Career Worksheet

CA Career Zone
Answer the following questions:
USE A DIFFERENT COLOR FONT FOR YOUR RESPONSES. Use
N/A for not applicable, if needed.
1. What are your goals for your future?
My long term goals are to finish college with a bachelors degree and an unforgettable
experience.
2. Provide a brief description of the job. Include the nature of the work, environment, the
duties performed, responsibilities, average work week, etc.
career exploration site 1
career exploration site 2
career exploration site 3
Architect: Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings,
theaters, factories, and other structural property. Excludes "Landscape Architects"
and "Marine Engineers and Naval Architects"
3.
Describe key skills, abilities, and personality traits important for this career.

Skills: Critical thinking, speaking, active listening, complex problem solving, judgment
and decision making, operations analysis, reading comprehension.
Abilities: Visualization, fluency of ideas, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning,
information ordering, near vision, oral comprehension, oral expression, originality,
problem sensitivity, written comprehension.

4.
What is the average or median salary range for this career both nationally and locally?
National Wage: Yearly $74,500, Hourly $35.83
Local Wage: Yearly $85,000, Hourly $40.88

5.
What is the outlook for the future of this career? Does research show growth or decline
in hiring?
It shows an average of a 20% increase. The outlook for this career is really good and
an opening of about 500 jobs within california.
6.
Describe the education and training required for this position. Are there any licenses or
certifications required?
You must have a bachelors degree, but no work experience is need, but during the job
you must do Residency
7.
What is your overall impression of this occupation? What are the Pros and Cons?
Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing
8. A.
After learning more about this career, are you still interested?
B. Would this career fit with the lifestyle you want?
C. Does it match your interests, personality, skills and work values?
a. After learning more about this career I am even more interested that I was
before.
b. This career would fit with the lifestyle I want, because for my career I want
something fun and stable.
c. This career does match with my interest, personality, skills and work values.
9. This career is a good match for me because.
This career is a good match for me becuase it matches with my interest, personality,
skills and work values. its also the kind of career I would want, because even though it
is work its also fun and allow for a stable life.
10.
List two occupations that are similar that you may be interested in pursuing if your
first choice doesnt work out.
Two similar occupations would be a civil engineer or a landscape architect.