Career Project

interior designer

• the art/process of decorating the interior of a room or area
• the profession of fitting certain tastes or ideas together to complement each other in to a space

interior designer wages:

• wages:
• 90% make at least: 26,190
• 10% make at least: 90,290
• the average:56,240

education needed

• associates or bachelors degree
• coursework includes:
• Spatial planning Drawing Perspective Furniture design Color and fabrics Architecture
• classes in physics are also needed

interior design industries

• artistic:EX:being able to tell what colors colors complement each other
• enterprising:EX: to fit within a budget and know what is affordable and what is way out of reach
• social:EX: work with all types of people and be friendly enough for them to trust you with their home

Industrial Designer

• the service of designing and developing products for a company

Industrial Designer wages

• wages:
• 90% make at least:34,610
• 10% make at least:94,250
• average:59,610

education needed

• need a bachelor's degree in industrial design

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER industries

• artistic EX:be able to design and understand how certain elements/colors can work together in a product
• social EX: knowing what clients want/expect from the company

psychiatrist

• physicians who diagnose and treat mental disabilities, disorders, and issues

psychiatrist wages

• at least 90% make: 67,830
• at least 10% make: 166,400
• average: 178,710

psychiatrist industries

• social science EX: knowing how people act in certain situations and with different disorders
• heath care EX: diagnose and treat disorders

education needed

• bachelors degree then med. school, then possibly extra school for a PHD

I interviewed my aunt: Cath Dunn

• job description by Cath:I work as a Program Director for two residential programs, where I provide assessment services for dual-diagnosed clients with severe psychiatric disorders, anxiety and depression. I work with a multi-disciplinary treatment team where I am responsible for developing individual treatment plans and advice for the modification of client’s behavior.

I interviewed my aunt: Cath Dunn

• job description by Cath pt.2:Additionally, I've had the opportunity to work with several different individuals in the field and my work was purposeful and exciting; not one day's goes by that it is not different. I found that the innovative team of people I have worked with placed great emphasis, on providing Mental Health Services, which served youth, families, and adults with dual diagnosis throughout the Bay Area.

interview with Cath Dunn pt.1

• inspired because her grandfather had schizophrenia and was interested in how the mind worked
• she asses whats going on with patients, what meds they need or are on, what happened over night, and make sure the residents are getting the services needed

interview with Cath Dunn pt.2

• rewards from job- she helps people who aren't acknowledged or accepted by society and the home gives a quality of life for them
• disappointments from job- 51/50s: which are psych emergency(patient sent to psych ward)

interview with Cath Dunn pt.3

• her job is very comfortable but has a high stress level because she is not sure how people will act
• education received: 4 year masters and license for marriage and family therapy, she went to USF but suggests any UC school
• skills needed are to be patient, collected, flexibility and being a good listener

interview with Cath Dunn pt.4

• you can get good grades to prepare your self and volunteer somewhere like a hospital
• she wishes that she knew how long it would take for a PHD
• I should pursue a career in rehabilitative art
• words of advice: be prepared for rewarding agitation

interview conclusion

• I learned how getting ready now is important and how grades even in high school is important in future opportunities
• I think that I will still pursue this career because this interview and project just made me more interested.
• I will begin I will begin looking at internships in the medical field

Career project conclusion

• I think that the career I'm most interested is a psychiatrist because the mind really fascinates me. I think that to prepare myself I might begin looking at internships and maybe community college courses over the summer
• I think the most important thing I learn was that I'm really interested in health sciences and I didn't really know that before hand