There are endless jobs and career pathways to consider. Some require a traditional college degree, some are certifications and a training, while others can start with a simple internship. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut is excited to help provide some guidance on your journey.

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2. LET’SGO!
Welcome to the
New Capacities Virtual Career Exploration Series!
There are endless jobs and career pathways to consider.
Some require a traditional college degree, some are
certifications and a training, while others can start with a
simple internship. Going to college is something that is
possible for every high school graduate and so are other
certification and training programs. There are many forks in
the road, all leading down fulfilling career paths. Our goal is to
spark your curiosity and present you with possible options so
that you have the necessary knowledge to make informed
decisions about your future.
Please explore the different careers we have included in the
Story Book. We have information about each career included
on the individual slides with accompanying links to a video of
a local Norwich businessperson discussing the career in detail.
There are many career opportunities within your own
community. Feel free to use this series as a guide to see
what’s out there.

3. BANK TELLER
Average Salary: $26-34k / year
Training
or Certification:
None
Education: High School Diploma / GED
Click photo to play video
Bank tellers are responsible for handling customer
financial transactions like deposits, withdrawals, transfers,
money orders, and checking. A bank teller's duties also
may include counting cash, answering phones, filing
deposit slips and paperwork, managing ATM deposits,
and balancing numbers at the end of the day.
Questions:
What surprised you about banking?
How could you see yourself progressing in this career?

4. COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER
Average Salary: $35-59k / year
Training
or Certification:
Commercial Driver’s License
4-7 week course
Education: High School Diploma / GED
Truck drivers earn a living driving a truck, transporting goods
and materials over land. They typically go to and from retail
and distributions centers or manufacturing plants, working
any hours of the day or night.
Questions
What did you find most interesting?
What did you learn about truck driving?
Click photo to play video

5. BRAND MANAGER / DIGITAL
MARKETER
Average Salary: Brand Manager: $58-130k / year
Digital Marketer: $35-73k / year
Training
or Certification:
No Requirement
Education: Bachelor’s or Self-Guided Courses
Brand managers are responsible for monitoring market trends and
performing competitive analysis to make sure that the products and
services of their brands stay relevant to current and potential
customers.
Digital marketers oversee driving brand awareness and lead
generation through all the digital channels -- both free and paid -- that
are at a company's disposal. These channels include social media, the
company's own website, search engine rankings, email, display
advertising, and the company's blog.
Questions
What is unique about starting and owning your own business?
What was interesting about how they landed in their career paths?
Click photo to play video

6. FITNESS COACH
Average Salary: $21-62k / year
Training
or Certification:
Certification
Education:
High School Diploma / GED
A Fitness Coach combines a systematic coaching process and
personal training (or fitness instruction) to empower clients
to develop a fit lifestyle as well as the ability and self-
confidence to maintain a fit lifestyle.
Questions
What’s unique about this career path?
How did their personal path shape your view of fitness
coaching?
Click photo to play video

7. DENTAL ASSISTANT
Average Salary: $33-50k / year
Training
or Certification:
Certification
Education: High School Diploma / GED
Dental Assistants prepare and organize tools needed by
dentists to work on a patient. They have many tasks,
including patient care, recordkeeping, and appointment
scheduling. Their duties vary by state and by the dentists'
offices in which they work.
Questions
What did you learn?
What changed about your perceptions of this career?
Click photo to play video

8. TATTOO ARTIST
Average Salary: $28-260k / year
Training
or Certification:
Apprenticeship and Red Cross
Certification
Education: No requirement
A Tattoo Artist is an individual who applies permanent
decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a
"tattoo shop," "tattoo studio" or "tattoo parlor." Tattoo artists
usually learn their craft via an apprenticeship under a trained
and experienced mentor.
Questions
What skills do you feel you would need for this career?
How would you go about starting on this path?
Click photo to play video

9. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEHNICIAN
(EMT)
Average Salary: $33-49k / year
Training
or Certification:
EMT Certification
Education: High School Diploma / GED
EMTs provide out of hospital emergency medical care and
transportation for critical and emergent patients who
access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs
have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize
and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency
and routine medical transports to life threatening
emergencies.
Questions
What would make you consider this as an option for you?
Click photo to play video

10. PHLEBOTOMIST
Average Salary:
$31-46k / year
Training
or Certification:
Certification
Education: High School Diploma / GED
Phlebotomists draw blood for tests, perform blood
transfusions, conduct research and run or assist with blood
donations. Phlebotomy technicians are individuals who
gravitate toward challenge, responsibility and compassion.
Questions
What did you find interesting about this video?
How would you learn more or pursue this career path?
Click photo to play video

11. MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Average Salary: $33-45k / year
Training
or Certification:
Certification
Education: High School Diploma / GED
Medical Assistants often take medical histories and
record vital signs of patients. They complete
administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of
physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities.
Their duties vary with the location, specialty, and
size of the practice.
Questions
If you pursued this career, where might you find work?
What interested you the most about this position?
Click photo to play video

12. WEB DEVELOPER / GRAPHIC
DESIGNER
Average Salary: $31-46k / year
Training
or Certification:
Certification
Education: High School Diploma / GED
A Web Developer is responsible for the coding, design and layout of
a website according to a company's specifications. As the role takes
into consideration user experience and function, a certain level of
both graphic design and computer programming is necessary.
Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software
or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and
captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and
production design for applications such as advertisements,
brochures, magazines, and reports.
Questions
What interested you about this video?
What would you like to learn more about?
Click photo to play video

13. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
After each video, consider the following questions…
1. What did you learn? What do you find interesting about this
career?
2. Of the skills mentioned in the video, which ones related to
you and your own interests or experiences?
3. What questions do you have about this career?
4. What more would you like to learn about this career?
5. Where would you find more information about this career
path?

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