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Career Exploration Activity
Career Exploration Activity
Career Exploration Activity
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Career Research Exploration Project | Occupational Outlook Handbook Activity

$ 7.00

Make career exploration engaging, creative, and stress-free with my no-prep Career Research Activity – CAREERS IN COLOR – Perfect for middle school and high school students. Using careers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, there are 25 different careers for students to choose to research — all in a fun, hands-on format.
 
This printable resource is perfect for Career Exploration, Career Readiness, Business, or Advisory classes and works especially well for sub days, remote learning, or brain-break activities when students need something meaningful but low stress.
 
✅ Perfect for 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades (Middle School thru High School alike)
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Make career exploration engaging, creative, and stress-free with my no-prep Career Research Activity – CAREERS IN COLOR – Perfect for middle school and high school students. Using careers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, there are 25 different careers for students to choose to research — all in a fun, hands-on format.
 
This printable resource is perfect for Career Exploration, Career Readiness, Business, or Advisory classes and works especially well for sub days, remote learning, or brain-break activities when students need something meaningful but low stress.
 
✅ Perfect for 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades (Middle School thru High School alike)
 
⭐ Students Research and Record the following for each Career:
  • Duties & Responsibilities
  • Salary Range
  • Hard Skills & Soft Skills Needed
  • Training & Education Required

  • Where Do They Work?

     

Students can research one career, multiple careers, or work in small groups, making this activity highly flexible for your classroom needs.

 
🧠 Why This Resource Works So Well
  • Creative Career Exploration: Combines research with creativity to keep students engaged.
  • Brain Break Friendly: After completing their research, students color the black-and-white sheets for a relaxing mental reset.
  • Student Choice: Learners select careers that interest them, increasing motivation.
  • Bulletin Board Ready: Finished pages create a student-created career bulletin board you can proudly display in your hallway.

  • Print-and-Go: Designed to be printed and used immediately.

     

🪜 How It Works (Simple Steps!)
  1. Print the career research sheets.
  2. Students choose a career (or careers) to research, individually or in groups.
  3. Students complete the research prompts.
  4. Students color the sheets as a brain break.

  5. Display students’ work in your classroom as a career exploration bulletin board.

     

❤️ Why Teachers Will Love It
  • NO PREP: Just print and go.
  • Perfect for Sub Plans & Remote Days: Clear instructions and student independence.
  • Engaging: Ideal for balancing digital fatigue.
  • Flexible & Low-Stress: Works in one class period or across multiple days.

  • Career-Ready Skills: Reinforces research, self-awareness, and future planning.

     

✅ What’s Included

  • 25 Printable career research sheets

     

🚀 NO PREP! A creative, low-stress way to explore and research different careers.

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