The career meme that's spreading like wildfire through my flist

[kimberkit]

1. Go to www.careercruising.com
2. Put in Username: nycareers - Password: landmark
3. Take the 'Career Matchmaker' questions at the upper left corner
4. Post the top 20 results (or however many, 20 seemed a good number).

1.Licensed Practical Nurse
2.Massage Therapist
3.Dental Hygienist
4.Podiatrist
5.Nurse Practitioner
6.Acupuncturist
7.Chiropractor
8.Nurse
9.Automotive Painter
10.Security Systems Technician
11.Plastic Surgeon
12.Surgeon
13.Sign Maker
14.Pet Groomer
15.Electronics Assembler
16.Esthetician
17.Hairstylist
18.Addictions Counselor
19.Mental Health Nurse
20.Naturopath


Golly, I don't even know what some of those mean! What does a dental hygienist do, vs. a dentist? And what is the difference between a Licensed Practical Nurse and a regular Nurse? What's a naturopath? Still, I guess I sort of have my calling up there.

Comments

[g-me.livejournal.com]

lol...these surveys are scarily accurate. I need to do one...

a dental hygienist does the basic dental stuff like routine cleanings, x-rays, etc...the dentist doesn't usually do that, in my experience. I know my hygienist WAY better than my dentist. A naturopath is a naturopathic docter (ND) as opposed to an MD. not sure about the LPN vs. RN...I think you have more responsibilities/privelages as an LPN.

[drlynch.livejournal.com]

an LPN has additional training and can do many things that a doctor can do--including, i believe, prescribe some medications.

my grandmother actually uses an LPN as her GP--I think this is not unusual.

[drlynch.livejournal.com]

my top 10 and other tidbits from the next 10--interesting how many of these jobs i have held.
1. Historian
2. Archivist
3. ESL Teacher
4. Foreign Language Instructor
5. Computer Trainer
6. Special Education Teacher
7. Elementary School Teacher
8. High School Teacher
9. Curator
10. Coach
11. Early Childhood Educator
12. Anthropologist
14. Professor
17. Archaeologist

[grliepixie.livejournal.com]

Heh this is fun. Should I glad that my career is at least in the top 20? My major in college is #2. Also, I am apparently *such* an engineer. Yay fun!

[drlynch.livejournal.com]

you know what? i was describing a nurse practitioner.

LPNs have less training than RNs. it used to be that they could work as nurses and many working class women were LPNs because they could do the program in a year and a half. increasingly, though, they cannot work at hospitals and are doomed to awful jobs like the night shift at a nursing home.

my friend´s mom was an LPN. it was really hard on her family when they changed the law and she lost her good nursing job.

[kimberkit.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Well, I guess the career site isn't as up to date as it could be on that, then.

[dedalvs.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the cross-post (I came here from Shellaby's blog), but that user name and password combination doesn't seem to work anymore... :(