Compare two jobs using labor market facts
When to use this goal
For high school students who have two or more job interests and are ready to weigh pay, openings and training. Present levels in reading charts and numbers decide whether the facts are found by the student or given on a profile sheet.
- Baseline
- Score one comparison with the website only. Watch for mix-ups between hourly and yearly pay; teach that directly if it appears.
- Tips
- Use local or state data where available, since national figures can mislead. The preference is the student's; a job with lower pay can be the right choice for good reasons.
- Limits
- Labor data are estimates and change; treat them as rough. The comparison does not cover how the student would do in each job.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ce-011.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given two jobs from the student's interest list and a government career website, the student will complete a job comparison chart and state which job fits own plans and why independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row job comparison rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive comparisons, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
Baseline: 3 out of 10 rubric points.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Career Exploration.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Career Exploration
- Baseline
- 3 out of 10 rubric points.
- Annual goal398 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given two jobs from the student's interest list and a government career website, the student will complete a job comparison chart and state which job fits own plans and why independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row job comparison rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive comparisons, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given two jobs from the student's interest list and a government career website
- Behavior
- The student will complete a job comparison chart and state which job fits own plans and why independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row job comparison rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive comparisons
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Monthly
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row job comparison rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 2 consecutive comparisons
- Collection schedule:
- monthly
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given two jobs from the student's interest list and a government career website, the student will complete a job comparison chart and state which job fits own plans and why independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row job comparison rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive comparisons, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
| Date | Task / sample | Records the typical pay for each job | Records whether openings are expected to grow, stay the same or shrink | Records the training needed for each job | Records typical hours or schedule for each job | States a preference with a reason that uses the facts | Total (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score each sample with a 5-row job comparison rubric (0 to 2 per row). Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.