TOP THREE CAREER CHOICES

By, Jasmine Davidson2nd Hour

What They Do

• Cosmetologist- is a person who is in the work/art of cosmetology (the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electro logy.)

• Wildlife Photography- the art of taking photos of flora and fauna ( editing them can be included.)

• Prosecuting Attorney- is a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone (lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court.)

Cosmetologist

Cosmetologist Values

• Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service

• Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

• Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.

• Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.

• Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.

• Schedule client appointments.• Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.• Update and maintain customer information records,

such as beauty services provided.• Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or

hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.• Operate cash registers to receive payments from

patrons.• Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.• Develop new styles and techniques.

Working with Data-People-Things

• Hair products• nail polish,• Scissors• Brushes• blow-dryers• curling irons• Strengtheners• Wand• Hairspray• Makeup• Measuring• Clients• co-workers• Bosses

Work Environment

• Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists work mostly in a barbershop or salon, although some work in a spa, hotel, or resort. Some lease booth space in other people’s salons. A good number manage salons or open their own shop after several years of experience.

• Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists usually work in pleasant surroundings with good lighting. Physical stamina is important, because they are on their feet for most of their shift. Prolonged exposure to some chemicals may cause skin irritation, so they often wear protective clothing, such as disposable gloves or aprons.

Working Hours

Hours are usually weighted heavily toward nights and weekends, but that depends on the clients. If your salon services a large number of stay-at-home moms, your busiest hours may be during the day when kids are at school. If the nine-to-five crowd is your client base, you can expect to be slammed during lunch hours and after work. Either way, most cosmetologists work 40 hours per week on average.

Aptitudes and Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

• Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

• Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

• Oral Comprehension — the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Near Vision — the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Oral Expression — the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

• Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

• Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

• Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

Requires:People skills, eye coordination, memorization,

visual comprehension, knowledge of equipment, hand steadiness, ect.

Education and Training

A degree is not needed but training is required, some people do go to college for cosmetology, some even get a Masters Degree, but no it is not required

Salary and Benefits

Salary: Most cosmetologists earn an

hourly wage and overtime pay for working more than 40 hours per week. The average salary ranged from $7.55 to $10.30 per hour. Overtime wages ranged from $10.08 to $14.31 per hour. Along with hourly and overtime wages, cosmetologists also receive tips from customers. Average tips ranged from $1.26 to $3.67 per hour

Benefits: Some employers offer heath

care benefits as part of a cosmetologist's compensation package. Twenty-four percent reported receiving medical care, 17 percent reported receiving dental care and 13 percent reported receiving vision care benefits, according to Payscale

Career Outlook

Overall employment of barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists is projected to grow 13 percent from 2012 to 2022, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Growth rates will vary by specialty.Employment of barbers is projected to grow 11 percent from 2012 to 2022, about as fast as the average for all occupations. The need for barbers will stem primarily from an increasing population, which will lead to greater demand for basic hair-care services.Employment of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists is projected to grow 13 percent from 2012 to 2022, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Demand for hair coloring, hair straightening, and other advanced hair treatments has risen in recent years, a trend that is expected to continue over the coming decade.

International Career Outlook

This job is international, some people don’t get hair cuts but many do. This job should be around for quite some time.

Career Cluster, Life Style and Location

• Career Cluster- Career cluster is Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication

• Life Style- Usually work during evening hours, work with man different types of people, from small children to older people

• Location- At a salon/ hair and nails care

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Wildlife Photographer Values

• Flexibility - be comfortable with the ever-changing technology and do not be afraid to be a step behind. You way better of trying to master yesterday's technology, than misusing the equipment of tomorrow.

• Vision - develop your sense of composition. The overall composition, the proportions of layout, denotes importance of the elements. Only you can decide which features appeals to you, and how best to emphasize them. This means knowing when a scene is lacking something and also when it's way too busy. You might end up in situations when enough is too much sometimes, thus knowing what to exclude is just as importing as knowing what to include. Anything that isn't a part of the subject or its context is only a distraction, cluttering up the image and diluting the message. What you have to do is eliminate extraneous surroundings - usually by moving closer to the subject - and make a clear, tidy shot. Painters create art by addition - adding more paint - whereas a photographer creates art by subtraction - removing unnecessary elements.

• Sensitivity - Learn to recognize the subtleties of color, texture, and lighting. We first notice the subject's color or tone - calming blue, natural green, foreboding black. Then we see shape: soft curves, hard edges, sweeping lines. You, as a photographer, can manipulate this by searching for shades and shadows, shifting intensities of tone and hues. Skilled photographers develop a "light style", learning to recognize a particular type or quality of light that they prefer - and then exploiting it to the full. This is a highly refined sensitivity to light quality that only a few fortunate photographers ever achieve. Experiment, because developing a comprehension of and sensitivity to light in all its forms requires an investment of substantial time and effort, but understanding light is without question the most difficult aspect of photography - and the most important.

• Learn- Learn from your mistakes and don't be too proud to look at them critically. Be interested in what you're doing, get used to follow the photography news and filter them in a way to adapt the technology for your own needs. The qualities of a good photographer are many, but the most important thing is to possess an ability to put your object of photography on a level of comfort both with yourself and with the ambience. This is the most important criterion for a good photograph. A good photographer should be creative and also be willing to explore the potentialities of his subject. The most important message to convey is not just the subject of the photograph but the feelings that can be received from it.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on a combination of factors such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.

• Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.

• Determine desired images and picture composition; and select and adjust subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.

• Develop and print exposed film, using chemicals, touchup tools, and developing and printing equipment, or send film to photofinishing laboratories for processing.

• Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.

• Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.

Working with People Data or Things

• Work with cameras• Animals• Plants• Have to have distance

(measurements) • Focus for camera

Work Environment

• Outdoor• Day• Night• Nature• Ocean• Desert• rain/forest• etc.

Working Hours

• Flextime• With photography you

can choose your own hours typically

Aptitudes and Abilities

Nature photograph is only part of the product. Also required is technical information about the subject. Location of the landscape, Latin and common names of the plant, or species information about the wildlife that was photographed may be necessary depending on the market. Stock photographs, for example, require key wording that enables prospective buyers to locate the picture in the image database. Assignment photographs may require captioning, depending on the preference of the hiring publication. Hone the research skills to streamline this information-gathering process.

• Business Administration Skills-All the photography and research skills in the world won't be of benefit to you if your business is not organized. Nature photographers also need business administrative and planning skills. Learning to schedule time, maintain financial records, back up image files and catalogue those images are some of the office skills that photographers require.

• Outdoor Survival Skills-Nature photographers spend a great deal of time in the outdoors. Whether you venture out for an afternoon shoot or a week-long camp expedition, you benefit from knowing how to take care of yourself outdoors. Securing shelter, protecting your equipment from weather, building a camp fire and identifying poisonous plants are just some of the skills that can make your trip safer and more enjoyable. Knowing how to remain undetected by animals by staying downwind and knowing how to react in an encounter with potentially dangerous wildlife are also valuable skills to help you while outdoors.

• Self Advocacy Skills-Even the best nature photographs never get sold without exposure to clients. Self-advocacy skill enables you to present your work to image buyers. Learn how to market yourself as an image creator and build your professional brand. Network with other photographers and potential image buyers.

Education and Training

• A career in wildlife photography is a highly unconventional life choice that demands practitioners to possess highly attuned natural instincts, dexterity, and technical skills and training than most other photography occupations. These skills are necessary to ensure that the photographer is able to safely approach wildlife without starving them and consequently lose the ability to snap great photographs.

• For a fully qualified professional education, a wildlife photographer should possess the following credentials*:

• High School Diploma with an average GPA• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in

Photography• Professional degree in Wildlife

Photography• Certifications in Equipment Management,

Photo Editing, Photo-Printing, and Underwater Photography

• There are many universities, junior colleges, community colleges, vocational and technical institutes, as well as private technical and trade schools that teach courses in photography.

Salary and Benefits

Salary:An average salary range for a professional photographer is $17,000 – $63,000.

Benefits:Most photographers are independent so they have to provide their own benefits.

Career Outlook

• The growth rate for job opportunities for photographers in general is expected to grow at just 4 percent over the years 2012 to 2022 — a rate that is slower than average for U.S. occupations. Slowing growth for photography jobs is due primarily to the decrease in the cost of digital equipment and the rise of hobbyists and amateur photographers.

• Better and more sophisticated equipment at inexpensive prices lowers the barriers of entry for professional photographers as well as giving consumers the ability to produce, store, and retrieve photographic images independently.

• The median wage for professional photographers and 2012 was $13.70 per hour. The bottom 10 percent of hourly wages for photographers was less than $8.42, while the top 10 percent of wage earners earned over $32.21 per hour. In 2012, approximately one in three photographers held part-time positions*.

International Career Outlook

This job already travels around the world, some have to follow the animals, others have to go to places where certain animals live

Career Cluster, Life Style and Location

Career Cluster- Career cluster is Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication

Life Style- Travel, wildness, full of animals, could be aquatic, flying, and involves technology for digital edit

Location- Anywhere there are animals in their natural habitat