Career+Exploration+Project

**__Career Exploration Project__ : Joanne Ayoub** //Photographers (NOC 5221) // INCOME:
 * 1) starting income is ~$1,710
 * 2) maximum income is ~$28,610
 * 3) paid by both, salary and hourly
 * 4) benifits include dental coverage, paid sick days and vacation time

SKILLS REQUIRED:
 * 1) skills needed are good eyesight, artistic ability, good hand-eye coordination, patience, detail oriention, ability of working with others, and communication skills
 * 2) certificates needed are photographic arts degree/diploma program, and vacational training or extensive work experience
 * 3) to advance higher, skills such as experience, the ability to work with others, and the ability to phtograph in the studio and on location are needed
 * 4) tasks would include carrying photographer's equipment, handling administrative responsibilities, supervising staff, and taking photographs in studio and on location

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & CONDITIONS
 * 1) you work in studio and on location (any weather)
 * 2) a hazard would be being assigned to go to an unstable area of the world (wars)
 * 3) hazard safety would include good shoes for all types of weather
 * 4) machinery would include tripods, lenses, computers, and umbrellas
 * 5) work is done mostly independantly
 * 6) in association sports you would usuallly work in the winter seasons, and in association with activities you would work in the spring and summer

JOB OUTLOOK
 * 1) my career field is declining because of retirement and lack of experience, growing because of oppening (job oppotunities)
 * 2) entrepreneurial skills are necessary for starting a business
 * 3) due to retirement, the amount of jobs in the future will be 160 (2006-2011)

POST-SECONDARY TRAINING
 * 1) training would include business training and a degree/ diploma in the photographic arts
 * 2) 24 years of training
 * 3) Langara college and Kwantlen University College
 * 4) traing will cost ~$ 6346
 * 5) the Millennium Excellence Award helps with costs

HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS
 * 1) high school courses should include english, math, science, social studies, personal & career development, visual arts, computers, electronics & communications tech.
 * 2) a min. of 3.3 (GPA)
 * 3) previous activities needed include photographic experience as a summer job or work study
 * 4) other high school electives should include drafting and designing

// Interior Designers (NOC 5242) // INCOME:
 * 1) starting income is ~$18,000-26,000
 * 2) maximum income is ~$35,000-60,000
 * 3) paid by salary
 * 4) benifits include medical care, dental care, social care, and insurence taxes

SKILLS REQUIRED
 * 1) skills needed: usign numbers in counting, measuring and arithmetic
 * 2) dipmloma or bachelor's degree in interior design are certificated needed
 * 3) to adveance higher you would need longterm experienc
 * 4) dealing with clients, managing projects, supervising staff members

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & CONDITIONS
 * 1) work is inside and outside buildings
 * 2) electrical wires, large objects and heavy equipment
 * 3) not needed
 * 4) no equpment needed
 * 5) most projects are individual work
 * 6) flexible working hours make any season busy

JOB OUTLOOK
 * 1) in the future it starts growing
 * 2) experts say the amount will grow
 * 1) experts say the amount will grow

POST-SECONDARY TRAINING
 * 1) highschool dipmloma
 * 2) 4 years of study required
 * 3) Langara College, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University
 * 4) it costs $6,114-7,046
 * 5) the Kwntlen University Collage Entrance Scholarship

HIGH SCHOOL REQUIRMENTS
 * 1) English, Soacials Studies, Art, Calculus, Drafting and Designing
 * 2) GPA of 3 and maintain a grade C or better in English