Business Communications & Operations

Do you. . .

• have the ability to work under pressure?
• enjoy planning and directing the activities of an organization?
• prefer directing the work of others to having others direct your work?
• prefer your work to be structured, with clear guidelines?

And. . .

• are you enthusiastic and self-confident?
• are you seen as a leader by your peers?
• have you ever been told that you are very persuasive and can convince people of your point of view?
• are you naturally a "people person", finding it easy to meet and talk with new acqauintances?
• are you ambitious and acheivement-oriented?
• are you organized, efficient, and comfortable doing detail work with numbers or words?
• would you rather take direction for your work from someone else than fibe directions to others?


If you answered "yes" to some of these questions, Business Communications & Operations path may be for you. See the West Valley High School counselor or library media specialist for a brochure that will outline the classes you should take to prepare for careers such those listed in the following table.

Records & Communications

• Office Clerks
• Library Clerks
• Postal Clerks
• Receptionists
• Secretaries (Office, Legal & Medical)
• Court Reporters

Business Machine / Computer Operation

• Computer Operators
• Office Machine Operators
• Typists
• Word Processing

Equipment Operators

• Statistical
• Bookkeepers
• Accountants
• Check-out Clerks
• Bank Tellers
• Ticket Agents
• Auditors
• Insurance Underwriters
• Financial Analysts
Storage & Despatching

• Shipping and Receiving Clerks
• Mail Carriers
• Truck, Cab, & Airline Dispatchers
• Air Traffic Controllers

Pathways

Arts
Technology
Services
Engineering
Business

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