Activity: External Influences
Activity: External Influences
4. Occupational Information
Occupation is defined as "A collection of jobs sufficiently similar in the work performed to be grouped under a common label" - LMiC
Occupational information can be particularly helpful for career decision-making because of the range of information to acquaint you about an occupation you are unfamiliar with.
Occupational profiles are a great starting point and can include:
- wages/salaries,
- duties,
- future outlook,
- industry required credentials, and
- educational and skill requirements.
However, occupations are changing at such a rapid pace—daily, from decline to emergent—that occupational profiles may not exist yet.
The most direct way to obtain current information such as what a typical day looks like or future trends, is talking with someone who works in this occupation through an information meeting.
ACTIVITY:
Review an occupational profile of interest from two different sites.
Jot your answers to these questions in the External Influences Worksheet, or in your own journal:
- What are the similarities between the occupational profiles from each site, and
- what are the differences between the occupational profiles?
Government of Canada: Job Bank
Government of Canada: National Occupation Classification (NOC)