Research Activity: Careers

Occupation Profile Page

Occupation
Tell us about the
job using the
description on the
profile page
(Summarize the
description in
your own words)

What else is this

job called?

If your occupation
has a video, watch
it.
Summarize what
you learned about
this occupation
from the video.
What cluster is
this occupation
(job) a part of?
List what they do.

Norris, 2015

Name: ________________________

Reporter
A Reporter is some one who collects information about
some thing and tells the world.

WeekendAnchor
WeatherAnchor
TravelWriter
TravelJournalist
TelevisionReporter(TVReporter)
TelevisionNewsReporter
TelevisionNewsAnchor(TVNewsAnchor)
TelevisionAnchor
StaffWriter

Staff Reporter
Theyre all kind of reporters and all about different
things.

News Reporter

Participateincommunityevents,makepublicappearances,orconduct
communityservice.

Writereviewsofliterary,musical,orotherartwork,basedonknowledge,
judgment,orexperience.

Editorassistineditingvideosforbroadcast.

Writecolumns,editorials,commentaries,orreviewsthatinterpreteventsor
offeropinions.

Assignstoriestootherreportersordutiestoproductionstaff.

Writeonlineblogentriesthataddressnewsdevelopmentsorofferadditional
information,opinions,orcommentaryonnewsevents.

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Occupation Profile Page

Name: ________________________

Communicatewithreaders,viewers,advertisers,orthegeneralpublicvia
mail,email,ortelephone.

Developideasormaterialforcolumnsorcommentariesbyanalyzingand
interpretingnews,currentissues,orpersonalexperiences.

Conducttapedorfilmedinterviewsornarratives.

Presentliveorrecordedcommentaryviabroadcastmedia.

Peoplewhoworkinthisoccupationgenerallyhavetheinterestcode:AEI.

List their
interests.

ThismeanspeoplewhoworkinthisoccupationgenerallyhasArtisticinterests,but
alsopreferEnterprisingandInvestigativeenvironments.

List their work

values.

People who work in this occupation generally prize

Achievement, but also value Recognition and
Independence in their jobs.

List the things

they need to
know.

List the things

they need to be
able to do.

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EnglishLanguageKnowledgeofthestructureandcontentoftheEnglish
languageincludingthemeaningandspellingofwords,rulesofcomposition,
andgrammar.

CommunicationsandMediaKnowledgeofmediaproduction,
communication,anddisseminationtechniquesandmethods.Thisincludes
alternativewaystoinformandentertainviawritten,oral,andvisualmedia.

LawandGovernmentKnowledgeoflaws,legalcodes,courtprocedures,
precedents,governmentregulations,executiveorders,agencyrules,andthe
democraticpoliticalprocess.

TelecommunicationsKnowledgeoftransmission,broadcasting,switching,
control,andoperationoftelecommunicationssystems.

GeographyKnowledgeofprinciplesandmethodsfordescribingthe
featuresofland,sea,andairmasses,includingtheirphysicalcharacteristics,
locations,interrelationships,anddistributionofplant,animal,andhuman
life.

ActiveListeningGivingfullattentiontowhatotherpeoplearesaying,
takingtimetounderstandthepointsbeingmade,askingquestionsas
appropriate,andnotinterruptingatinappropriatetimes.

ReadingComprehensionUnderstandingwrittensentencesandparagraphs

Research Activity: Careers

Occupation Profile Page

Name: ________________________

inworkrelateddocuments.

What preparation
is required?

List the common

college majors.

List the industries

that employ this
occupation.
List similar
occupations.

Norris, 2015

WritingCommunicatingeffectivelyinwritingasappropriatefortheneeds
oftheaudience.

SpeakingTalkingtootherstoconveyinformationeffectively.

CriticalThinkingUsinglogicandreasoningtoidentifythestrengthsand
weaknessesofalternativesolutions,conclusionsorapproachestoproblems.

SocialPerceptivenessBeingawareofothers'reactionsandunderstanding
whytheyreactastheydo.

ActiveLearningUnderstandingtheimplicationsofnewinformationfor
bothcurrentandfutureproblemsolvinganddecisionmaking.

Mostoftheseoccupationsrequireafouryearbachelor'sdegree,butsomedonot.

* Agricultural Communication/Journalism
* Communication, General
* Mass Communication/Media Studies
* Journalism
* Broadcast Journalism
* Photojournalism
* Journalism, other
* Political Communication
* Sports Communication
International and Intercultural Communication
None
Radio and Television Announcer
Broadcast News Analysts
Editor
Technical Writer
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers