Career Research Assignment Sheet

Occupational Information Student Worksheet

Identify educational requirements, salary, job description, and occupational outlook for three career areas that match your profile by completing this Occupational Information Worksheet.

Search www.monster.com or www.hotjobs.com or www.careerbuilder.com to find the following information about your specific career choices. Make sure you find information in all these areas listed below.

1) Job 1: Chief Executive Officer or Owner of Small Business (Entrepreneur)

1. Salary (How much does this job pay on the average?):

As reported by Payscale.com in June 2019, small business owners earned a median annual salary of $66,177.

2. Educational Requirements (What kind and how much education do you need for this type of career?):

There are no business owner education requirements. Although they do not need a degree to own a business, there are different programs that prospective owners can complete to provide them with a better understanding of what owning a business entails and may make their businesses more successful. At the undergraduate and graduate levels, prospective business owners can earn a Bachelor of Business Administration, or a Master of Business Administration. Chief executive officer education typically entails earning at least a bachelor's degree similar to business owner's education requirements.

· Background Information: Owner as a job title is earned by sole proprietors and entrepreneurs who have total ownership of the business. But these job titles are not mutually exclusive — CEOs can be owners and owners can be CEOs.

3. Job Description (What do they do?)

Owner or Entrepreneur: responsible for planning and directing the operations of a company. (job description will depend on what type of company the owner runs)

· Responsible for hiring, training, and firing staff

· Preparing schedules

· Create policies and set goals

· Meet with potential investors and clients

· Oversee all activities involved with the company’s products and services, including marketing, distribution, and sales

· Review financial statements to determine ways to increase profits and reduce costs.

· Creator of the vision for the company or business

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

· Create and implement growth strategies

· Assist the owner in building the business

· Clarify and clean up the brand by building branding team if necessary.

· Make sure great business systems are constantly being built and updated to find more efficient and inexpensive ways to run the business.

· Creating the hiring plan.

· Determine what jobs will create the most revenue growth.

· Ensure that the company has a hiring and training process in place.

· Create the departments in the business

4. Occupational Outlook (Are there any job openings for this career, what is the outlook?):

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), opportunities for self-employed people in general such as small business owners and entrepreneurs were expected to increase by 7.9%, which is considered average, from 2016 to 2026, when compared to all other occupations.

5. Personal Characteristics/Abilities Needed for this Career:

Owner

· Competitiveness, Determination, and Motivation

· Goal-Oriented: take time to set goals so they have clarity about where they are going and how they intend to get there.

· Passionate: directly developed businesses based on their passions

· Confidence: a steady, quiet confidence that doesn't border on arrogance

· Focused: The ability to block out distractions and focus on the immediate issue

· Budget-Minded: Making small decisions when it comes to spending can determine the success of a business.

· Self-Reliant: The ability to think and act independently, without the input of others

· Humble: the ability to accept constructive criticism, never forget where they came from, admit when they are wrong and learn from mistakes.

CEO

· Learn from past experiences

· Strong communication skills

· Building relationships with coworkers and clients

· Understanding of matters in and out of the workplace

· Confident but not arrogant towards their employees about their skills.

· Listening skills

· Willingness to take calculated risk

· Reading people and adapting to necessary management styles

· Coaching employees effectively

· Thinking outside the box

6. Advantages:

· Financial Rewards

· Lifestyle Independence

· Personal Satisfaction and Growth

7. Disadvantages:

· Financial Risks: Taking these risks can cause your business to lose profit or the owner to lose person assets of start-up costs for materials and business establishment, as well as monthly obligations. Costs vary, depending on the type and size of the business. Many business owners take out a loan when starting a business, which means they are in debt from day one, while also trying to generate revenues.

· Stress and Health Issues

· Time Commitment

8. Working Conditions (Inside, outside; lifting or not; hours; etc.):

A business owner's work environment depends on the type of business, industry and product or service. Typical locations include retail storefronts, commercial office space, private offices, production facilities or a home office. My business working conditions may including heavy lifting of boxes or another physical strain, inside whether it’s my home office and then a retail storefront. My company will have regular open and closed hours.

9. Would I be suited to this job and consider it as a career possibility?

Yes

10. At least ONE address where I could find further information (what company & where is this job available at this time):

Boys and Girls Club of America’s in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

2) Job 2: Hairstylist/ Licensed Cosmetologist/ Wig Maker

1. Salary (How much does this job pay on the average?):

The average US salary for a wig maker is $36,582. The 2018 average salary for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists is $30,190.

2. Educational Requirements (What kind and how much education do you need for this type of career?):

Training for a license cosmetology or hairstylist requires attending a cosmetology school. None is required but there are classes available in wig making.

3. Job Description (What do they do?)

· Wig Application

· Wig Installs

· Sew-in Installs

· Cutting, Styling, and Coloring of hair

· Lays out, sews, and fastens together materials and hair strands to make wigs: Draws or pins wig pattern on model of customer's head.

· Places sections of fabric, lace, net, ribbon, and springs over pattern and sews sections together to form wig foundation.

· Handmade wigs or sewing machine method of making wigs

· Customization: Perform bleaching and plucking of knots techniques

4. Occupational Outlook (Are there any job openings for this career, what is the outlook?):

The job growth from 2018-2018 is 8% for all hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.

5. Personal Characteristics/Abilities Needed for this Career:

· Fair: Your stylist should not be overpriced and also realistic in what her client can expect in results.

· Honest: A stylist that lets you know if your hair can handle a certain style or process because he/she cares about the health of your hair most is appreciated.

· Compassionate: The greatest hairstylist are ones who genuinely care about their clients and don’t view them as solely a paycheck.

· Prompt: We’ve all had the experience of sitting in the hair salon for hours after the original appointment time. 

· Reliable: A client wants to be able to trust that they can depend on their stylist.

6. Advantages:

· Social Interaction

· Creativity

· Flexibility

· Be your own boss

7. Disadvantages:

· Physical strain: Standing for long hours

· Competition among hairstylists

8. Working Conditions (Inside, outside; lifting or not; hours; etc.):

Hairstylists generally work indoors in a clean and brightly lighted environment. They can create their own hours because they are their own boss. If they have any heavy boxes can get a make family member to help to prevent extra physical strain to their body.

9. Would I be suited to this job and consider it as a career possibility?

Yes

10. At least ONE address where I could find further information (what company & where is this job available at this time):

Stylist- Cost Cutters in Orangeburg, South Carolina

Wig Consultant / Stylist - The Big Wigs, Inc in Orange, California

3) Job 3: Plastic Surgeon

1. Salary (How much does this job pay on the average?):

According to data from Salary.com, the median yearly income for plastic/reconstructive surgeons was about $350,000 as of September 2015.

2. Educational Requirements (What kind and how much education do you need for this type of career?):

To work as a plastic surgeon or doctor within that specialty, an individual must first complete an undergraduate and then an accredited medical school program, along with 5 residencies in general and plastic surgery and internship requirements. Plastic surgeons must usually be board certified, which requires additional training beyond the standard general practitioner education. Degree required Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)

3. Job Description (What do they do?)

Plastic surgeons help create quality-of-life improvements for patients, generally working within a specialty that focuses on changing the appearance of various body parts or facial features.

· Perform cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

· Evaluate patients and determine appropriate surgery and treatment schedule.

· Participate in patient care panels and meetings.

· Provide follow-up evaluations.

4. Occupational Outlook (Are there any job openings for this career, what is the outlook?):

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that jobs for physicians and surgeons could grow by 18% from 2012-2022.

5. Personal Characteristics/Abilities Needed for this Career:

· Leadership Skills

· Strong communication skills: To accurately convey information to your patients. 

· The ability to solve problems and provide accurate treatment and empathy for your patients are also required.

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6. Advantages:

· High salary

· Opportunity to help others

· Faster-than-average outlook is predicted for physicians and surgeons (18% from 2012-2022)

· Many specialties exist within the field (for example, cosmetic surgery, reconstructive surgery and hand surgery

7. Disadvantages:

· Hours may be long and irregular

· Entry into medical school is highly competitive

· May stand for long periods

· Education and training are extensive and costly (generally around 14 years of postsecondary education and training are required)

8. Working Conditions (Inside, outside; lifting or not; hours; etc.):

Plastic surgeons work in comfortable, clean, and well-kept environments. Hours may be long and irregular. Usually work inside in a hospital setting or have their ow private practice.

9. Would I be suited to this job and consider it as a career possibility?

No, I have a sensitive stomach and the cost of education is too much for me so I decided to be an entrepreneur and wig maker/ hairstylist.

10. At least ONE address where I could find further information (what company & where is this job available at this time):

Physician - Plastic Surgery at Prisma Health Upstate in Columbia, South Carolina

4) Which of the three jobs listed above you would choose and explain why:

I will choose the job of becoming a Licensed Cosmetologist/ Hairstylist/ Wig Maker first to gain and save the revenue to be able to establish a small business that will eventually expand to be a larger business with the help of a CEO, someone who I trust. The CEO will create and hire a small team for my business to expand to different locations across the United States. My plan is to be the owner of multiple types of businesses but I will basically start with a side hustle of being a licensed cosmetologist, hairstylist, and wig maker to help me pay for the startup costs for materials, business establishments, and hiring staff such as CEO, brand ambassador, and team to create business growth.