Career:
Police Officer
1. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
enforce the law and protect people and their property
What are the working conditions like for people in this career? (e.g. Where do they work? What are their
typical work hours? What challenges do they face?)
they work out on the street and in the office they work all hours of the day and night
2. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
about $50,000 starting salary
How do their job responsibilities change as they gain more experience and seniority (i.e. as they move
along the Sample Career Path)?
their job gets easier and there hours and they get more money
Click on Related Careers. Click on a career that interests you.
Career:
Firefighter
3. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
they prevent fires and save lives of those in trouble at an emergency
What are the working conditions like for people in this career? (e.g. Where do they work? What are their
typical work hours? What challenges do they face?)
they work in the field and in the fire house they typically do 2 24 hour shifts a week and they face the dangers of a fire typically
4. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
start at $55,000 entry level
How do their job responsibilities change as they gain more experience and seniority (i.e. as they move
along the Sample Career Path)?
they get more vacation time higher salaries but have more responsibilities then a typical firefighter
SUMMARY – YOUR VIEWS
5. Now that you have learned a little about these two related careers, answer the following questions:
What is similar about the two careers?
the dangers and challenges they face and the salary they gain
Which career do you think you would like more and why?
the police officer because thats the career i look to pursue
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