Name

Jesse Rosario

Date

1.5.15

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

2010 Median Pay

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

Career #1:
Computer & Info
Research Scientist

Career #2:
Computer
Programmer

Career #3:
Software
Developers

$102,190 per year

$49.13 per hour
Doctoral or professional
degree

$74,280 per year

$35.71 per hour
Bachelors degree

$93,350 per year

$44.88 per hour
Bachelors degree

None

None

None

15% (Faster than average)

8% (As fast as average)

22% (Much faster than

average)

The duties consist of

to solve complex
computing problems,
invent new computing
languages, tools, and
methods to help
people work
computers with
efficiency. Also, they
develop, test, and
publish results from
creating software.
Computer Scientists
held about 26,700
jobs in 2012. The
Federal Government
employed 26%,
Computer services
18%, Schools 13%,
Research sciences
11%, software
publishers 8%.

The duties consist of

to write programs in
different computer
languages like C++
and Java, Update and
improve existing
programs, test and fix
programs, use code
libraries to simplify
already written codes.

The duties consist of

developing software
that fits the users
needs, recommend
software upgrades for
customers, help
programmers write
computer code, and
ultimately enhance
software to be the
best it can.

Computer
programmers held
about 343,700 jobs in
2012. They usually
work in offices, most
commonly in the
computer systems
design and related
services industry.
Programmers normally
work alone, unless
working on a large
project with others.

Software Developers
held about 1 million
jobs in 2012. Many
work for computer
systems design and
related services firms
or software publishers.
The industries that
employed software
developers are
computer systems
design and related
services 32%,
computer and
electronic product
manufacturing 9%,

Name

Work Schedule

How to Become One

(Education,
Licenses/Certificatio
n, Advancement)

Job Prospects

Similar Occupations
(Choose 3)

Jesse Rosario

Most computer
scientists work full
time. Those working
on independent
research may have
flexible work
schedules.
Most computer
scientists need a Ph.D
in computer science
or related fields like
computer engineering.
For some positions In
the federal
government, a
bachelors degree in
computer science is
sufficient.

There are a limited

number of Ph.D.
graduates each year.
It is simple to get a
job. Projected
employment in 2022
is 30,800. The 15%
increase is great
because it is not too
much that makes
finding jobs difficult,
but is enough to keep
the computer science
career alive.
Computer
Programmers,
Database
Administrators,
Software Developers.

Most computer
programmers work full
time.

Most computer
programmers have a
bachelors degree, but
some have
associates. Most have
a degree in computer
science or a related
subject. Programmers
can be certified in a
specific programming
language or specific
programming
products. Some
companies require the
programmers to be
certified in the
products they use.
Job prospects is best
for programmers who
have a bachelors
degree or higher and
knowledge of a variety
of programming
languages. One must
keep up to date with
the newest
programming tools.
The projected
employment in 2022
is 372,100 which is an
8% increase.
Computer & Info
Research Scientist,
Database
Administrators,
Software Developers

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finance and insurance
8%, software
publishers 7%.
Most software
developers work full
time and long hours
are common. More
than a quarter worked
more than 40 hours
per week in 2012.
Software developers
usually have a
bachelors degree in
computer science,
software engineering,
or a related field. A
degree in
mathematics is also
acceptable. Most have
computer
programming skills
from school.

Job prospects is best

for people with
knowledge of the
most up-to-date
programming tools
and languages.
Projected employment
in 2022 is 1,240,600,
which is 22% more
than 2012. This is an
increasing field that
has a lot of people.

Computer
Programmer,
Computer & Info
Research Scientist,
Database
Administrators

Name

Jesse Rosario

Date

1.5.15

Questions: Answer each question in a short paragraph.

1. Which career seems like the best fit for you after knowing this information?
The best fit career for me is either a computer scientist or computer programmer. I
think being a computer scientist is simpler to get a job, yet requires more years of
school. The career that seems to be ideal is computer programming due to its
similarity to computer science and the fact that it requires less schooling and still has
a decent pay. I think I will pursue to become a computer and info research scientist,
but will probably switch to computer programming. Computer programming is my
Plan B in case I lose interest in becoming a computer scientist.

2. What college were you thinking about going to? Does it offer the major needed to
attain this career?
I am thinking about going to either Rutgers University in New Brunswick if I am
staying in-state. If I am going out-of-state, I want to go to Clemson University. Both
have the capability to get a major in computer science. This major will allow me to
become any of the three careers above; Computer & Info Research Scientist,
Computer Programmer, and Software Developer.