Career Research Vocabulary

A worker who is hired to perform a job.

• employee
• qualifications
• employer
• career

A payment to make up for something.

• salary
• wages
• compensation
• income

A meeting and conversation with a possible employer.

• career
• interview
• responsibilities
• employer

Yearly, relating to a period of 12 months.

• salary
• wage
• annual
• income

Amount of money paid for work done in a month or year.

• income
• wage
• salary
• budget

Earnings, how much you are paid for work.

• budget
• career
• income
• wages

A person's life work; a job one trains for or studies for and then does for a long time.

• job
• career
• employee
• major

The jobs and duties of a worker.

• qualifications
• options
• responsibilities

Knowledge or experience needed to do a job.

• qualifications
• career
• income
• major

Letter that is included with a job application

• resume
• cover letter
• parent consent letter
• employee letter