University Education
Published on Nov 18, 2015
What do you do after high school?
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Careers Available
- Psychologist
- Climatologist
- Health and Safety Inspector
- Financial Advisor
- Teacher
- Optomitrist
- Lawyer
- The opportunities are endless!!
Many careers are available with a university degree, although most require further training. The majority of these careers are highly specialized and the workers definitely need to know what they're doing!
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Careers in High Demand Now
- Managers (health, etc.)
- Architects
- Environmental Health and Safety Specialists
- Medical Techs
- Biomedical Engineers
These are the careers that are in high demand right now. These careers will also most likely be in high demand in the near future.
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Careers in High Demand in the Future
- Nurses
- Biomedical Engineers
- Veternarians
- Translators
- Statisticians
Having a university degree really opens a lot of doors! University degrees are usually required to get high-profile jobs that pay big bucks.
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More Information
- eInfo "www.electronicinfo.ca/universities"
- Career Cruising "www.careercruising.com/en"
- Universities Canada "www.univcan.ca/canadian-universities/"
- Canadian Universities "www.canadian-universities.net"
- Career Cruising "www.careercruising.com/en"
These are some useful websites to help you determine if University is the right educational path for you and what programs are available.
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Communications Specialist
- Explain company policies to customers
- Organize press confrences
- Write speeches and statements
An example of a career you might go to university for is a Communications Specialist. Communications Specialists work for corporations to help explain the company's actions or policies to customers as well as employees and the general public by email, poster and newsletters. They also write statements and speeches for the press conferences that they organize.
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Income
- $30,000 - $80,000
- Starting salary: $30,000 - $45,000
- Factors: experience and education
Generally, when Communications Specialists start their career they make between $30,000 and $45,000. They can earn up to $80,000 once they gain enough experience to earn a senior position, sometimes more!
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Someone's Career: Christine
- Likes: working with a variety of people on a variety of tasks, very creative job
- Dislikes: lots of work; very hectic
- Advice: you need to be creative and have good writing skills
Christine enjoys the time she gets to spend with different people doing different things, but sometimes she says things can be very stressful. For this job, creativity and good writing skills are a must!
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Electrical Engineer
- Design electical equipment
- Supervise the production of equipment
- Test equipment
- Plan out new projects
Another example of a career requiring university education in an Electrical Engineer. Electrical Engineers may work for manufacturers of electrical gadgets or for technical service forms to plan, design and create new equipment or test out equipment that has already been made.
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Income
- $45,000 - $150,000
- Starting salary: $45,000 - $65,000
- Factors: experience, responsibilities
Generally, when Electrical Engineers start their careers they make between $45,000 and $65,000. After gaining the necessary years of experience and taking on more responsibilities, they can make up to $150,000 and sometimes more.
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Someone's Career: Ted
- Likes: solving problems, learning, meeting new people
- Dislikes: a lot of work, strict deadlines, responsibility for the project
- Advice: you need to be patient and good in math and science
Ted enjoys working with new people to solve new problem while learning, but being an Electrical Engineer is a lot of work with really strict deadlines. For this job, technical skills in math and science are very important as well as the patience to be able to work though problems.
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Works Cited
- "Communication Specialist." Career Cuising. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 July 2015.
- "Electrical Engineer." Career Cruising. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 July 2015.
- Tucker, Erika. "5 Occupations in High Demand after Canada's Surprising Job Losses." Global News. Shaw Media, 10 Jan. 2014. Web. 16 July 2015.
- "25 Jobs in Demand Right Now." Reader's Digest. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 July 2015.
- Weigley, Samuel, and Alexander Hess. "10 Jobs with the Brightest Futures." Yahoo Finance Canada. Yahoo, 29 Aug. 2012. Web. 16 July 2015.
- "What Can I Do With My Degree?" York University. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 July 2015.
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