Publications and Resources

Nontraditional careers are those for which individuals from
one gender comprise less than 25 percent of those employed in such occupation or field of work.

Nontraditional Careers Publications
Many students limit their view to the opportunities that are the easily available, readily accessible, and most traditional. They never take even one step out of their comfort zone as they look at the list of high school courses and decide what to take. This interactive student guide is designed to help student break free of the barriers that limit career choices.

• Nontraditional Careers Brochure - PDF
  
  
• Nontraditional Careers Brochure Poster Insert - PDF
  

• Nontraditional Careers Video - MP4 | SWF | WMV

Nontraditional CTE Careers Brochures
	AGRICULTURE...nontraditional for women
	-General Information	-Animal Science	-Natural Resource Science
	BUSINESS...nontraditional for men
	-General Information	-Business Administrative Support
	BUSINESS
	-General Information	-Business Entrepreneurship
	FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES...nontraditional for men
	-General Information	-Child Care
	FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
	-General Information	-Culinary Arts
	HEALTH SCIENCE...nontraditional for men
	-General Information	-Dental Assisting	-Nursing
	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY...nontraditional for women
	-General Information	-Digital Media (Multimedia)	-Web Dev & Administration
	MARKETING
	-General Information
	SKILLED & TECHNICAL SCIENCES...nontraditional for women
	-General Information	-Electrician	-Machine Tool
	-Automotive Collision Repair	-Electronics	-Plumbing
	-Automotive Service Tech	-Firefighting	-TV Broadcasting Tech
	-Carpentry	-Law Enforcement	-Welding
	-Design Technology
	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING...nontraditional for women
	-General Information	-Engineering

Nontraditional Careers Lesson Plans

CTE Introduction
-Gender and Career Choice - Word

Grades 9-12
-Lesson Plan 1: Thinking Outside the Career Box - Word

-Lesson Plan 2: Exploring Gender Issues in Career Choice - Word

-Lesson Plan 3: Introduction to Nontraditional Careers - Word
-Lesson Plan 4: Pathways - Word

-Lesson Plan 5: NT Brochures Activity, Write a Story - Word

-Lesson Plan 6: NT Brochures Activity, Calculate Income - Word

-Lesson Plan 7: NT Brochures Activity, Create a Visual - Word

-Lesson Plan 8: NT Brochures Activity, Flow Chart - Word

-Lesson Plan 9: NT Brochures Activity, Make a Brochure - Word

-Lesson Plan 10: NT Brochures Activity, Make an Advertisement - Word

Nontraditional Careers Presentations

• Nontraditional Facts - PowerPoint

• Nontraditional Facts, Multiple Choice - PowerPoint

• Nontraditional Facts, True/False - PowerPoint

•  Nontraditional Careers - PowerPoint

•  Nontraditional Careers - PowerPoint