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- Nontraditional Careers
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What are nontraditional careers?
Occupations or fields of work, including computer science, technology, and other emerging high skill occupations, in which one gender accounts for less than 25% of the number of individuals employed. Examples of nontraditional occupations include males in nursing and females in engineering.
What are the benefits of nontraditional careers to Men?
- Opportunities for advancement in an area of interest
- Fulfilling work
- Opportunity for adventure
- Broader job opportunities
What are the benefits of nontraditional careers to Women?
- Economic self-sufficiency
- Higher wages
- Better benefits
- Physical challenges in many jobs
- Broader job opportunities
- Advancement potential
- Job satisfaction
Examples of Nontraditional Career Activities
- Switch Days with Career and Technology Education classes
- Nontraditional Career Panel at 8th Grade Career Fair Switch Days with Career and Technology Education classes
- Nontraditional Career Panel at 8th Grade Career Fair $75 Mini-Grants for middle and high school teachers to expose their students to nontraditional careers through field trips.
- Career and technical education teachers will visit middle schools to educate the 8th graders on the elective courses available in the high school career and technical education departments
- Plan, promote and deliver a Girls Tech Nontraditional Career presentations
- Tours of postsecondary schools will be planned as optional activities for special population students
- Promote, organize and accomplish a nontraditional career fair for all students at Community High School
- Collaborate with the Society of Women Engineers at UND to plan hands on activities with nontraditional students
- Review the sexual harassment policy of the Grand Forks Public Schools Provide hands-on forums related to technology education careers for students in the middle schools
- Incorporate a nontraditional careers component and leadership training into the Helping Hands Service-Learning Camp during summer 2008