? 4) What role will electronics play in the music of the future? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Attend a concert. *Read A Day in the Life of a Rock Musician by David Paige. |
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69. NEWSPAPER REPORTER
Guide Words:
Newspapers News Service Contact: Public Relations |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a newspaper reporter do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What are the departments of a newspaper? 2) How do newspapers make money? 3) What public services do newspapers perform? 4) Who decides on what makes the front page? 5) How would day-to-day life change without newspapers> 6) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Send a letter to the editor expressing your opinion on a current issue. *Read your daily newspaper. *Start your own neighbourhood or school newspaper. *Read Careers with a Newspaper by Mark Lerner. |
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70. NURSE
Guide Words:
Nurses Hospitals Contacts: a Nurse Head Nurse |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a nurse do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of nurses are there? 2) What other occupations are related to nursing? 3) Who was the first nurse? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Volunteer as a nursing assistant. *Read Opportunities in Nursing by Keville Frederickson. |
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71. OCEANOGRAPHER
Guide Words:
Oceanographers Contact: an Oceanographer |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an oceanographer? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What major ocean expeditions and discoveries have been mae in the past fifty years? 2) What dangers face the oceans today? 3) How will the oceans be used in the future? 4) What important questions about the oceans are still unanswer- ed? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Collect sea shells. *Read Maritime Careers by John F. Waters. |
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72. OPTICIAN
Guide Words:
Opticians Optical Laboratories Optical Goods Contact: an Optician |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an optician? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is meant by myopia? 2) When and where were glasses invented? 3) How have glasses cahnged over the years? 4) Are contact lenses safe? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Carefully examine the glasses of several friends. Compare how they differ according to what they're designed to correct. *Read Opportunities in Opticianry by Russel Stimson. |
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73. OPTOMETRIST
Guide Words:
Optometrists Contact: an Optometrist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an optometrist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How does the human eye work? 2) What causes a person to become blind? 3) What types of eye diseases are common? 4) How does the work of an optometrist compare with an opti- cians? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Compare the eyes of several students in your classroom. *Read Your Future in Optometry by James r. Gregg. |
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74. PAWNBROKER
Guide Words:
Pawnbrokers Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a pawnbroker? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of goods does a pawnbroker have in his store? 2) How does a broker make money? 3) What risks must a broker take? 4) How does a broker resemble a banker? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a pawnshop. *Read The Pawnshop in China by T. S. Whelan. |
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75. PHARMACIST
Guide Words:
Pharmacies Contact: a Pharmacist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a pharmacist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a prescription? 2) What are drugs? 3) How does an aspirin work? 4) Are tranquillizers dangerous? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a pharmacy. *Read Pharmacy: Career Planning & Professional Opportunities by T. D. Rucker. |
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76. PHOTOGRAPHER
Guide Words:
Photographers Photographic Equipment & Supplies Contacts: a Photographer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a photographer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a negative? 2) How is a photograph made from a negative? 3) How is a photographic enlargement made? 4) How is photography used in crime detection, in scientific stud- ies, and as an art form? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a camera store. *Build a darkroom and develop your own photographs. *Read Careers in Photography by Milton J. Blumenfeld. |
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77. PHYSICIAN
Guide Words:
Physicians & Surgeons Hospitals Contact a Doctor |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a physician do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) Who are some of the great physicians today and in the past? 2) What types of physicians are there? 3) How have medical practives changed in the past ten years? 4) What medical breakthroughs can we expect in the next few years? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Stage a mock operaton. *Visit a hospital. *Read Getting Started in Private Practice by G. Balliett. *Read The Citadel by A. J. Cronin. |
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78. PODIATRIST
Guide Words:
Podiatrists Contact: a Podiatrist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a podiatrist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of foot problems are there? 2) What affect has jogging had on podiatry? 3) How can people take better care of their feet? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Notice the variety of shoes worn by people. Consider the effects of shoe styles on feet. *Read Opportunities in a Podiatry Career by Jules Shangold & Frank Greenberg. |
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79. PRINTER
Guide Words:
Printers Lithographer Printing Equipment Contacts: a Printer Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a printer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) When and where was printing invented? 2) How were books reproduced before this invention? 3) How does a printing press work? 4) How has the printing process changed in the past decade? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Examine a number of magazines noting the variety of print used. *Read Printing Plant by Melvin Berger. *Read Gutenberg Galaxy by Marshall McLuhan. |
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80. PSYCHOLOGIST
Guide Words:
Psychololgists Contact: a Psychologist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a psychologist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is neurosis? 2) What is meant by mental illness? 3) How does a psychologist compare with a psychiatrist? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Read Man for Himself by Erich Fromm. *Read Career Choices in Psychology by Sarah Splaver. |
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81. PUBLISHER
Guide Words:
Publishers Contact: an Editor |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a publisher do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a royalty? 2) How should a person approach a publisher with an unpublished book? 3) What does a publisher look for in a new manuscript? 4) What is the relationship between a publisher and a printer? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Study the type of articles appearing in a magazine. Write an ar- ticle about an experience or an idea of yours you think its readers will enjoy. Submit it to be published. *Read A Writer's Guide to Book Publishing by Richard Balkin. |
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82. RADIO BROADCASTER
Guide Words:
Radio Stations Contacts: Manager an Announcer |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a radio broadcaster do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of work are available in a radio station? 2) Where do radio stations get the records they play? 3) How do radio stations make money? 4) What is the cost of advertising time over the air? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Tape record a mock radio program. *Discuss how your life would change if radio suddenly vanished. *Read Your Future in Broadcasting by John R. Rider. |
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83. REAL ESTATE AGENT
Guide Words:
Real Estate Brokers Real Estate Appraisers Contact: an Agent |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a real estate agent do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is an appraiser? 2) What is the difference between an agent and a broker? 3) Why do people sell their homes through an agent? 4) What types of property do agents dedal with? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Note real estate ads in your local newspaper. *Read How About a Career in Real Estate by Jack Gale. |
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84. RESTAURANT MANAGER
Guide Words:
Restaurants Restaurant Equipment & Supplies Contact: Manager Restaurants |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a restaurant manager do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of work are available in a restaurant? 2) What is the average tip received by a waitress? 3) What does the chef consider the hardest part of his job? 4) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Get a part-time job in a restaurant. *Compare the quantity of food consumed per week in several res- taurants. *Read How to Run a Restaurant by H. Beal. |
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85. SECRETARY
Guide Words:
Secretarial Services Employment Agencies Contacts: a Secretary Office Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a secretary do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is shorthand? 2) What types of secretaries are there? 3) Where do secretaries find work? 4) How will word processors and other electronic machines af- fect the work of secretaries? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Teach yourself to type. *Read How to Be a Good Secretary by Marie Lauria. |
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86. SHEET METAL WORKER
Guide Words:
Sheet Metal Worker Sheet Metal Working Equipment & Supplies Contacts: a Metal Worker Foreman |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a sheet metal worker do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of metal does a sheet metal worker work with? 2) What types of tools does a metal worker use? 3) What other occupations are related to sheet metal working? 4) What union do metal workers belong to? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Read Sheet Metalwork by R. E. Smith. |
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87. SILVERSMITH
Guide Words:
Silversmiths Contact: a Silversmith |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a silversmith do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How has the high cost of silver affected the trade? 2) What other metals does a silversmith work with? 3) What tools does a silversmith use? 4) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a silversmith shop. *Read Book of Old Silver: English, American, Foreign by Seymour B. Wyler. |
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88. SURVEYOR
Guide Words:
Surveyors Surveying Instruments Contacts: a Surveyor Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a surveyor do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of surveyors are there? 2) What is a theodolite? 3) Why other equipment does a surveyor use? 4) How does a surveyor map large bodies of water and high moun- tains that cannot be measured directly? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a surveying instrument store. *Read The Chequered Career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler: First Superintendent of U. S. Coast Survey by Florian Cajori. |
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89. TAILOR
Guide Words:
Tailors Contact: a Tailor |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a tailor do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How does a clothing fad get started? 2) What effect are current fashions having on the tailor trade? 3) Who was the first tailor? 4) How did you become interested or involved in this work? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Try making cut-offs from an old pair of pants. *Read The Complete Book of Tailoring by Adele P. Margolis. |
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90. TANNER
Guide Words:
Tanners Contact: a Tanner |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a tanner do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is the origin of tanning? 2) How have tanning methods changed over the years? 3) What are the major steps involved? 4) Where do tanners obtain their pelts and hides? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a furrier. *Read Home Tanners' Handbook by J. Vivian. |
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91. TAXI DRIVER
Guide Words:
Taxis Contacts: a Cab Driver Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a taxi driver do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How many hours a day does a taxi driver work? 2) What expenses does a driver have? 3) What does a dispatcher do? 4) Can cab drivers ignore certain traffic rules? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Next time you're in a taxi the driver about his work. *Visit a taxi stand. *Read New York Cab Driver & His Fare by Charles Vidich. |
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92. TAXIDERMIST
Guide Words:
Taxidermists Taxidermists' Equipment & Supplies Contact: a Taxidermist |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a taxidermist? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) When and where did taxidermy begin? 2) Why are people interested in viewing mounted animals? 3) Where do taxidermists obtain their animals? 4) Who buys mounted animals and birds? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Visit a natural science museum. *Read Taxidermy by Leon L. Pray. |
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93. TEACHER
Guide Words:
Schools Contacts: a Teacher Principal |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a teacher do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a lesson plar? 2) Who was the first teacher? 3) What does the principal do? 4) When and where was the first school built? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Speak with teachers about their work. *Read Planning for Teaching by Robert w. Richey. |
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94. TELEVISION PRODUCER
Guide Words:
Television Stations Television Programs Producers Contacts: a Producer Public Relations |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a television producer do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is prime time? 2) Who decides on what programs are aired? 3) What goes on in the control room? 4) What other types of work are found at a television station? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Discuss whether watching television violence can be harmful to children. *Discuss how your life would change if television suddenly vanish- ed. *Read Careers with a Television Station by Jo A. Ray. |
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95. TOOL & DIE MAKER
Guide Words:
Tool Makers Tools Die Maker Contact: a Tool Maker Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a tool maker do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is a die? 2) What tooks does a tool make use? 3) How has the trade changed over the past ten years? 4) How will the trade change over the next ten years? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Try making a simple tool (eg. a hammer, a saw, etc.). *Read An Introduction to Tool Marks, Firearms & the Striagraph by John E. Davis. |
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96. TRANSLATOR
Guide Words:
Translators & Interpreters Translators' Systems & Equipment Contact: a Translator |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a translator do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How many languages are there in the world? 2) What is the most difficult language to learn? 3) Which language is used by the greatest number of people? 4) What effect will technology have on translating in the future? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having two official languages in a country (eg. Switzerland). *Read Your Future in Translating & Interpreting by J. f. Hendry. |
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97. TRAVEL AGENT
Guide Words:
Travel Service Contacts: an Agent Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a travel agent do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What is the most popular vacation destination in the world? 2) What unusual travel packages are available? 3) What is the oldest travel agency in the world? 4) How much does it cost to fly around the world? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Obtain information on a place you would like to visit in the world. *Read Your Career in Travel & Tourism by Larry Stevens. |
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98. UPHOLSTERER
Guide Words:
Upholsterers Upholsterers' Supplies Contact: an Upholsterer |
Basic Questions:
1) What is an upholsterer? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What materials are used to upholster furniture? 2) What tools are used by an upholster? 3) How has the construction of furniture changed over the past century? 4) What new materials have or will revolutionize the trade? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Repair and recover an old unused chair. *Research the evolution of furniture from ancient times to the present. *Read All About Upholstering by John Berger. |
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99. VETERINARIAN
Guide Words:
Veterinarians Veterinarians' Equipment & Supplies Contact: a Veterinarian |
Basic Questions:
1) What is a veterinarian? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of animals does a city veterinarian treat? 2) What types of animals does a country veterinarian treat? 3) How can the work of a veterinarian be dangerous at times? 4) What is rabies and how is it treated? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Discuss whether pet stores should be allowed to sell exotic pets. *Discuss whether pets in North America eat better than people in some parts of the world. *Read Here Is Your Career: Veterinarian by Frank Stilley. |
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100. WELDER
Guide Words:
Welding Welding-Equipment & Supplies Contacts: a Welder Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a welder do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) What types of metals can be welded? 2) What safety precautions must a welder take? 3) Why is light from a welding torch harmful? 4) What gases does a welding torch burn? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *Talk with your shop teacher about the use of welding equipment. *Read Aim for a Job in Welding by Thomas Berg. |
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Guide Words:
Demolition Contractors Contact: Manager |
Basic Questions:
1) What does a wrecking contractor do? 2) What preparation or training is necessary? 3) What personal qualities are required? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the job? 5) What is the future of the occupation? Related Questions: 1) How does a wrecking contractor earn money? 2) How long does it take to demolish the average building? 3) Is demolition work dangerous? 4) What safety precautions are taken with explosives? 5) Find answers to your own questions. Activities: *From a safe distance watch a building being demolished. *Read Complete Guide to Demolition by D. M. Pledger. |
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SUGGESTED READINGS
The following works have been influential in the development of the Career Awareness Kit:
1. The Yellow Pages of Learning Resources by MIT.
2. City as Classroom by Marshall McLuhan et al.
3. Canadian Classification & Dictionary of Occupations from the Government
of Canada's Manpower & Immigration.
4. Careers Tomorrow by Gene R. Hawes
5. Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich
6. Instead of Education by John Holt
7. Teaching As A Subversive Activity by Neil Postman & Charles Weingartner
8. Questions Kids Ask For Those Who Care To Listen by Douglas Spencer
9. Learning Spaces: A Handshake with the City by Douglas Spencer
10. Networks by Douglas Spencer
1. The Yellow Pages of Learning Resources by MIT.
2. City as Classroom by Marshall McLuhan et al.
3. Canadian Classification & Dictionary of Occupations from the Government
of Canada's Manpower & Immigration.
4. Careers Tomorrow by Gene R. Hawes
5. Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich
6. Instead of Education by John Holt
7. Teaching As A Subversive Activity by Neil Postman & Charles Weingartner
8. Questions Kids Ask For Those Who Care To Listen by Douglas Spencer
9. Learning Spaces: A Handshake with the City by Douglas Spencer
10. Networks by Douglas Spencer
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Douglas Spencer is the author of Questions Kids Ask For Those Who Care To Listen (Simon & Pierre,
Toronto), Learning Spaces: A Handshake with the City (Community Planning Association of Canada,
Ottawa), Networks (Is Five Foundation, Toronto), the Futures Kit (All About Us Publishing, Ottawa),
and the Career Awareness Kit (All About Us Publishing, Ottawa).
Ottawa born, he has taught with the Carleton Board of Education (67-74); studied with Dr. Ivan Illich
in Cuernavaca, Mexico; founded and co-ordinated People for Educational Participation (P.E.P.) - a
network of people discussing and acting on educational concerns; and has monitored educational in-
novations in California, New York, Massachuetts, and England.
He has conducted workshops or educational research for several organizations including the Scarbor-
ough Board of Education, the Halton Board of Education, the London Board of Education, the Lan-
ark County Board of Education, Ontario Teachers' Federation, and Michelin Tire Company of Canada.
Presently, he is assessing and designing public education and training programs for a wide variety of
businesses, institutions, and government departments in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
For workshop information contact Mr. Spencer, c/o 1535 Botsford Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1G 0P8, (613) 733-9525.
Toronto), Learning Spaces: A Handshake with the City (Community Planning Association of Canada,
Ottawa), Networks (Is Five Foundation, Toronto), the Futures Kit (All About Us Publishing, Ottawa),
and the Career Awareness Kit (All About Us Publishing, Ottawa).
Ottawa born, he has taught with the Carleton Board of Education (67-74); studied with Dr. Ivan Illich
in Cuernavaca, Mexico; founded and co-ordinated People for Educational Participation (P.E.P.) - a
network of people discussing and acting on educational concerns; and has monitored educational in-
novations in California, New York, Massachuetts, and England.
He has conducted workshops or educational research for several organizations including the Scarbor-
ough Board of Education, the Halton Board of Education, the London Board of Education, the Lan-
ark County Board of Education, Ontario Teachers' Federation, and Michelin Tire Company of Canada.
Presently, he is assessing and designing public education and training programs for a wide variety of
businesses, institutions, and government departments in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
For workshop information contact Mr. Spencer, c/o 1535 Botsford Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1G 0P8, (613) 733-9525.
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