Economics Occupation Research Project
The US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
produces the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is a useful
resource for finding information about particular jobs and careers. Your assignment is to choose 5 occupations
that interest you. Then for each career: read the job description, research the
working conditions, research data relating to salary and future job outlook,
qualifications and training, and finally related occupations. Once you have gathered your information, you
are to type a research paper evaluating which job you would be most suited for
as a future career and why.
PART I: Research 2-3 Jobs (Day 1,)
You are to go to the following website, and type in this
address EXACTLY:
You have 3 ways to find career information by occupation on
this site.
- Type the name of an occupation located on the left side of the screen, halfway down the page in the “Search OOH” box.
- To find out about multiple occupations, browse through listings using the occupational cluster links to the right.
- For a listing of all occupations in alphabetical order, click on the “OOH search/A-Z Index” link and select a letter. This is located in the upper left side of the screen.
Once you have selected a career, you are to then answer the
following questions about your occupation choice:
1. What
is the job’s title, and describe this occupation (in other words, what does a
person who has this job actually do)?
2. What
are the working conditions like for this job?
3. What
are the required skills and training for this job?
4. What
are the earnings/wage rate expectations for each occupation?
5. What
are the employment opportunities—future outlook—for each job, (in other words,
will there be jobs in this profession in the future)?
6. What
are SOME related occupations (just list a few)?
You will have to do this for 5 different careers. Summarize information—DO NOT COPY AND PASTE
CHUNKS OF TEXT FROM THE WEBSITE—YOU WILL GET A ZERO AND FAIL THE 6 WEEKS. You may type this information in a word
document or write the information on a sheet of paper.
Day 2: Continue
Researching remaining jobs
Part II:
Typing your Paper (Day 3 and 4)
Once you have found all of your
information for your 5 jobs, you will then type your findings into a double
spaced, 12 font, 7 paragraph research paper.
Paragraph 1: Introduction—state the purpose of this
paper, and include the 5 jobs you researched, and the type of information you looked
at.
Paragraph 2: Paragraph about the 1st job you
researched, include the information that you found on the website to answer
your occupation questions. Include a
topic sentence, details and a concluding sentence. Include your thoughts about each job as
you are writing your paper.
Paragraph 3: Job # 2
(just like previous paragraph)
Paragraph 4: Job # 3
Paragraph 5: Job # 4
Paragraph 6: Job # 5
Paragraph 7: Conclusion—restate the purpose of this paper
and evalueate which job you liked the most and why.
Turning in your paper: Due ____________
YOU HAVE 2 THINGS TO TURN IN, YOU
RESEARCH NOTES, AND YOUR FINAL PAPER
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