Answer the following for EACH of the three careers.

CAREER ONE
Name: William Milner

Career Name: Information systems testing technician

1. Education required and or recommendations: a university degree in computer science, network

installation, and one to two year experience.

2. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: BCIT, Camoson College, or Coast Mountain College.

3. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): it is about 125,090

4. Salary range: 38.46 $/hr. to 13.50 $/hr.

5. Job description: Information systems testing technicians test software for bugs or issues with it
and improve it.

6. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to BC or
Canada) 1120 BC

7. Employment prospects: Employment prospects: the ratio of men to women is 35% women to
65% men and the dominant age group is 25 to 44 with 59%.
8. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Computer Engineers
 Web Designer & Developers
 User Support Technicians

9. Skills or characteristics required: critical thinking, speaking, writing, and complex problem
solving

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10. Disadvantages of occupation: requires late hours, and your stuck on a computer.

11. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: the skills that shall help
me with this job are programming, complex problem solving and typing

12. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? Computer science computer
programing network administration.

13. Working conditions: works mostly inside and on a computer

14. Typical hours of work: they work 40 hours a week but have to stay late to work on harder project

15. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: it is that I want to give back to the
community after getting so much help from it.

16. What are the future trends of this occupation: from 2018 to 2028 it shall rise by 4.7%

17. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) and Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) list 2 points of information you felt were important and
were not covered.

1. What other countries affect this job

2. The labor force ratio.

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CAREER TWO
Name: William Milner

Career Name: Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and specialists

18. Education required and or recommendations: Diploma, Certificate or Apprenticeship Training

19. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: Kwantlen Polytechnic University Langley Campus, Nova
Scotia Community College – Kings Tec Campus, Camosun College.

20. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): 11844.54$ for the 18 credits

21. Salary range: 16$/hr. to 33$/hr.

22. Job description: A Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and specialists are people that create
sketches and models of landscaping projects. For the Arborists sub career they are: examining
trees and shrubs, diagnose plant problems and diseases, and apply treatments.

23. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to BC or
Canada) 3,540 to 3,600 BC

24. Employment prospects: the men to women work force ratio is 34 % female and 66% male;
Moreover the dominate age range is 25 to 44 with 46%

25. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 biologists
 Landscape architects
 Nursery and greenhouse workers
26. Skills or characteristics required: Active listening, Speaking, Reading comprehension, and
Critical thinking.
27. Disadvantages of occupation: work hours are often extended, dangerous work equipment, and
lots of heights.

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28. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: the skills that I have
that shall help me in this career path are Active Listening, Complex problem solving, and Critical
thinking.

29. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? You have to complete courses in
agronomy, arboriculture, and landscaping.

30. Working conditions: mostly outside with little work indoors.

31. Typical hours of work: the mostly work eight hour days but are prone to stay late

32. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: it seems interesting and would give
me the option to do work outside if I ever get board of programming.

33. What are the future trends of this occupation: they are predicted to rise by 2% from 2018 to 2028.

34. Go to Work BC Website (http://www.workbc.ca/) or Education Planner

(https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/) and list 2 points of information you felt were important and
were not covered.

1. If the job is Seasonal or not

2. How many are working full time

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TRADES CAREER
Name: William Milner

Career Name: Aircraft mechanic

35. Education required and or recommendations: secondary school, college diploma, and several
years of on the job training.

36. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: British Columbia Institute of Technology

37. Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): 1397$

38. Salary range: 20.00$/Hr. to 43.27$/Hr.

39. Job description: trouble shot problems on aircrafts, repair them, and change and modify their
parts.

40. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to BC or
Canada) 2,900 BC

41. Employment prospects: the men to women ratio is 7% women to 93% men, and the dominate age
is 25 to 44 years old with 53% .

42. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

 Machine fitters
 Contractors and supervisors
 Engineering inspector

43. Skills or characteristics required: Critical thinking, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Repairing

44. Disadvantages of occupation: work on weekends, the needing of writing, and night shifts.

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45. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: Critical thinking, and
Reading comprehension.

46. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? A diploma in aircraft maintenance,
trade certification for aircraft maintenance engineer’s

47. Working conditions: indoors in control spaces

48. Typical hours of work: 40 hours of work a week

49. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: I chose this career for I enjoy
learning how stuff is made.

50. What are the future trends of this occupation: it is predicted to increase by 2.7% between 2018
and 2028

51. Go to ITA http://www.itabc.ca/ or the Discover Skills BC Website http://discoverskillsbc.ca/ and

list 2 points of information you felt were important and were not covered.

1. The locations of the labor force around the province

2. The Composition of job growth.