U.S. Coast Guard

By: Sam Stone

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Why I Am Interested In This Career

• One reason I am interested in being a Coast Guard is that I like to sail and be on the ocean.

• Also I have been sailing since I was little.• I think that being a Coast Guard would be

more fun then sitting at a desk.

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Description of a Coast Guard

• The Coast Guard keeps U.S. waters safe• They take part in search and rescue • The coast guard Patrols Oceanic borders to make sure

no one enters illegally or bring illegal items into the U.S.

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Training/Education needed to be a U.S. Coast Gaurd

• You need 4 years of High School • You need to go to the Coast guard Academy or

go to the Officer Candidate school which is 17 weeks of training

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Sample career path and Earinings

• Level 1 Boat Swains mate third class earns 22,000-27,000 Need completion of Coast Guard test’s and training

• Level 2 Boat Swains mate second class 25,000-34,000 you need 2-4 years of experience

• Chief Boat Swains mate 37,000-54,000 you need 6-8 years of experience

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Working Conditions

• Spend a lot of time away from home you could be away for 1 month at a time at sea.

• Long hours work 12 hours a day 7 days a week

• At sea a lot of the time

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Minimum Wages

• In Massachusetts the minimal wage is $8.00 an hour

• In Alaska the minimal wage is $7.75 an hour• In California the minimal wage is $8.00 an

hour• In Connecticut the minimal wage is $8.25 an

hour

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Child labor laws• If you are 14 or 15 you cannot work more

then 3 hours a day on a School day• Cannot work more then 40 hours a week on

a non-school week

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My favorite company in the top 100

• Coke Cola is number 79 in the top 100 companies list

• Its main headquarters are in Atlanta GA• Its profits are6,824• Its competitors are Coca Cola enterprises, and

Pepsi bottling

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Monster Job openings

• A Harbor pilot• Network intelligence analyst• Pilot- United Maritime

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Resource’s

• Career Cruising• Department of Labor• Youth Rules• CNN Money• Monster