By, Sonica Takhar

Career Choice

Career Quiz

Duties, Prepare course material and present material to students

Teach students using an organized plan of lectures, classroom discussions, audio-visual presentations

Assign, mark and grade homework and tests

Go to staff meetings

Help kids in their learning

Secondary Teacher

Working Conditions and Qualifications

Workers in this occupation may teach in classrooms, labs, libraries, workshops, gymnasiums and outdoors.

School counsellors and teacher-librarians must typically have additional qualifications

A provincial teaching certificate is required of all teachers

Workers increasingly use technology in their daily work.

Teacher

Current Workforce This is a very large group

The salary is $55,350

You will have a good chance in getting a job as a teacher

The people who work as a teacher are women an average of 54 %

These teachers are distributed relatively evenly throughout the province when compared with the averages for all other occupations.

Teacher

Employment Outlook and Career paths

This is a very large occupational group, it is anticipated that many positions will be available.

Mainland/Southwest region has the highest number of those employed in Secondary and Elementary School Teachers

Recent graduates typically work part time, on-call substituting for regular teachers or on a short-term contract for several years before they are considered for a permanent position.

Teacher

Duties

Lawyers perform some or all of the following duties:

- Advise clients of their legal rights

- Research legal precedents and gather evidence

- May act as executor, trustee or guardian in estate and family law matters

Lawyer

Working Conditions and Qualifications Lawyers typically carry out their work in offices, courthouses or law libraries.

The hours of work for lawyers in law firms are often very long.

Lawyers employed in government or businesses may have more structured and conventional work schedules

In B.C., membership in the Law Society of British Columbia is required in order to practice law in the province.

Lawyer

Current workforce This is a big group

Lawyers typically earn a salary well above the provincial average for all occupations

The salary is about $125,758

Employment in this occupation is concentrated in the Lower Mainland region.

Lawyer

Employment Outlook and career paths Most job openings are expected to arise from the need to replace experienced workers who retire.

High grades from a recognized law school will improve job prospects for new lawyers.

The Mainland/Southwest region has the highest number of those employed in Judges, Lawyers

Lawyer

Duties Nurses perform some or all of the following duties:

- Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions

- Assist in surgery and other medical procedures

- May supervise other nursing staff

- May develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients

Nurse

Working conditions and Qualifications Nurses mainly work in health-care facilities, such as hospitals, clinics, residential facilities, and doctor's offices as independent practitioners or team members.

Additionally, nurses have to cope with the emotional aspects of working with the sick, injured, and terminally ill, as well as patients' families.

Most nurses work 8 to 12 hour shifts, usually on rotation, including weekends, evenings, nights, and holidays

Nurse

Current Workforce Women make up the majority of workforce in this occupational group.

This is the average salary $61,768

These higher salaries reflect the high education requirements

Employment is distributed fairly evenly across the province, in line with the general population distribution.

Nurse

Employment Outlook and career The Mainland/Southwest region has the highest number of those employed in Nurse Supervisors and Registered Nurses occupations

The role of nurses is expanding as governments consider ways to control increasing health-care costs.

There is currently strong demand for nurses in all regions and settings in the province.

Nurse

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