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Students may select a job that they believe they would like to do when they finish their education and provide a job description. How much education do you expect to have before you get your first full time job? For what company would you like to work? If you expect to work after four successful years of college, your annual income will be $32,000. If you expect to go to work after high school with two years of technical/community college training, your annual income will be $22,000. If you expect to go to work after high school with no additional education/training, your annual income will be $14,000. The monthly wage/salary must correspond to an entry level pay scale for that particular job/occupation. Each student will be expected to compute the amount of federal taxes, state taxes and FICA taxes to be subtracted from the gross pay to arrive at the net pay (see the “Computation Chart located on the Budget and Rubric page). Students will also be expected to investigate to find out if the job will provide health insurance and/or life insurance as a benefit or if they will have to pay for these from their own pay check. This is the most in-depth portion of the project and will, most likely, take more than one page to complete thoroughly. (SOL.GOVT. 15.a, 16c, 17)

Requirements:
· Describe your choice of a career and why you chose this. · Describe where you would like to work. This should include the name of the company/organization and where it is located.. Research benefits that this company offers. You may get this offline or you may have to call them to get this information, but find out as much about this company as you can. · Use the website below (“Cost of Living Calculator”) to determine cost of living changes if you choose to live somewhere other than Lynchburg, Forest, Bedford, Roanoke or any other surrounding areas. After putting in the necessary information, describe how the cost of living would change and apply your findings to other relevant categories in the project. · Use at least 3 different resources to help you research this career (Cite at bottom of page) · Complete a sample copy of a W4 form (www.irs.gov) and the state Va4 form (www.tax.virginia.gov). · This portion must be at least one page in length, preferably, more than one.

** Resources: ** *Here are some excellent resources that you may use to research your chosen profession* Click on the website name to open in a new window.

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 * US Dept of Labor—BLS—Occupational Outlook Handbook
 * US Dept. of Labor--BLS—What interests you?
 * US Dept. of Labor--BLS’s Career Guide to Industries
 * Collegboard.com Majors & Career Central
 * Quintessential Careers
 * Careers.Org
 * Cost of Living Calculator
 * Payscale
 * Virginia Job Finder
 * Career Builder
 * My Career Guide
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