100 Ways to Use the Newspaper
-Career Education-

41. Find a picture of a building in the newspaper and tell what kind of jobs people who work there might have.

42. Use the newspaper to find pictures or stories about five people who have five different jobs. Describe their jobs. Would you like these jobs?

43. Make a collage of pictures from the newspaper of different kinds of jobs.

44. How many different careers can you find mentioned in one issue of the newspaper?

45. Choose one page from the newspaper and think about how many jobs were involved in creating that page. List them.

46. Carefully read through the help wanted section. What jobs seem to have the most openings in your area? What education or training would be needed to get this type of job?

47. Check the job listings in the newspaper and put a red "X" through those jobs that could not be filled by a high school dropout. Put a black "X" through those that could only be filled by a person with technical school or college training. Discuss the results.

48. Check the salary levels for unskilled workers in your newspaper’s help wanted ads and compare those to the salaries for skilled laborers or professional positions.

49. How many occupations can you find listed in the news sections of your newspaper? Which jobs would you like to have?

50. Look in the classified ads to find job listings for the medical/health professions. What is the median pay range? Job requirements? Education requirements? Benefits?