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Assignment A2k: Web Search 9-4-19

There are 2 parts to this assignment. Complete both parts.

(12 marks)

Part 1: Select two occupations that you would consider as a career.

Part 2: Research the information available on each occupation from

https://alis.alberta.ca/ Use the questions in the chart as a research guide.
Record your responses on each chart.

You will need this information to complete Assignment A2m: Career

Goals.

Questions What I Learned

Occupation #1 Occupation #2
What are the two
occupations?
 Therapist Health nurse

An occupational health nurse

 Occupational therapists help
is a registered nurse who has
people who have difficulties
received certification in
performing daily duties (due
occupational health and
to an injury, disease,
safety. They offer health
Describe the information disability, mental illness, a
education programs to
available on each occupation change in function, or
employers in order to
at this site. impediments in the social or
improve worker well-being,
physical environment). They
safety, and health at work.
take a holistic approach to
They also help sick or injured
improving their clients'
workers heal and return to
quality of life.
work.

What are the current work  From 2019 through 2023, Occupational health nurses
prospects and the future Alberta's 3143: Occupational may work in healthcare,
employment projections for Therapists occupational government, education, or
these two occupations? Are group is expected to commercial settings. Toxins,
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diversions, and noise, as well

as biological and chemical
increase at a faster-than-
hazards, may be present.
average 3.4 percent each
They may be forced to work
year. This occupational
workers being hired now, and midnight or weekend shifts in
category is predicted to gain
will they still be hired in the addition to their typical
75 new employment per
future? weekday office hours in
year, in addition to the job
industrial settings.
possibilities created by
Businesses with many
employee turnover.
locations may need some
travel.

 Problem solving skills  Problem solving and

 Organized critical thinking skills
What basic skills are required  Patience  Speaking and writing
for these two occupations?  Empathy skills
 Creativity  Enthusiasm
 Social skills  Leadership

They might be exposed to

biological and chemical
 Most occupational therapists
hazards, as well as poisons,
have normal office hours.
distractions, and noise. In
Certain jobs, however,
What positive or negative addition to their regular
necessitate weekend and
factors might affect future weekday office hours, they
evening hours. In clinical
hiring trends for each might be expected to work
settings, they may spend a
occupation? night or weekend shifts in
lot of time standing,
industrial settings.
bending, and assisting
Businesses with numerous
patients.
locations could require some
travel.

 Occupational therapists with

With experience they may
a private or public practice
What factors are affecting progress to management or
may give services such as
the future trends for each supervisory role which is in
medical or judicial
occupation? charge of the workplace
examinations. People who
health and safety.
work for themselves
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commonly provide advisory

services to various levels of
government.