Into the Future with a Nontraditional Occupation

What is nontraditional?

Nontraditional refers to occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer science, technology, and other emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.

Some examples of nontraditional occupations for women are: Welding, Law Enforcement, Computer programming, Automotive Technician; occupations for men are: Accounting and Computing, Cosmetology, Nursing.


OCC Welding students



What are some advantages?

• High wages
• Variety
• Working Outdoors
• Benefits
• Career Opportunity
• Job Satisfaction
  

Work lasts for 45 years, 50 weeks per year (at least) and 8 hours a day or more, for a grand total of about 90,000 hours during a lifetime.

If you are going to spend that much time working, you will want to be doing something you really enjoy!


Male Occupations

Female Occupations

Nontraditional Occupations Brochure


Non-Traditional Sites