Is A Career In The Service Industries For You?

[Music] what you going to do when the time comes and you have to earn your way what you going to do every time and you have to learn your P what will you do when you're finally on your own what will you do when you're finally on your own what will you do when you're finally on your own what will you do sooner or later each of you will say goodbye to your classroom to enter the world of work directly or after you get more education or training time spent now planning for that world of work may be the best investment you ever make this film will tell you about one big and rapidly expanding area of work before this film is over you should be able to answer is a career in the service Industries for you [Music] in the service Industries or occupations you help people take care of their needs protect them people are your thing at home at school at business on the street in the hospital in the air aboard ship in the park at the theater the bowling alley in restaurants the dry cleaners the laundry the barber shop for man and beast in emergencies and more relaxed moments the number of workers in service occupations grows almost three times faster than the labor force as a whole and employment is expected to continue to expand rapidly as population incomes and Leisure Time increase you'll find opportunity to move ahead in the service Industries to make a career for yourself advancement can come in higher earnings more responsibility you can move up to supervision to management you might [Music] teach learn a beginning job and it opens the way to learning the whole industry maybe to running a motel and IND Industrial Cleaning [Music] company a plant Protection [Music] Service many workers go into business for themselves become Their Own Boss more than half of all beauty salons are owner operated and more than half of all Barbers own their shops [Music] maybe you like cooking are good at it or you get a kick out of taking care of babies or animals or making people look better rest easier or feel more secure then the service occupations may be a good area for you to work in food preparation and service is the largest of the eight groups of service occupations included our chefs and Cooks Bakers waiters and waitresses stewards counter workers hostesses and bartenders with our expanding population with more and more people eating out more often people with food knowhow are always needed lodging Services is another category this includes hotel and motel managers and their helpers housekeepers maids and housemen doormen and Bellman those entering the lodging Services have a good chance to move ahead generally hotels and motels promote within the organization building custodians make up another many of these maintenance people work after normal businesses hours clean up and make office and other buildings ready for the next day's work as the number of Office Buildings and apartment houses continue to increase the services of building custodians will be more and more in demand no organization can go too long without the service of building custodian many jobs are lumped into a fourth group personal services Barbers Murs bath attendants Animal Care attendants Airline stewardesses and ship stewards tour guides train attendants nursing AIDS and orderlies of whom there are almost 1 million mostly in hospitals cloak room attendants and Beauty operators what do you need to be a personal service worker in general the desire to do a good day's work as for the specifics they vary with the job such as skill with your fingers an artistic eye liking people and being able to satisfy others as well as yourself with what you do housekeepers laundresses gardeners chauffeurs Maids valet Companions and governesses and general cleaning help fall into the domestic service grouping some people working in homes can live in often becoming a member of the family traveling with the family at times too working as a house cleaner gives you a chance to choose your days and hours in another category amusement and Recreation services are workers in bowling alleys and Billiard parlers on golf courses and ski slopes on tennis courts and at swimming pools and by the Sea ushers and wardrobe attendants in the theater workers at fairs and carnivals with the increase in Leisure Time a shorter work week more vacation time more and more services will be needed by those seeking Recreation and play another area is apparel services including professional dry cleaners and cloth pressers laundrymen and Dyers those who repair our shoes tailor and seamstresses if you like working with the Machinery designed to keep today's fashion conscious World in clean and freshly pressed clothes you can find satisfying work in the apparel Services the eighth group is the protective services state and city police officers and detectives County Sheriffs and Bays FBI special agents government guards and Air Marshals guards and Watchmen patrolling industrial plants schools and other buildings [Music] firefighters and inspectors many an important person started out in law enforcement Services by study by using free time advantageously they were able to become head of a department a district attorney a high- ranking federal [Music] official the educational qualifications you must have vary greatly in the service Industries FBI agents must have a college degree two years of college are preferred for airline and stewardesses those who want to become Barbers or beauty operators are required to have specialized vocational training High School is the minimum requirement to become a policeman or fireman and it can be important to you in any occupation in some jobs General maid waitress Hotel Bellman for example no educational requirements are specified what kind of person should you be to succeed in the service Industries all right all are too much to expect but most service workers deal directly with the public so you have to be good with people get along well a pleasing Manner and appearance are especially important for the theater Usher check room girl waiters and waitresses you'll need good judgment to be a store or hotel detective or travel guide being cheerful may be difficult at times but people will respond Hospital attendance particularly must be [Music] Dependable endurance is especially needed by a porter lifeguard or window cleaner standard hours of work Prevail in many service occupations some however start after the normal workday firemen often draw 24 to 48 hour Duty stretches must sleep in waiters and waitresses often work split shifts have time off between the lunch and dinner hours and must work sometimes on holidays and weekends now what about pay in the service occupations getting rich may not be as likely as in many other career areas but you can live comfortably tips are important in many jobs particularly if you're a waiter or waitress but there are other rewards satisfaction in doing for others where are jobs available pick a location to your liking odds are you'll find service occupations looking for help is a career in the service Industries for you you may see yourself in one or more occupations [Music] but you want to know or find out about the many other career opportunities in the world of work before you make a decision you'll want to see the other titles in the library of career counseling films to talk with your school counselor and teachers and your parents you want to dig into occupational information to find out for yourself and then from all the careers you like and are suited for to choose your career choose it with the help of your school guidance counselor who can advise you on your prospects what further education or training you'll need and where and how to get it let the local office of your state employment service help you to understand your abilities interests personal traits and give you the local and wider picture of the work you want to do job opportunities requirements wages and conditions what lies ahead plan ahead and prepare so you'll be ready to move on to further education or training or directly to the first rung of the ladder to your rightful place in the world world of work get ready [Applause] now what you going to do when the time comes and you have to earn your way what you going to do when the time comes and you have to Lear your what will you do what will you really do [Music]