Which job or career is right for you?

The job or career that you choose in life is very important. It is important first of all, because that is how for the most part you will choose to earn your money in the world. Let’s say for example you choose to be a dishwasher, working in a restaurant washing dishes can be pretty hard work. Also the pay is on the lower end of the pay scale employment wise. Now let’s say you decide to be a carpenter, this type of job can become a career and generally pays very well if you are a skilled carpenter because it is considered a trade. Now for a final example, let’s take a look at a profession. For example, a lawyer usually makes an excellent amount of money. Now what is the difference between all three?

Now, the dishwasher job requires basically little training to get into and pays on the lower end of the pay scale, also many of these types of jobs exist and are called unskilled low wage jobs. The carpenter job on the other hand is called a professional trade job, and it demands a much higher range of pay, it also requires school or on the job training to master.  Finally, the Attorney job is considered a white collar professional job and also demands a much higher range of pay and requires a high range of education.

With this said, the main thing I want you to remember is this, there are low skilled low wage jobs, higher paying jobs and top paying jobs. Now, the way you find out what you want to is to ask yourself the following question. What do I want in a job or career for my life? You really need to think long and hard about this, because the choice(s) you make in a job or career will determine not only your future financial earnings but also your future job security as well as career satisfaction.

So just how do you decide what job or career is best for you? First of all you have to find out just where your career aptitude lies. You can do this by taking career aptitude tests in High School or in a community College. Secondly, once you have an idea of what job or career(s) you may be suited for then you need to make three choices. By the way, these three choices may well change as you fine tune your career choices in the future. Then we need to find a good job and career resource guide, and it just so happens that the U.S. Government has a great one. Search online, or go to any  public library and  ask for the “Occupational Outlook Handbook” by the U.S. Government. In it you will find all the careers in the U.S.A., along with their educational or training requirements, pay scales, and other relevant information such as whether the career will be in demand in the future or not, etc. This is a very valuable resource, so please check it out a.s.a.p. if you are serious about getting yourself a great career, or you may ask for the hardcopy version at any public library.

Important Note: If you do not reside in the U.S.A. you can still use this great career resource guide as most careers are basically the same throughout the world, except for pay scales.

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