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Career of the week


Find out about a new career every week! Prepared by POP and Explo students, the career of the week provides you with a description, requirements, average salary and training. For more information, contact Marie Thibault at thibaultm@ped.etsb.qc.ca or at (819) 563-0770 ext 258



Week
Career
Prepared by
Description                  
November 30th, 2009
Crane Operator
Kalin Sarrasin
Crane operators manoeuvre boom trucks, conventional truck-mounted tower cranes, hydraulic telescoping cranes and mobile cranes. Operators lift... more
December 7th, 2009
Bookkeeper
Nikolaos Karadimos
A bookkeeper is a person who is in charge of the accounting in a company. This job must not...  more

December 14th, 2009
Hairstylist
Nathalie Phaneuf-Kerr
Hairstylists shampoo, cut, shave, perm, straighten, and style hair or hair pieces. They also color, streak and bleach hair, as well as ...   more

January 27th, 2010
Welder
Victoria Stuart
Welding consists of either melting together the edge of two metals objects or cutting them apart.   Many people have become... more

February 8th, 2010
Nurse
Jenny Coates
Registered nurses, also known as RNs, are the most well-known of the various types of nursing professionals. They evaluate, diagnose, and treat health ... more
April 19th, 2010
Hairdresser
Katrina Grey
Hairdressing is a very hand-on profession. Hairdressers trim, cut,
color, shave, highlight, perm .... more
May 20th, 2010
Crime scene investigator
J R Hartley
Crime scene investigators (CSIs) are highly trained police officers. It is their job to examine the crime scene and collect as much evidence and information as possible. Although CSIs .... more