Career Opportunities Research and Report

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Career Opportunities Research and Report

1.     Child Life Specialist

Childcare workers have a critical responsibility of teaching, motivating, and molding the lives of young ones. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, over 33% of child specialists are self-employed, and they coordinate their activities by caring for children from their own homes. The job description demands that these specialists check on children while their parents are away for work and also supervise school-going children to ensure they are safe after classes. Regarding qualification and training, childcare professionals are expected to have completed a high school diploma to a college degree. However, these regulations vary from one state to another. Yet, workers must be certified by the Child Development Associate (CDA).

Regarding job outlook, professionals in this filed are likely to grow career-wise due to high demand. For example, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, the need for childcare workers was estimated to grow between 11-16% between 2008 and 2018. This increase in the required number of workers is high than in any other field. Due to the importance of the area, many people consider the professions as crucial as it enhances the proper transformation of children in preschool. Additionally, the outlook of the job also discusses matters of remuneration of staff. For example, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, on average, workers would be paid about $9.12 in the year 2008.

2.     Early Childhood Intervention

This career field is concerned with enhancing growth and development for children. The critical areas for this job are; training children on communication through talking, physical skills like moving, and other activities such as playing simple games that are related to minors. The first qualification is that trainers must be skillful in the area in which they train children. For example, if one is tasked with teaching children how to walk, they must have a good understanding of children's bone and muscle development to avoid overstraining and other complications. They must have a college-level of education and above.

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