Ms. Patton’s Career Choices
Ms. Patton
8th grade Reading
Careers in the Community Project
Career Choices
Accountant
Self-employed
Judge
Local
Chef
Head chef/Executive
Chef
Accountant
Taylor Wade
She is a member of my church
Mrs. Wade gave me great advise about
becoming an Accountant
She helped me understand that
Accountants are not only important to the
community, but also to the nation. They
help to keep people aware of their
financial situation.
Accountants cont’d
Some accountants are self-employed like Mrs.
Wade, but others work for firms.
They work a minimum of 40 hours a week, she
usually works 50-60 hours a week.
Must have at least a bachelor’s degree, but Mrs.
Wade recommends that a person get at least a
master’s degree.
Must have a good knowledge of computers and
try to get summer or part time jobs in accounting
related fields.
Chef
Monte James
Lives in my neighborhood
Mr. James taught me that cooking is not
work, it is art. If cooking is not your
passion then it should not be my career
choice.
Chefs cont’d
Many chefs begin their training in high
school
Becoming a chef requires many years of
training-many go and some go to the
specialty or culinary schools to 2 to 4 year
colleges and major in hospitality or
culinary arts
Judge
Quinton George
A friend of the family
Mr. George showed me that it takes
several years of hard work to have the
prestige of serving on a bench.
Judge cont’d
Must have a bachelor’s degree and experience
as minimum requirements – it is also useful to
have a law degree
A person wanting to have this career must be
able to be fair to all people and remember the
laws and rules that we must all follow.
He works more than 50 hours a week year
round.
He told me he makes over 50,000 dollars a year.
What I Learned
The careers I want to
have require a college
education
Must be passionate
and dedicated to
whatever I choose in
order to be successful
It is important to talk
to people about their
careers to get better
information.
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