Lesson
Career Research
Summary
Yesterday's stable career is today's automated task. This lesson explores labor supply and demand, market research tools, and how to spot threats — and opportunities — before they reshape your industry.
Bellringer: Jobs That Vanished
- Show the 2000s job list (video store clerk, travel agent, switchboard operator, film tech, music store employee).
- Discuss what killed each role and whether workers saw it coming.
Instruction
- Cover supply & demand in labor, BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, and key terms (median pay, job outlook, employment change).
- Tie automation, AI, and demographic shifts (Great Retirement) to real career risk.
Discussion: Threat or Opportunity?
- Debate how every generation reckons with new tech.
- Brainstorm positive outcomes of the Great Retirement and what to do with a high-pay, low-growth career.
Activity: Career Field Quiz
- Students launch the Career Field Quiz to match interests to projected fields.
- Unfinished quizzes carry into the next lesson.
Wrap-Up & Assessment
- Define median pay.
- Why is it important to research the median pay of a profession?
| Est. Time | Activity | Description |
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| 7 min | Bellringer: Jobs That Vanished |
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| 10 min | Instruction |
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| 10 min | Discussion: Threat or Opportunity? |
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| 15 min | Activity: Career Field Quiz |
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| 3 min | Wrap-Up & Assessment |
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Lesson Prep
Career Field Quiz
Students match their interests to career fields through a personalized quiz.
Class Presentation
Includes a 20-slide deck with teacher notes. Present from Banzai, download a PDF, or copy it to Google Slides.
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