Task: Career Exploration.

After reading/researching a career of your

choice, write presentation in which you explain the work environment,
education, pay, and job outlook. Support your discussion with
evidence from the texts..

Career Exploration
By: Aisha Williams

Things of Interest
List three
1.Cooking
2.Shopping
3.Texting
Type of clip art or picture to add:

Career Choice
Name of Career:

Chefs and Head Cooks

Why did I choose this

job?
I chose this job

because I really love to

cook.
Also, because I want
to learn more about it.
I dont think of
anything else to do
after high school, so I
want to go to a
culinary arts school.
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What do they do?

Chefs and head

cooks oversee the

daily food
preparation at
restaurants and
other places where
food is served.

Education/Training
High School
Post- High School

Vocational Programs
2-4 Year Colleges
Culinary Arts School

How much does this job

pay?
The median

annual wage for

chefs and head
cooks is $71,666

Job Outlook
Employment of

Chefs and Head

Cooks is projected to
grow 5 percent from
2012 to 2022, slower
than the average for
all occupations.

Similar Occupations
Meat Cutters
Cannery Workers
Industrial Bakers
Butchers

My College Choices
College choices

include:
Trenholm State Tech
College
Le Cordon Bleu
Bauman College

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Goals to pursue my
career
There are lots of goals I have to pursue my

career. The three most important goals I have

are :
Graduate high school with a good Grade Point
Average
Graduate Culinary School
Make good decisions

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References
http://www.bls.gov/k12/content/students/caree

rs/career-exploration.htm
http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/ooh96
97/0.htm

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