SCORE: _____________/ 50

Workplace Employability: Career Presentation Research

Name Kara Mackintosh Date Section

Learning Target: 1. I will investigate Career Clusters and the pathway of specific occupations. 2. I will examine
information in each cluster for further knowledge. 3. I will generate a product explaining my career choice.

Instructions: The students will learn about the 16 career clusters, as well as the process of identifying and exploring
possible career choices. Use the Minnesota State CAREERwise website to locate the following research information.

Go to Minnesota State CAREERwise > Career Pathways

You may also use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to gather information.

The career you have selected will be used to design a Career Fair Presentation. Additional information will also need to
be identified using District Course Guides and Cut sheets and Google.

Career Choice: _____________NICU nurse __________

Career Field Career Cluster Career Pathway

Health care Health workers ASN

Research Topic CAREERwise | Occupational Outlook Handbook

 Responsible for care and treatment of newborn infants suffering from illness or
prematurity.
Job Description
Overview
 Caring for their guardians
[List of bullet points]

 Provide round-the-clock care for the basic and medical needs

Salary

Average annual earnings Phoenix: ___99,181___

for this occupation?
“How Much Would I Earn?” United States: __98,417____
[Median in Number Version chart]
[Phoenix Area & United States]

Work Conditions
“What Will Work Be Like?” Relationships:
Select All Categories
& 2 bullets per category
 ___Patients___
 __Doctors ____

Physical Conditions:

 _Comfortable with standing and walking _____

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Job Outlook
Note outlook term & percentage
for this occupation
“Will There be Jobs in the Future?”
[View number version]
Education
What type of Education and Degree
will you need to succeed in this
career?
“How Do I Prepare?”
Post-Secondary Education
Identify two colleges that offer the
degree needed for this career
Include their location [City & State]
College Board
Soft Skills
List 3 Skills that this career would
need to fulfill their job
& 2 bullets per skill
“What Skills Do I Need?”
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 ____Heavy lifting __
Work Performance:
 ____Having to work 12 hours __
 ___Maybe be required to work night shifts ___
Hours/Travel:
 ___12 hours duration ___
 ___May travel but not likely ___
Growth Annual Openings
Arizona: __N/A___ Arizona: _N/A____
United States: 26%_____ United States: _N/A____
 ____Bachelor’s of science degree in nursing__
 ___Nursing licsence ___
Name of University City State
Arizona college of nursing Tempe and Phoenix AZ
Grand Canyon University Phoenix AZ
Communicate:
 Being able to communicate under pressure
 Needs excellent verbal communication
Solve Problems:
 Need to be able to solve problems efficiently and quickly
 Needs to be able to communicate and work well together with others so that they can
come up with solutions
Work with People:
 To keep the patients healthy
 Come up with solutions to problems
 Related Occupations
 Labor and delivery nurse
List 3 related occupations
 Pediatric nurse
for this career
 Nurse practitioner
Related Information > Occupations

PUSD High School Classes  Medical terminology

List 3 -4 Classes offered to prepare
 CPR
for this career
 Health science
PUSD CTE Programs > Cut Sheets

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