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Career Research Guide Worksheet

Make sure you have completed the career exploration and have a good idea of the career that interests you!

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Your job title (be specific): Civil E !i eer "ob overvie#$What the% do (&rovide a para!raph descriptio of the job' What #ould a t%pical da% o the job look like(): Civil E !i eers pla ) desi! ) a d co struct differe t structures' *tructures like buildi !s) brid!es) se#ers) hi!h#a%s) dams) rail#a%s' +he% make sure buildi !s a d other structures are built safel%'

Worki ! co ditio s (,ours %ou ca e-pect to #ork( Risk of i juries( +ime of da%$time of %ear( . doors$outdoors( Clothi ! re/uired( Etc0): Civil E !i eers spe d lots of time i a office buildi !) doi ! math) #orki ! o a computer) readi ! bluepri ts) a d doi ! other thi !s similar to that' 1lso) the% spe d time at the co structio site supervisi !' Civil E !i eers #ork 2345 hours a da%) 65375 hours a #eek' *ometimes must #ork #eeke ds a d i!hts' Whe at the co structio site the job re/uires safet% !ear like hard hats a d steel3toed boots'

*alar% (#hat #a!e ca %ou e-pect to ear (): 1vera!e i come i Ca ada for civil e !i eers is arou d 897)555 3 8:7)555' ;epe di ! o their e-perie ce the% ca ear from 875)555 to 84:5)555 a %ear' *alar% depe ds o the level of educatio %ou have'

<uture outlook (#ill this job be i dema d i the future( Wh%$#h% ot(): Yes there #ill be a dema d for Civil E !i eers i the future' Civil E !i eers desi! a d help build thi !s people eed'

Post-Secondary Institute !rainin" Pro"ram #$ U%& &i'i( )n"ineerin". *ocation and name of pro"ram+ (Where the school is located' What is the ame of the pro!ram( 1lso tell us #h% this school appeals to %ou) !he schoo( is (ocated in ,ancou'er. Name of pro"ram is U%& &i'i( )n"ineerin". !he schoo( appea(s to me -ecause it is in %.&. and I ha'e fami(y that (i'es there. &ost+ (first %ear 1N; total cost of pro!ram) i cludi ! tuitio ) books) a d supplies) .f pla .f pla i ! o atte di ! a major u iversit%: ###'%ou'ubc'ca to calculate a appro-imate cost i ! o atte di ! a colle!e: ###'oka a!a 'bc'ca$tuitio to calculate a appro-imate cost

Pre-re.uisites of pro"ram+ (courses %ou eed to be taki ! i hi!h school i order to !et i ) re/uired G&1)

E !lish 1l!ebra = Geometr% Calculus Chemistr% &h%sics *ocial *tudies Geo!raph% $ World .ssues Computers ;rafti ! = ;esi! What are > related occupatio s %ou could take if this o e did ?t #ork out for %ou (#hat #ould %ou do if %ou do ?t e d up doi ! this career a d #h%(): 1rchitecture) ;rafter) Civil E !i eeri ! +ech'

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Wh% are %ou i terested i this career( (,o# lo ! have %ou bee i terested i it( What led %ou to #a ti ! this job( ,o# does it suit$fit %our perso alit%) i terests) characteristics) stre !ths) etc0(): . am i terested i this career because . e jo% drafti ! class a d this job has similar thi !s to drafti !'