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Your Choices Today Make a Difference Tomorrow

Do these pebbles represent your idea of the choices you

have to make?

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requires a strong academic foundation.

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Global Competition . . .

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Career Opportunities

Demand is growing for

highly skilled workers.

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Where are the qualified applicants?“We can place roughly 17% of job applicants because many applicants simply lack the necessary basic educational skills required in today’s labor market.” -Texas Workforce Commission

In other words, for every 25 applicants, 21 do not qualify, and only 4 job applicants qualify.

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Prepare now for life!

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High school choices are important.

You will work 40 to 50 years of your life.

Choose something that you enjoy doing!

Challenging high school classes are important

• You’ll be better prepared for college

• You can earn better scores on the SAT and ACT college entrance exams.

• You’ll be more likely to qualify for a HOPE scholarship as well as other scholarships and grants.

What kind of paycheck would you like to take home?

What kind of job can a person expect to get if they drop out of high school?

What would it pay?

What is the current minimum wage?

How much would you make at minimum wage job, Working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year,without vacation?

How hard is it to live on minimum wage?

$7.25/hr

$15,080.00

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IMAGINE…

Your job as a high school graduate…

$24,000 per year =

$2,000 per month

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How far does a $24,000 annual salary go?

Federal Income Tax (10%) $200 $1,800Social Security Tax (7.65%) 153 1,647Medical/Dental Insurance 50 1,597Housing (Rent—1 Bdrm., Unfurn.) 400 1,197Food 300 897Car Payments 300 597Insurance 100 497Gas, Oil, etc. 60 437Telephone 25 412Utilities 100 312Clothing 50 262Entertainment 50 212Savings 50 162Personal Items 50 112Medical Expenses 25 87Furniture, TV, Appliances 75 12Miscellaneous 12 0

$2,000Monthly Budget

AmountRemaining

4-D 17Education Pays: 2006 Georgia Average Annual Wages

Professional degree $126,400

Doctoral degree $65,000

Master’s degree $60,400

Bachelor’s degree or higher (plus work experience)

$89,900

Bachelor’s degree $56,900

Associate’s degree $47,900

Vocational or Technical Training $31,600

Source: Georgia Workforce Trends, Georgia Department of Laborhttp://explorer.dol.state.ga.us/mis/Current/gaworkforcecurrent.pdf

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Fastest Growing Occupations in Georgia, 2004-2014

#Occupational Title 2014 Projected

EmploymentAnnual Average

% Increase

1Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts

15,180 4.9

2 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 20,100 4.7

3 Home Health Aides 11,300 4.5

4Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software

17,320 4.5

5 Physician Assistants 3,120 4.5

6 Medical Assistants 16,380 4.4

7Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

1,660 4.1

8 Dental Hygienists 7,300 4.0

9 Dental Assistants 9,350 3.9

10 Network and Computer Systems Administrators

11,270 3.8

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How much can you earn?

Occupation Salary

Accounting $54,630

Database Administrator $64,600

Electrical Engineer $75,930

Physical Therapist $66,200

Physician Assistant $74,980

Registered Nurse $57,280

Hospital Social Worker $48,420

Source: http://www.themint.org/kids/starting-salaries.html

4-D 21Who is your competition for the hot jobs?

The other students in this room

The other students in your community

The other students in Georgia

The other students in the U.S.

All other students around the world

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What is Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program?

HOPE stands for Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally

Funded by the Georgia lottery

Financial assistance for selected students in most degree, diploma, and certificate programs

Scholarships or grants available for most public or private colleges, including technical colleges, in Georgia

Some monies available for GED students

Specific requirements and further information available at www.GAcollege411.org

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Look into your future!You must prepare yourself

NOW

by making choices that will give you

Good Options

later on in your life!

Visit www.GAcollege411.org or call 1-800-505-4732 to get

started.

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