TEXAS REALITY CHECK
Helps you select the right career for your spending needs
Provided by theTexas Workforce Commsision:
About this Website
About Texas Reality Check Website
This website is designed to help students learn how much money they will need to earn in order to have the kind of lifestyle they may want in the near future. A student may want to live a simple non-materialistic life or one in which they have a house, an automobile and the latest high tech gadgets.
The website is meant to be done in a linear fashion. You will first select a city to live in and then select essential necessities such as: Housing, Utilities, Food, Transportation and Health Care. This is followed by non-essential items: Entertainment, Personal Care and Miscellaneous. Finally the last two pages deal with Savings and Student Loan Debt. A total of all expenses is then provided. The goal is to find careers that pay the annual salary needed to cover your expenses.
In the careers section, you are able to narrow the list of occupations by education and occupation cluster. The individual career profiles provide job description, salary information, working conditions, education and training, and projected job openings.
This website is designed to help students learn how much money they will need to earn in order to have the kind of lifestyle they may want in the near future.