Fully one half of study participants choose teaching, counseling or other “helping” careers. In Table XXV, counselor status includes both aides who are used for program outreach and professionals employed as counselors. The Helping Career category includes medical/nursing and employment in social and community service agencies.

Table XXIII

Employment Status by Profession

*Family Literacy (FL) is listed with GED as participants attained GED degrees.

Consistent with the age of the sample, 12 participants identified themselves as homemakers or retired. From positions as aides to administrators and counselors, women were twice as likely as men to select “helping” careers. In terms of ethnicity as shown in Table XXVI, 30 percent of Asians and Hispanic participants chose “helping” careers as compared with 47 percent of Black and 56 percent of White participants.

Table XXIV

Current Employment Status by Ethnic Group

*Counselor status includes both aides who are used for program outreach and professionals employed in social service positions.