#1 - Automotive - Careers
Let's look at some job titles in the Automotive careers.
Click this link: "Auto Service Career Guide"
Let's look at different jobs in New Brunswick.
Better yet, let's compare how much money they make, and whether there are job opportunities in the future. Click this link: "Occupational Profiles in New Brunswick" |
Use "Ctrl-F" to help you find and select 10 profiles.
For instance, if you type "Ctrl-F" and then "mechanic" you get a number of different mechanic-related careers.
Try some other terms, like maybe these:
-- "mechanic", "automotive", "teacher", "bricklayer", "chain saw", "tech", "metal", "truck", "welders", "craft"
Then click the "Compare" button. (Afterwards, you can click "Back" and add more careers to compare).
Other "Labour Market" information for New Brunswick is available here.
For instance, if you type "Ctrl-F" and then "mechanic" you get a number of different mechanic-related careers.
Try some other terms, like maybe these:
-- "mechanic", "automotive", "teacher", "bricklayer", "chain saw", "tech", "metal", "truck", "welders", "craft"
Then click the "Compare" button. (Afterwards, you can click "Back" and add more careers to compare).
- List one career where the "Work Prospect" is "Good".
- List one career where the "Work Prospect" is "Fair".
- List one career where the "Work Prospect" is "Poor".
- List one career where the "Estimated Change in Employment" is "Growing".
- List one career where the "Estimated Change in Employment" is "Stable".
- List one career where the "Estimated Change in Employment" is "Declining".
- Of the careers that are "Good", did any interest you? (List them.)
- Of the careers that are "Poor", did any interest you? (List them.)
- Of the careers that are "Declining", did any interest you? (List them.)
- Did answering the questions above encourage you to investigate a career?
- Did answering the questions above discourage you from investigating a career?
Now, choose one career that interests you.
In the above Comparison page, click the link and scroll through the information. - What career did you choose? Copy-and-paste a short paragraph explaining this career. ("Nature of Work")
- What are the required skills?
- What is the required education?
- What is the average pay?
- What is the number of people in N.B. who have a job doing this? (It will be a range, like "336-452".)
- Was the above activity helpful / useful for you? Why or why not?
Other "Labour Market" information for New Brunswick is available here.