I Search Research Project

2014-15

Begin thinking of your future

Why Research Careers

Now?
18,360 Hours (17 Years)
80,000 Hours

(40 Years)

Hours Spent at Work

Hours Spent in
School

Career Reality
Continuous, rapid
changes all around
(e.g. technology)

Keep learning to keep

up!

Educational Attainment 1910 to 2014

Percent of Population Age 25 and Older

www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2014/tables.html

Education Pays

Living Wage in Petaluma and Santa Rosa

2014
Living Wage - The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual
must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working
full-time (2080 hours per year). The poverty rate is converted to an hourly
wage for the sake of comparison. Wages that are less than the living wage are
shown in bold italics.

Hourly
Wages

One
Adult

One
Adult,
One
Child

Two
Adults

Two
Adults
, Two
Childr
en

Two
Adults
, One
Child

Living
Wage

$10.69

$22.69

$16.44

$20.78

$22.12

Poverty Wage

$5.21

$7.00

$7.00

$8.80

$10.60

Minimum
Wage

$8.00

$8.00

$8.00

$8.00

$8.00

Information from : http://www.livingwage.geog.psu.edu/index.php Living Wage Calculator

Typical Expenses in
Petaluma

These figures show the individual expenses that went into

the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size,
composition, and the current location.

So many options

Skills and Abilities

What do you do well?

What are your natural talents?

Interests
What do you enjoy doing?
What do you spend a lot of
time doing?
What do you WISH you could
do?

Values
What is important to you?
family status
religion financial gain
competition
recognition
creativity
helping others
education
friends
stability
variety

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Other College Search

Sources
www.bigfuture.collegeboard.
org
www.act.org/collegesearch

www.collegeprowler.com
www.cappex.com