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Nontraditional Careers by Engineer Inclusion

What is a nontraditional career?

A nontraditional career refers to occupations or fields of work for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of the individuals employed in each occupation or field of work. Provided are examples of nontraditional careers, however, the lists are not comprehensive.

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Non-traditional Careers for Women

  • Auto Mechanic
  • Electrician
  • Computer Science
  • Law Enforcement
  • HVAC
  • Construction Management
  • Fire Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • Welding
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Non-traditional Careers for Men

  • Massage Therapy
  • Nursing
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Cosmetology
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Medical Office Specialist
  • Administrative Professional

A nontraditional career is a U.S. federal distinction guided primarily by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Educational institutions may receive Perkins funding for Career and Technical Education (CTE), and they must use a portion of the funds to meet accountability measures aimed at closing the participation, concentrator, and completion gaps.

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There are numerous root causes for why people don’t pursue and persist in nontraditional pathways. One of the root causes is a lack of role models. This is related to self-efficacy, the belief one has in their ability to complete a task. One of the sources of self-efficacy is vicarious experiences, or the observation of models. Seeing someone perform a task or meeting someone who looks like them who’s in a career or pathway can over time increase someone’s belief they can do a task, and increase sense of belonging.

Among many things, it is important to do an environmental scan to ensure the posters on your campus do not reinforce stereotypes. Since it is challenging to find posters that do that, we’ve prepared a set of posters for you to download and customize! Or, you can use our easy-to-use customizer and order poster prints.

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Design Your Own Nontraditional Career Poster

Start with a photo of a person nontraditional to the career, add your program information, school logo, and any other details. We offer a variety of sizes, too.
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Download Free Nontraditional CTE Posters

Share with us some info, and we’ll share with you a collection of posters. After you hit send, check your email for a link to download the file.

  • Simple Design
  • Colorful and eye-catching
  • Photos challenge gender norms
  • Nontraditional careers for both men and women
  • 22" x 28" yet prints nicely on 11x14 page
  • Room to add content for your institution

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Nontraditional Career Resources

Workshop for Recruitment and Retention

By Engineer Inclusion

Interviews with People in NT Careers

By Meagan Pollock, PhD

Videos About People in NT Careers

Curated by Enginer Inclusion

Equity in CTE and STEM: Root Causes and Strategies

By the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

2020 Nontraditional Crosswalk

By Perkins Collaborative Resource Network

Promising practices to close equity gaps in career and technical education

By Summer Fellows with the U.S. Department of Education

Evaluation Tools for Equity Gap Analysis and Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA)

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