Name_______________________________________________

O* NET Career Research

Type the following web address in the address bar: http://onetonline.org/

Some of the information may be

unavailable for
your career choice. Indicate that on

Choose Career Cluster from

the drop down menu. Then
click on the arrow
to search.

Choose the career cluster you are

interested in from the drop down menu
and click go. You learned about these
from your classmates.

Career Cluster: Surgeon

Dont forget to write the
cluster here!
Dont forget to write
the occupation here!
Dont forget to write the
pathway here!

Occupation:
Career Pathway:

The next screen will bring a list of occupations. Choose one that you would be interested in pursuing and click
on it. Complete the following information about your career choice.

Tasks
Knowledge
1. Follow established surgical techniques during
the operation.
1. Medicine and Dentistry
2. Examine patient to obtain information on medical 2.Customer and personal services
condition and surgical risk.
3.Biology
3. Operate on patients to correct deformations, repair
Injures, prevent and treat diseases, or improve or
restore patients functions
4. Analyze patients medical history, medication
Allergies, physical condition, and examination results
to verify operations necessity and to determine best
procedure
5. Prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatment

Name_______________________________________________

and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics

, and preparations and treatment of the patients operative
area.
Tools & Technology (sometimes not listed, indicate on your paper)
1Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment
2. Surgical dermatomes or dermabraders or
dermameshers or accessories.
3. Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers
Abilities
1. Problem sensitivity
2. Deductive reasoning
3. Inductive Reasoning
Work Activities

Skills
1Assisting and caring for others
1. Active listening
2. Complex problem solving
3. Judgments and decision making

Work Context
1. Face-to-face discussions-99% every day
2. Importance of being exact or accurate_93%
3. Physical Proximity-92%

2. making Decisions and solving Problems

3. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Related Experience (look under Job Zone)
Job Training (look under Job Zone)
Education Needed (will be the one w/ highest #)
Interests
1.
2.
3.
Work Styles
1.
2.
3.

Work Values
1.
2.
3.
Related Occupations
1.
2.
3.

Wage & Employment Trends

Median Wages:
Employment:
Projected Growth:
Projected job openings:
Top Industries:
Click on the button next to State Wages Select Arkansas: click Go. Click 2013 Wage Table

State and National

Wages

2013
Pay
Period

Location
United States

Arkansas

Arkansas

Median

High

Hourly
Yearly
Hourly
Yearly

Click the button next to state trends; choose

Arkansas & Go
United States

Low

Employment
2012

2022

Employment
2012

2022

Percent
Change

Job Openings 1

Percent
Change

Job Openings 1

Find a job opening for your chosen career: Under Find Jobs click on GO next to Arkansas. Fill in the following information:
Job Title
Company
Location
Date Posted