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If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
   I would choose a psychologist because I love to help people work through their problems.


Click on Earnings in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
How much do people in each career typically earn on a yearly basis? (If annual salary figures aren’t
available, how much do they earn per hour or per contract?)
         A psychologist makes about 40K- 110K.
         A Nurse makes 50K- 80K.

What other kinds of compensation or benefits can people in each career receive? (e.g. health and dental
benefits, contributions to retirement savings plans, performance bonuses, etc.)
       A nurse receives health care, dental care and is sometimes able to apply for a retirement plan through their Union at the hospital.
       A psychologist if they work at a firm owned by someone else, can have benefits such as health care and are eligible for performance bonuses and raises.

If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
        If I had to choose a job based solely on the amount of money made in that career I would pick Psychology. It seems that they make more in the long run and they are eligible for greater job opportunities.

Click on Education in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
What are the education and training requirements for people in each career? (e.g. high school diploma,
associate or bachelor’s degree, apprenticeship, on-the-job training, additional licensing or certification,
etc.)
 A psychologist needs a master's degree and a diploma from a 4 year college.
 A Nurse needs either a 2 year degree from a college or technical school or a 4 year degree from a college or university.

Approximately how many years of training or education are required for people in each occupation?
Explained in the previous question ^.

If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the amount of education and training you need,
which would you choose and why?
  If I had to pick my career based on education alone I might see it more appealing to be a nurse. A nurse does not have all the requirements in education that a psychologist has. Though I like school I may not want to spend 4 or more years within school to be able to get the job that I want.

Did you change your mind about the career you chose at the beginning of the activity as different types
of information became available to you? What new information caused you to change your mind and
why?
   I did not change my mind about the career that I wish to pursue when I get older. The reason I want to be a psychologist has nothing to do with the hard work that I have to put in, the hours of education or how much money I will be paid. It has to solely do with my love of people and my ambition to help them.

Which of the criteria that you used to compare your career choices is most important to you and which
is the least important? Rank them in order from 1 (the most important) to 4 (the least important) and
explain why you have ranked them that way:
Criteria:

Work Tasks 1: 
     This is very important to me because I need to love what I do. Sometimes people have bad days but I do not want to come home every night hating my job. It will not make for happy Days.

Working Conditions 2:
   Working conditions are important to me. It is not necessary for me to be in a high office over looking the city but the conditions do have to be safe and fair.

Earnings 4:
    Though making money is important if I love my job I would gladly do it for less then if I was doing something that made me miserable and I was making Millions.

Education & Training 3:
     How much time I need to spend in school and what I will be learning is very important to me. Though I like school I need to know what is expected of me to pursue my desired career.

What other factors may influence your career decision? (e.g. parents, favorite school subject, job
outlook, etc.) Do you consider any of them to be more important than the ones you ranked above?
Why?
       Some other factors that would influence my career choice would be my parents and my family life. The people that I care about are very important to me and I would never want to do something that would have a negative impact on their lives. Other then that there is not much that would stop me from following the path that I wish to travel.