The Center for Health Workforce Development in Tennessee



Where Students Seek Career Information

In Junior Achievement’s (JA) 2003 Interprise Poll, 1,143 high school students in JA cities answered the question: Where would you go to find out about different career options? Here are their responses:

Response

Frequency

Percent*

Teacher/Counselor

816

71.4

Internet

755

66.1

Parent

661

57.8

Friends

492

43.0

Print Media

439

38.4

Job Shadowing

438

38.3

Radio/TV

345

30.2

Mentors

332

29.0

TOTAL

4,278

100.0%

*Percent based on 1,143 respondents.

Percentages add to greater than 100 percent because of multiple responses.


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