The document discusses the importance of investing in yourself through education and career development. It notes that the average US salary is $47,520 per year or $1,425,600 over 30 years of work, while surgeons average $288,000 annually. It emphasizes that developing skills, knowledge, and experiences through formal education and training can lead to greater job security, employability, earnings, and standard of living over a lifetime. Finally, it encourages readers to consider how their current investments in themselves will impact future job and well-being opportunities.

1. INVEST IN YOURSELF
Education, Careers, and Income
• Compare characteristics of
various careers, such as
alignment to personal interest
and aptitude, education
requirements, available
positions, salaries, potential
lifetime earnings, and employer
benefits.

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• The average U.S. salary = $47,520
• Assuming 30 years of work (many work longer),
lifetime earnings =
$1,425,600
• Living paycheck to paycheck means that you will
spend more than you earn
• Surgeons are the highest-paid profession in the United States,
making an average of $288,000 per year (CNN Money)

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WHAT IS A JOB?
• Job – an activity through which an
individual can earn money
• Most people have several jobs during
their lifetime
Have you had a job?
What jobs have your family members
had?

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HOW DO YOU BECOME QUALIFIED
FOR JOBS?
Human
capital
Transferabl
e skills
Invest
in
yourself

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WHAT IS HUMAN CAPITAL?
Human capital - the skills, knowledge, and experiences possessed by
an individual
How can a person invest in their
human capital?

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WHAT ARE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS?
Transferable skills - versatile skills that are applied to
personal and professional roles
Organization
Creativity
Listening
Cooperation

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CATEGORIES OF TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Interpersonal
People or soft
skills
Presenting
Analytical
Analyze problems
and find solutions
Research
Technical
Specific, hands-
on skills
Computer
proficiency
Organization
Sort data, plan,
arrange projects,
keep records
Time
management
Explanation
Exampl
e
What is a transferable skill
you possess in each category?

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Investing in your
human capital and
transferable skills
Develops A career
Career - lifetime journey of building and applying
skills, knowledge, and experiences in paid
employment positions

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WHY DEVELOP
YOUR CAREER?
Enhance well-
being
High
well‐being
comes from
feeling good
about one’s
life
Careers may
contribute to
high well-
being
Feelings of
success
Results in
meaningful
work
Enjoyable

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WHY DEVELOP YOUR CAREER?
How you choose to live,
by the purchases you
make
Based on your habits,
attitudes and tastes
Lifestyle
How you could live
Based on what you
can afford
Standard of
living
Potential to earn more money

11. What Is the Most Common Job in
Each State

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HOW DO YOU INVEST IN YOURSELF?
Continuin
g
education
Informal
training
Learning
that
occurs in
daily life
Networkin
g
Reading
Formal
training
Learn a
specific set
of skills
usually
from
experts
Post-
secondary
education
Workshop
s
What type of informal and formal training
are you currently participating in?

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Training often results in…
Greater job security
Making connections
with people
Increased
employability
Adding/enhancing
skills
Increased earnings
throughout a career
Increased knowledge

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Formal
training with
no degree
Become a
specialist in an
area (certificate or
non-certificate)
Some college,
no degree
Official degree
requirements are
not completed
Associate
Two-year degree
although time
varies
Bachelor’s
Four-year degree
although time
varies
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Prerequisite = high school diploma or passing of GED test

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PREREQUISITE = BACHELOR’S DEGREE
Master’s
Average of two or more
years of study
Doctorate
Completion time varies
but is an average of four
or five years
Having a Master’s degree
is a common requirement
Professional
Special type of advanced
degree required by some
occupations
Time to complete varies

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WHERE CAN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
OCCUR?
Community
colleges
Technical/
vocational
schools
Colleges
Universities
Private
institutions
Academies

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EDUCATION PAYS…
Education
Income
Earning Ability
Unemployment

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OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY
Occupation –
Grouping of jobs that
perform similar tasks
Industry –
Group of establishments that
produce similar products or
provide similar services

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Occupation
Elementary school
teacher
Industry
Education and
Health Services
Current Job:
Teaching
second grade
Industry
Education and
Health Services
Potential Job:
Elementary
school
principal
Formal training
Receives a
Master’s degree
in education
Occupation
Elementary,
Middle, and High
School Principals

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Help
determine
what
continuing
education
to pursue
Jobs
Occupations
Industries

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CAREER CLUSTERS
Career cluster - a grouping of
occupations and industries based on
the knowledge and skills required
Helps students prepare
for employment

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YOUR PRESENT SELF IMPACTS YOUR
FUTURE SELF
Invest in human
capital today
Future job
opportunities that
create well-being
How are you currently investing
in your human capital?

23. • 8 ½ x 11 Paper
• Pen or Pencil
• No questions may be asked
about the directions.
• Demonstrate the need for
feedback
• Illustrate how a given
direction conveys different
meanings
“A Thousand Words for
One Picture”

24. “One thing that many
students lack today is
‘soft skills’ – the ability to
look someone in the eye,
give a firm handshake,
and carry on an
electronics-free
conversation.”

25. WHAT ARE
SOFT
SKILLS?
HOW YOU PRESENT &
GET ALONG WITH
OTHERS
• PERSONAL TRAITS
• CHARACTERISTICS
• INTERPERSONAL
SKILLS
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28. CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

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INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL
Explore Careers
• Part 1 – The Interest Profiler
• Part 2 – Explore Three Careers