U.S. Coast Guard

By: Sam Stone

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Why I Am Interested In This Career

• One reason I am interested in being a Coast Guard is that I like to sail and be on the ocean.

• Also I have been sailing since I was little.• I think that being a Coast Guard would be

more fun then sitting at a desk.

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Description of a Coast Guard

• The Coast Guard keeps U.S. waters safe• They take part in search and rescue • The coast guard Patrols Oceanic borders to make sure

no one enters illegally or bring illegal items into the U.S.

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Training/Education needed to be a U.S. Coast Gaurd

• You need 4 years of High School • You need to go to the Coast guard Academy or

go to the Officer Candidate school which is 17 weeks of training

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Sample career path and Earinings

• Level 1 Boat Swains mate third class earns 22,000-27,000 Need completion of Coast Guard test’s and training

• Level 2 Boat Swains mate second class 25,000-34,000 you need 2-4 years of experience

• Chief Boat Swains mate 37,000-54,000 you need 6-8 years of experience

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Working Conditions• Spend a lot of time away from home you

could be away for 1 month at a time at sea.• Long hours work 12 hours a day 7 days a

week• At sea a lot of the time

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Minimum Wages

• In Massachusetts the minimal wage is $8.00 an hour

• In Alaska the minimal wage is $7.75 an hour• In California the minimal wage is $8.00 an

hour• In Connecticut the minimal wage is $8.25 an

hour

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Child labor laws• If you are 14 or 15 you cannot work more

then 3 hours a day on a School day• Cannot work more then 40 hours a week on

a non-school week

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My favorite company in the top 100• Coke Cola is number 79 in the top 100

companies list• Its main headquarters are in Atlanta GA• Its profits are6,824• Its competitors are Coca Cola enterprises, and

Pepsi bottling

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Monster Job openings

• A Harbor pilot• Network intelligence analyst• Pilot- United Maritime

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Resource’s

• Career Cruising• Department of Labor• Youth Rules• CNN Money• Monster