Career Clusters

Lesson Purpose

When job-seeking, students will need to understand terminology used, such as median salary, in order to determine whether or not the job will meet their financial needs. In addition to learning the skills necessary to calculate salary information, they will also learn more about their field(s) of interest.

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Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Evaluate the median salaries of given jobs to determine standard-of-living allowed by these jobs

Student Target

“I can determine the take-home pay for a job of interest.”

CCR Focus Standards

Data, Probability, and Statistical Measurement - Level D

• 6.SP.5

  Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:

  a. Reporting the number of observations.

  b. Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.

  c. Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.

  d. Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.

Supporting Standards

Standards for Mathematical Practice

KYAE Employability Standards

• E.2

  E.2 Utilize workplace tools and technologies to communicate effectively (e.g., memos/e-mails, basic computer programs, phone systems).

• E.6

  E.6 Identify and effectively use skills and materials needed for a particular task.

• E.9

  E.9 Analyze self-performance to better understand strengths and areas for improvement.