Part III ________________________________________________________________________________You can also use these lists to fi gure out additional job possibilities that would open up if
you were to get additional training, education, or work experience. For example, maybe
you are a high school graduate working in a job associated with the Social personality type.
! ere are many jobs in this fi eld at all levels of education, but especially at higher levels. You
can identify the job you’re interested in and the related training you need (you’ll fi nd more
details in Part IV) so you can move ahead while still working in jobs that are well suited to
the Social personality type.! e lists of jobs by education should also help you when you’re planning your education.
For example, you might be thinking about a job within the Realistic personality type, but
you aren’t sure what kind of work you want to do.! e lists show that Sheet Metal Workers
need to get long-term on-the-job training and earn an average of $39,210, whereas Aircraft
Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers need only moderate-term on-the-
job training but earn an average of $45,420. If you want higher earnings without lengthy
training, this information might make a diff erence in your choice.If you compare the diff erent personality types, you’ll note something that was discussed in
Part I: some personality types (especially Investigative) off er most of their opportunities to
people who are willing to get college degrees, whereas for other types (especially Realistic
and Conventional) the most common entry route is on-the-job training.The Education Levels
! Short-term on-the-job training. It is possible to work in these occupations and achieve
an average level of performance within a few days or weeks through on-the-job training.
! Moderate-term on-the-job training. Occupations that require this type of training can
be performed adequately after a 1- to 12-month period of combined on-the-job and
informal training. Typically, untrained workers observe experienced workers performing
tasks and are gradually moved into progressively more diffi cult assignments.
! Long-term on-the-job training.! is training requires more than 12 months of on-
the-job training or combined work experience and formal classroom instruction.! is
includes occupations that use formal apprenticeships for training workers that may take
up to four years. It also includes intensive occupation-specifi c, employer-sponsored
training such as police academies. Furthermore, it includes occupations that require
natural talent that must be developed over many years.
! Work experience in a related occupation.! is type of job requires experience in
a related occupation. For example, First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives are selected based on their experience as Police and Sheriff ’s Patrol Offi cers.
! Postsecondary vocational training.! is requirement involves an amount of training
that can vary from a few months to about one year. In a few instances, there may be as
many as four years of training.
! Associate degree.! is degree usually requires two years of full-time academic work
beyond high school.