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5 careers local teens are most interested in today
Work-Based Learning, other internship programs give students closer look at options
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Chestatee High School student Emily Martinez gets help Thursday from Brenda Aguilar, a patient care technician, while entering vitals into the system at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Martinez is an intern at the medical cente,r where she shadows nurses and takes patient vital signs. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Children are asked beginning at a young age a not-so-simple question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Aspirations of doctors, lawyers, firefighters and superheroes are commonly heard, but many young people’s dreams grow as they do. The five careers that most interest teens today reflect the robust industries in Gainesville and Hall County, and many local students get to try their hand at them through the Work-Based Learning program and other internships.