Career True or False 1

The largest employer in the United States is the Department of Defense.

• True

• False

Workers with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers earn nearly double the average annual U. S. wage.

• True

• False

All careers in the computer and technology industries require 4-year college degrees.

• True

• False

If a worker's state and federal minimum wages differ, he or she is paid the lower one.

• True

• False

Employment in hospitals and doctor's offices will likely grow in the next 10 years.

• True

• False

Hourly workers receive overtime pay when they work more than 30 hours per week.

• True

• False

Pharmacists, pilots, and cosmetologists must all obtain professional licenses to work.

• True

• False

A full-time job is usually defined as working between 20 and 40 hours per week.

• True

• False

A minimum educational requirement for an electrician is a college bachelor's degree.

• True

• False

A person can only have one career in his or her lifetime.

• True

• False