By: Nevaeh Dvorak

Career Investigation Project

Career
Investigation
Project
Test 1 Results:
● My results from test 1 were….
➔ Investigative (19)
➔ Social (20)
➔ Enterprising (14)

● Some jobs that fit for my results were….

➔ Agriculture food and natural resources
➔ Hospitality and tourism
Test 2 results:

● My results from test 2 were….

➔ Physical Therapist Assistants
➔
● My results from test 2
Psychiatric technicians
were….
➔ Physical Therapist Assistants
➔ Psychiatric technicians
Test 3 results:
● Open-Mindedness- you typically don't seek out new experiences 48%
● Conscientiousness- you are neither organized or disorganized 53%
● Extraversion- you tend to shy away from social situations 30%
● Agreeableness- you find it easy to express irritation with others 24%
● Negative Emotionality- you are generally anxious person and tend to worry about
things- 89%
Job information:
Description… Physical therapist assistants and aides work under the direction and
supervision of physical therapists. Also they help patients who are recovering from
injuries and illnesses regain movement and manage pain.

Work conditions…

Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists 45%

Hospitals; state, local, and private23

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) 10

Home healthcare services 8

Job Information:
Training… All states require physical therapist assistants to have an associate’s degree
from an accredited physical therapist assistant program.

Pay… The median annual wage for physical therapist aides was $26,240.

Employment Prospects… Employment of physical therapist assistants and aides is

projected to grow 30 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all
occupations
Washington University in St. Louis:
Type of college is a...private institution type of college

Brief history… Washington University in St. Louis was founded in 1853, at first it was
named ¨Eliot Seminary.¨

Admissions requirements… for SAT scores you need a score of 1480-1550 and for ACT
you need a score about 33-35

How many apply each year and how many are accepted? What is the total
enrollment...about 25,400+ apply each year and only about 14% get in each year, and
the total enrollment is about 1,800 people.
Washington University in St. Louis: part 2
Type of campus life does the school offer… the campus is very good, they have almost
everything you could think of at their campus

Some activities/ clubs you can be is… Archery, Baseball, Basketball (Men’s),Basketball
(Women’s), Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse (Men’s),
Lacrosse (Women’s), Powerlifting, Rugby (Men’s), Rugby (Women’s), Running, Sailing,
Soccer (Men’s), Soccer (Women’s), Softball, Squash (Men’s), Squash (Women’s),
Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Ultimate (Men’s), Ultimate
(Women’s), Volleyball (Men’s), Volleyball (Women’s), Water Polo (Men’s), Water Polo
(Women’s), Wrestling
Reflection Questions:
What type of people would be good for this job? Which would not be suitable for this
job… People who like to help with get better would like this job, and people who don't
want to work with people wouldn’t be suitable for this job

How does this job meet your needs and wants in 5 sentences or more?

This job does meet me needs. This job meets me needs in many ways. One way is that
it's not a full time job, i just get to help someone and help them with patients that need
help. Also I can help with patients too i just don't do everything the Physical Therapist
does. So therefore this job does meet my needs, that i'm looking for in a job.