Career Development

Drive Of Your Life

www.driveofyourlife.org

(Create an account with your school username and lunch number.)

Make sure you get a screen shot of your ride and add it to the bottom of this document before you
post this to your website.

Step 1: Customize Your Ride

List your results:

a) ________flames__________________
b) ______silver rimes______
c) __gold tiring wheel______

Step 2: Plan Your Trip - - - - - My Style: _______

List the five careers you chose:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

_________school bus driver_________________

__________police patrol________________
_________physical therapist_________________
_________surgical technologist_________________
_________recreation workers _________________

Step 3: Jump In and Drive

(List the facts from a typical day for each career)
Career #1
Tasks: (List only the first task)
Patrol industrial and commercial buildings and grounds

Hazardous Conditions: often

Physically Demanding: often

Working Outside: sometimes
Working with Others: rarely
Working with Computers rarely
Skill Sets: math leadership

Have your teacher contact your school security officer. Ask him/her about the challenges and benefits of his/her job

y officer. Ask him/her about the challenges and benefits of his/

Career #2

 Tasks: (List only the first task)

_____Serve subpoenas

Execute arrest warrants

______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Hazardous Conditions alwyas

Physically Demand always
Working Outside: always
Working with Others: often
Working with Computers: rearly
Skill Sets: math leader ship

Career #3
Tasks: (List only the first task)
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Hazardous Conditions:
_always___________________________________
Physically Demanding:
_______always_____________________________
Working Outside:
_____always__________________________________
Working with Others: ________rarely
____________________________
Working with Computers:
_____rarely____________________________
Skill Sets: ______________math and
leadership_______________________________
_____________________________________________
Next Steps: ____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Career #4
Tasks: (List only the first task)
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Hazardous Conditions:
_____always_______________________________
Physically Demanding:
_____often_______________________________
Working Outside:
______sometimes_________________________________
Working with Others:
______often______________________________
Working with Computers: _____rarely
____________________________
Skill Sets: ___________math leader
ship__________________________________
_____________________________________________
Next Steps: ______Bus accidents happen each school year. Most of the accidents happen when a child is struck by the bus or
by another vehicle.

______________________________________
____________________________________________

Career #5
Tasks: (List only the first task)
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Hazardous Conditions:
_____always_______________________________

 Physically Demanding:
_________always___________________________
Working Outside:
____________always___________________________
Working with Others:
_______always_____________________________
Working with Computers: ________often_________________________
Skill Sets: ___________math
leadership__________________________________
_____________________________________________
Next Steps: _____Some Indiana communities have police cadet programs. Check with your local police department to check
about participating.

_______________________________________
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List the five careers you chose and the kind of degree required:
Careers

Required Degree

Art
______________________________

____________________

Working with computers

______________________________

_____________________

Video cam and filming

______________________________

_____________________

Dental assistants
______________________________

_____________________

Working outside is fine

______________________________

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