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Technology Education - Technology Interactions

Chapter 4: Desktop Publishing

Investigate Careers in Desktop Publishing

	Graphic Artist (Look under Artists and Related Workers.)		Photographer
	Writer/Editor		Data Entry (Look under Data Entry and Information Processing Workers.)

Directions: The careers above all relate to desktop publishing. Select one
career to investigate. For the career you selected, look in the Occupational
Outlook Handbook and answer the following questions.

Career. Which career did you select?

1. Nature of Work. Describe the things a person does in that career.

2. Employment. About how many people have this career? For what industry (or industries) do they work?

3. Training. What is the minimum training or education needed for an entry-level job in this career? [apprenticeship, associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, or other (explain)]

4. Job Outlook. How the job outlook for this career compare to the average of all occupations? [growth will be faster than average, growth will be the same as the average, growth will be slower than average, other (explain)]

5. Earnings. What is the median salary? (If median salary is not available, list the median hourly earnings instead.)

What Do YOU Think?
Name two things you would enjoy about this career. Tell why.

Name two things you think would be difficult about this career. Tell why.