Question
Directions: You will need to use the labor statistics document as a reference
during this portfolio assessment. Complete the chart for Part 1. Then answer the
questions for Part 2.
Part 1
What is your gender?
You are currently working
toward earning a high school
diploma. What would be your
median weekly earnings based
on your current education
level?
What will your median weekly
earnings be after you graduate
from high school but before
you have any college
education?
What is the difference between
your median weekly earnings
with and without a high school
diploma?
Think about your educational
goals. What level of education
do you aspire to have?
What are the median weekly
earnings for someone of your
gender with that level of
education?
© 2019 Pearson Online & Blended Learning K–12 USA. All rights reserved.
What is the difference between
your median weekly earnings
with your goal level of
education and with a high
school diploma but no college?
during this portfolio assessment. Complete the chart for Part 1. Then answer the
questions for Part 2.
Part 1
What is your gender?
You are currently working
toward earning a high school
diploma. What would be your
median weekly earnings based
on your current education
level?
What will your median weekly
earnings be after you graduate
from high school but before
you have any college
education?
What is the difference between
your median weekly earnings
with and without a high school
diploma?
Think about your educational
goals. What level of education
do you aspire to have?
What are the median weekly
earnings for someone of your
gender with that level of
education?
© 2019 Pearson Online & Blended Learning K–12 USA. All rights reserved.
What is the difference between
your median weekly earnings
with your goal level of
education and with a high
school diploma but no college?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To complete the chart, you'll need to refer to labor statistics data, such as those provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Here’s a general outline of how you might fill in the information once you have access to that specific data:
### Part 1:
| Gender | Median Weekly Earnings (Current) | Median Weekly Earnings (After High School) | Difference (With vs. Without HS Diploma) | Aspiring Education Level | Median Weekly Earnings (Aspiring Level) | Difference (Goal vs. HS Diploma) |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| [Your Gender] | [X] | [Y] | [Y - X] | [Your Aspiring Level] | [Z] | [Z - Y] |
### Part 2:
1. **What is your gender?**
- [Your answer: Male/Female/Other]
2. **You are currently working toward earning a high school diploma. What would be your median weekly earnings based on your current education level?**
- [Provide median weekly earnings data from the labor statistics for your current education level]
3. **What will your median weekly earnings be after you graduate from high school but before you have any college education?**
- [Provide median weekly earnings data for high school graduates with no college education]
4. **What is the difference between your median weekly earnings with and without a high school diploma?**
- [Calculate the difference using the above data]
5. **Think about your educational goals. What level of education do you aspire to have?**
- [Your answer: Bachelor's Degree/Associate Degree/Trade School, etc.]
6. **What are the median weekly earnings for someone of your gender with that level of education?**
- [Provide median weekly earnings data for that level of education]
7. **What is the difference between your median weekly earnings with your goal level of education and with a high school diploma but no college?**
- [Calculate the difference between the aspiring level earnings and high school graduate earnings]
Please make sure to fill in the chart with the correct values, substituting [X], [Y], [Z] with actual numbers from the labor statistics document you are using as a reference. If you need further assistance with specific numbers or concepts, feel free to ask!
### Part 1:
| Gender | Median Weekly Earnings (Current) | Median Weekly Earnings (After High School) | Difference (With vs. Without HS Diploma) | Aspiring Education Level | Median Weekly Earnings (Aspiring Level) | Difference (Goal vs. HS Diploma) |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| [Your Gender] | [X] | [Y] | [Y - X] | [Your Aspiring Level] | [Z] | [Z - Y] |
### Part 2:
1. **What is your gender?**
- [Your answer: Male/Female/Other]
2. **You are currently working toward earning a high school diploma. What would be your median weekly earnings based on your current education level?**
- [Provide median weekly earnings data from the labor statistics for your current education level]
3. **What will your median weekly earnings be after you graduate from high school but before you have any college education?**
- [Provide median weekly earnings data for high school graduates with no college education]
4. **What is the difference between your median weekly earnings with and without a high school diploma?**
- [Calculate the difference using the above data]
5. **Think about your educational goals. What level of education do you aspire to have?**
- [Your answer: Bachelor's Degree/Associate Degree/Trade School, etc.]
6. **What are the median weekly earnings for someone of your gender with that level of education?**
- [Provide median weekly earnings data for that level of education]
7. **What is the difference between your median weekly earnings with your goal level of education and with a high school diploma but no college?**
- [Calculate the difference between the aspiring level earnings and high school graduate earnings]
Please make sure to fill in the chart with the correct values, substituting [X], [Y], [Z] with actual numbers from the labor statistics document you are using as a reference. If you need further assistance with specific numbers or concepts, feel free to ask!