College Success and Survival: Workshop Exercise

1. What was the unemployment rate for a high school graduate in 2022?
2. What was the unemployment rate for those with an Associate's Degree?
3. What were the earnings per week for a high school graduate?
4. What were the earnings per week for a graduate with an Assocate Degree?

Link to Occupational Outlook Handbook (see link below)

Select a career to search

Read the information about the selected occupation and find the following information:

• Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
• Job Outlook
• Earnings
• What are the working conditions for this job?
• Related Occupations
• Were there other suggested website links? If so, name one.
• Who is the sponsor of this website?

• Browse an occupation or conduct a keyword search
• Select your occupation and select a state
• What are two knowledge requirements for this occupation?
• What are two skills required?
• What are two abilities required?
• What are some specific occuapation tasks or work activities?
• Google your chosen occupation
• How many "hits" did you get?

Access Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) by clicking the link below

• Click on "Business" to see business encyclopedias
• Browse for the Encyclopedia of American Industries
• Select the 2011 Edition
• Select Volume 3
• Select "Service Industries" or "Public Administration"
• Browse the list and select an industry that interests you
• What are the current conditions of this industry?
• How many people are employed in this industry?
• What are one or two "related subjects?"

• Click on the above image or on the link below (off-campus access requires GALILEO password).
  
• Search for an image related to your occupation/industry
• Add one or more images to your "libghtbox"
• email the image(s) to yourself