Create an occupational pathway plan. Students will do self-reflection to identify current interests, skills and abilities. Students will use these to identify occupational pathway that must require a college degree, Research how the

following might impact the creation of income:

a. Level of training / education needed to enter the occupation

a. Does your level of training / education impact the salary (wage) you can earn

b. If so, discuss the most common ways that training / education impact earnings

b. Nature of experience in determination of income

a. Does your level of experience impact the salary (wage) you can earn

b. If so, discuss the most common ways that experience impact earnings

c. Market for each occupation (supply and demand)

a. How does the supply of available and qualified workers in that field impact jobs and wages

b. How does the demand for available and qualified workers in that field impact jobs and wages

d. Third-party influences on income determination

a. Is there an organization (union) that has an effect on the supply and / or demand for qualified

workers in the market

b. How does that organization impact wages and jobs

e. Cost of replacement in income determination

a. Does a company's cost to hire and train a new worker play a role in their willingness to pay a

current or experienced worker

f. Role of location in determining market and compensation

a. Does where you work play a role in the availability of jobs and the wages that are paid to those

workers

g. Evaluation and Analysis of Each Potential Pathway

a. How viable (possible) is it to get a job in that career