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Occupational Exploration

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Introduction When choosing a career, occupational exploration is important and also plays a vital role when figuring what careers may or may not fit you best. While it is important to know what you want to do from a career standpoint, having basic knowledge of the careers available to you based on your skills, abilities, and interests helps to narrow down your career options. When you examine career options, you should conducting proper research, and taking into account everything from salary to job outlook in the future. In addition to willingness, career exploration deals with how much information the student has already acquired from the source (Sharf, 2014). It is important to note that making ill-advised choices when it comes to your …show more content…

While she may have to communicate with her clients with regard to what they want, most of the work in this occupation is done independently. She will be able to work with ideas and concepts more than she would people, which is something she values. I also took into account the flexibility and freedom of this job, especially since a lot of graphic designers have the option to work from home or make their own hours, which may be ideal for Jill. In addition, as a graphic designer, attention to detail will be important when producing a product for her clients. Although this occupation is not conventional in type, her interests also placed her in the realistic and enterprising themes, and graphic design does fit the realistic theme. Graphic designing requires no on-the-job training, which will allow Jill to start working in the field immediately. From an education standpoint, Jill will only need to obtain her Bachelor’s degree to start entry-level work in the field. Skills needed to perform well in this career are speaking which we know from Jill’s interview is an attribute she’s holds, and critical thinking to include logic and reasoning, which directly correlates to Jill’s conventional attitude. Some of the work activities include, thinking creatively, using computers, making decisions and solving problems, so for Jill she may be able to use a host of her …show more content…

Actuaries are tasked with analyzing data, predicting risk and liability, and determining the probability of future payment for mortality, accident, and disability benefits. Like a financial examiner, an actuary should have mathematical, problem solving, computer, and analytical skills. The field would be ideal for Jill because it will expose her to different types of financial careers like accounting, insurance, and financial analysts. If she doesn’t like her work as an actuary, the knowledge and exposure she may gain about other fields while working in the field may help her make a better choice. Jill’s on-the –job training will be extensive, but she will have more opportunities to obtain different skills while training in marketing, product development, and underwriting, which is also good exposure. The job outlook for actuaries is the best of all three with an 18 percent growth over the next 10 years. The need for actuaries in the insurance field is growing, but the growth in field will lead to more competition as well. The median salary for actuaries is 96,700 with the lower end being over 58,000, and the higher end being over 180,000 dollars. Jill will only need a bachelor’s degree to become an actuary; so pursuing graduate education will be her choice. Although she may not have to further her education, Jill will have to obtain certifications via Casualty Actuarial Society or Society of

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