My Dream career

By Diego Cruz

Part One: The Dream Career

Professional Athlete

What They do

• A professional athlete plays a professional sport

• Competes in athletic competitions

• Exercises regularly

• Follows rules and regulations

• Represents their team or club

To be a professional athlete:

You need to be physically fit. Sometimes more in in one place than another. You need to have good senses, mostly a good sense of sight, hearing, and feeling. And of course, you need to be exceptional at the sport you are playing

Some physical demands

People who are professional athletes report having to

Lift heavy loads

Be outside most of the time

Walking or running at least 1/3 of the time

Be exposed to dangerous situations where there is possible injury

Wear protective items

Work Values

Achievement: You want to do the best you can and hopefully see rewards at the end after all your effort.

Support: It’s important that you know people have your back.

People interested in this field should be:

REALISTIC, or a “doer.” A person who likes being physical and being hands-on.

ENTERPRISING, or a “persuader.” You think power is important to you.

Skills

For this job you wouldn’t need academic skills very much. However you physical and social skills are very important in this business.

The average annual wage for a professional athlete in California is about $119,000.

The average annual wage in the US however is less, only about $90,000

The reason I would want to have this as my job is because I love sports. It would be one of the best things for me if I played on a professional team. My job would be something I actually like doing.

Part Two:The Back Up Plan

Architect

What They Do

An architect designs structures for residential, commercial, and industrial property owners.

Monitors and reviews on-site construction.

Plans layouts of projects.

Makes scale drawings of structure

People interested in this field should be:

ARTISTIC, a “creator.” Liking things such as art & music.

REALISTIC, or a “doer.” A person who likes being physical and being hands-on

Work Values

Achievement: You want to do the best you can and hopefully see rewards at the end after all your effort.

Independence: You like that lets you make your own choices, and can try ideas with little supervision.

Skills

Reading comprehension, Active listening, Writing, Speaking, Mathematics, Science, Critical thinking, Active learning, and Monitoring are all skills that you need at at least a medium to high level. Also, at least a Bachelors Degree in Architecture. I would definitely need to go to college after high school.

The average annual wage for an architect in California is about 73,000

In the US it’s about 64,000

The reason I chose an architect is because I enjoy building things. I like the whole plan and design aspect of trying to make the right structure. Being an architect sounds fun and also a challenge.