Your Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing a Career

Environment protection must be global

That the problem of pollution and ecology has become the most important one for mankind is evident to all. The more civilization is developing, the greater the ecological problems are becoming. Air and water pollution by indus­try is now reaching tremendous proportions. In our era it is changing from a na­tional to an international problem, especially in territories where rivers cross several countries. The seas and oceans are also becoming seriously polluted. A similar situation is developing in the atmosphere. It is known that many cities throughout the world suffer from air pollution.

However, our scientific knowledge and technological advancement make it possible to eliminate it, if people use good will and make considerable invest­ments for that purpose. The development of natural resources on a global scale is already possible from a scientific and technical standpoint. Large-scale ex­perimental work in this area is successfully being carried out.

At present scientists in industrially developed countries are working on the theory of interaction of all the atmospheric and oceanic global processes that determine the climate and weather of the world. Increasing growth of popula­tion, industrialization and the use of resources are slowly but surely changing the global climate and water balance. This can be described as a great experi­ment, one that may bring about changes in the environment more serious than ever before.

The essential feature in the environment protection is that many problems can be solved only on the level of world community. Therefore the planning of protection against pollution by human society as a whole is imperative today and in the nearest future. It is necessary to develop an international program to study data on land, forest, atmospheric and oceanic resources, both renewable and non-renewable. It is the joint efforts of many scientists and special public or­ganizations that can deal with the problem and take necessary measures to pro­tect the environment.

It is still a big job and much remains to be done. However scientists are confident that planned actions of all countries can eliminate pollution and achieve success in puritying air, water and soil and in safeguarding natural re­sources. At the same time one must realize that social and political circum­stances may stand in the way of further progress in this field.

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CAREERS BY FIELD OR INDUSTRY

Educational and licensing requirements differ for the careers within a par­ticular field or industry, as do job duties and salaries. When you know what field you want to work in, but aren't sure which career within that occupation to choose, use this list to help you decide.

Careers Working With Animals

Veterinarian, Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Animal Trainer and Groomer.

Careers in Dentistry

Dentist, Dental Hygienist (стоматолог-гигиенист), Dental Assistant and Dental Technician.

Careers in Engineering

Engineer and Engineering Technician.

Computer Science Careers

Computer and Information Systems Manager, Computer Systems Analyst,
Computer Software Engineer (разработчик программного обеспечения),
Computer Hardware Engineer (разработчик аппаратуры), Computer Pro­
grammer and Computer Support Specialist.              шк

Construction Careers

Carpenter, Electrician, HVAC (сокр. от Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning нагревание, вентиляция и кондиционирование воздуха) Tech­nician, Construction Project Manager (руководитель строительных работ).

Green Jobs

Urban or regional planner (градостроитель или специалист по регио­нальному планированию), conservationist (специалист по охране окружаю­щей среды), environmental technician, environmental scientist (исследователь в области защиты окружающей среды), geoscientist (исследователь в облас­ти геофизики) and landscape architect (ландшафтный архитектор).

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Health Technologist and Technician Careers

Lab technologist, lab technician, dental hygienist, ultrasound technician, ЕМТ (сокр. от emergency medical technician фельдшер скорой помощи) and paramedic (парамедик, спасатель, сотрудник службы по оказанию скорой медицинской помощи (при чрезвычайных ситуациях: пожар, захват залож­ников и т. п.; не имеет медицинского образования)), LPN (сокр. от licensed practical nurse дипломированная медицинская сестра), radiologic technolo­gist and technician, surgical technologist.

Library Careers

Librarian, Library Technician and Library Assistant.

Marketing Careers

Market Research Analyst (аналитик рынков), Marketing Manager (менеджер по маркетингу), Public Relations Specialist, Retail Salesperson, Sales Representative (торговый представитель).

Careers in Occupational Therapy (трудотерапия)

Occupational Therapist (специалист по гигиене труда), Occupational Therapist Assistant (ассистент ...) and Occupational Therapist Aide (помощ­ник ...).

Careers in Physical Therapy (физиотерапия)

Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant and Physical Therapist Aide.

Video Game Careers

^meo game designer, video game programmer, animator, audio engineer (звукотехник), writer, translator, video game tester, technical support profes­sional, video game producer, marketing manager, market research analyst, sales

representative.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST

Answer the self-assessment questions. Discuss them with a partner and decide what the answers tell you about the type of employment you both have chosen.

1.                           Would you like your work to be a indoors? b outdoors? с a mixture of both?

2.                           Would you prefer a job that a allowed you to work on your own, away from other people? b involved

you in working with other people?

3              Would you like the people you work with to be
a mainly of your own sex? b mainly people of the opposite sex? с people

of both sexes?

4              At work would you like
a to be told what to do by a supervisor? b to use your own initiative most

of the time? с to be entirely your own boss?

5              Would you prefer

a to work with people mainly of the same age as you? b to work with peo­ple older than you?

6              Would you prefer to have a job for which
a no further training is required? b further training is necessary?

7              Would you like a job

a that involved making things with your hands? b that didn 't involve mak­ing things?

8              Some jobs involve mathematical calculations. Would you like
a to do these yourself?   b to have them done for you?  с to have a job

which required no mathematical skills whatsoever?

9              Would you like a job
a that involved the repetition of the same task almost all the time? b that

Provided some variation? с that changed most of the time?