Electronics Careers: Opportunities, Education, and Skills

2. Chapter 27 Career Opportunities in Electronics

3. Objectives • Assess your interest in electronics careers. • Distinguish between a goods-producing and a service-producing business. • Discuss a variety of electronics careers and their educational requirements. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

4. Objectives • Define entrepreneur and entrepreneurship. • List career information sources. • Outline ideas for a successful job search. • List the qualities needed to be successful in your career. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

5. Finding a Career • Type of education needed for a career • Hobbies and interests • Abilities and aptitudes • Interest Survey on States’ Career Clusters Web site Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

6. Review What are aptitudes? Natural abilities and talents Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

7. Careers in Electronics Industries • Goods-producing businesses • Service-producing businesses Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

8. Classes of Workers • Semiskilled workers • Skilled workers • Technicians • Professionals Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

9. Semiskilled Workers • Limited to certain tasks • Often repetitive work • Most commonly found working on assembly lines Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

10. Skilled Workers • Knowledge and skills from advanced study and training • Apprenticeships, or on-the-job training • Examples • Maintenance and construction electricians • Assemblers • Quality control inspectors Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

11. Technicians • Training required for complex jobs • Two-year college programs • Help engineers research, test, and design devices • Examples • Broadcast technicians • Robotics technicians • Computer technicians Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

12. Professionals • Four years of college training, plus additional advanced degrees • Examples • Engineers • Teachers Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

13. Entrepreneurs • Operate and own small businesses • Make a business plan • Have knowledge of industry, service, or product • Have management skills • Examples of entrepreneurial opportunities • Electronics industry • Office products industry • Consulting Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

14. Career Information Sources • Career Clusters Web site • Department of Labor Web site • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Guidance counselors Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

15. Educational Pathways Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

16. Educational Requirements (Electronics Industries Association) Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

17. Review What do goods-producing businesses provide? They provide tangible products Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

18. Review What do service-producing businesses provide? Useful labor that results in needs or wants being satisfied Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

19. Review What is an apprenticeship? A period of time spent learning a trade from an experienced, skilled worker Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

20. Review What is a skilled worker? A worker who has thorough knowledge of, and skill in, a particular area Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

21. Job Search Ideas • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Internet • Want ads • Yellow Pages • Private employment agencies Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

22. Interviews • Preparation • Appearance • Tests • Information to have ready Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

23. Review Give some examples of where to look for a job. Examples might include Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Internet, want ads, Yellow Pages, and private employment agencies Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

24. Review What are four things you should consider before going on an interview? Preparation, professional appearance, any test you might have to take, and information to have ready Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

25. Work Habits and Skills • Professionalism • Leadership Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

26. Professionalism • Cooperation • Dependability • Good work ethic • Respect Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

27. Leadership • Motivation • Goal accomplishment • Problem-solving skills • Recognition of limitations • Service as a role model Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

28. Review What is meant by having a good work ethic? Putting honest effort into your work, without spending work time socializing or visiting inappropriate Internet sites Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

29. Review How should a leader serve as a role model? Through both words and actions Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

30. For Discussion • Discuss various interests and aptitudes beneficial for a career in electronics. • What traits must you have to be a successful entrepreneur? • How will leadership and professionalism factor into the career you would like to have? Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.