Two Career Comparisons

Using Technology in Career Exploration 5 Oakland Schools

Instructional Module 5.1 Resource
Name: Ava Gizoni
Using Technology in Career Exploration 6 Oakland Schools
Instructional Module 5.1 Resource
Name of Career: Career 1:
Allergist
Career 2:
Orthodontist
Career Pathway: Internal medicine/pediatrics
resident, then an
allergy/immnology fellow!in!
training, then an allergist
"ntry!le#el general dentist,
then an associati#e
orthodontist, then an
orthodontist in practice
$o% &escription:
'hat will yo %e doing(
Allergists are medical doctors
who diagnose and treat people
with allergies)
Orthodontists are specialist
dentists who se %races,
retainers, and other de#ices to
fi* the way patients teeth are
positioned
+,ills:
'hat s,ills are needed
for this career(
"*plaining
-istening
As,ing .estions to gain
information
O%ser#ing people
Caring for people
/andling people tactflly
Ad#ising
Pro%lem sol#ing
0sing nm%er s,ills in
conting, measring and
arithmetic
Ad#anced reading
&ecision ma,ing
Paying attention to detail
&oing small and detailed
tas,s
Teaching and training
Persading
1ecord ,eeping
0sing a compter
2orecasting or estimating
+ee,ing ot and analy3ing
information
"#alating
Completing paperwor,
Presenting ideas and
information in writing
Planning
Prioriti3ing
O%ser#ing
0sing yor hands in a
s,illfl way
&oing small and detailed
tas,s
Operating e.ipment and
machines
As,ing .estions top gain
information
Caring for people
/andling people tactflly
1ecord ,eeping
Pro%lem +ol#ing
0sing nm%ers and s,ills in
conting, measring, and
arithmetic
Ad#anced reading
Paying attention to detail
&esigning
-istening
Teaching and training
Ad#ising
Persading
Completing paperwor,
Planning
&ecision ma,ing
Organi3ing people and
physical resorces
Prioriti3ing
-eading
+per#ising
O%ser#ing things
'or,ing Conditions:
&ay/Night/'ee,ends(
Indoors/otdoors(
&ress
'or, in medical offices
'or, a 4 day, 56 to 46 hor
wee,
7ay wor, wee,ends and/or
e#enings to accommodate
patient8s schedles
'or, in comforta%le offices
'or, a 56 hor wee,
7ay!%e on call
'ear mas,s, glo#es, and
safety glasses

Technology 0sed:
'hat technology can %e
or will %e sed in this
career(
7ay se shots and compters 0se de#ices li,e %races and
retainers to fi* patients teeth)
"dcation:
Training needed
2or year %achelor degree At least two years of a