career


 * CAREER**

First, you need to find a career. In order to find a job, use the following website:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

You may use other websites if you wish, but please make sure to reference them.

At this website, you can find out about hundreds of different jobs. In order to calculate your starting salary, we're going to have to find the median level of income for that job. Unfortunately, as a new employee, you're probably not going to start at the median level, so to find out what you will use for your budget, we're going to use 80% of the median income. (Multiply .8 by the median level of income).

If you find other ways to get a more accurate depiction of your starting salary, please let me know and I will check them.

Next, you need to figure out the amount of tax that will apply to your income. We will just use federal tax for this particular project. In order to determine the amount of tax you would pay on your income, use the following IRS resource:

IRS Income Tax Info


 * For your final portfolio, you should include the following:**

A short paragraph about the job you chose, the income you would expect to make, and how much you will have to take out in taxes every year. This paragraph can be 2-3 sentences long.