Choosing a Career

What is earning potential?

• your regular paycheck before you pay your taxes

• the amount of money you could make at a job or career

• your regular paycheck before your work overtime

• the amount of money, time and energy you spend

Assuming that they all work an equal number of hours, which person will most likely have the highest earning potential?

• a barista

• a chef

• a psychiatrist

• a baker

What do you think is the purpose of a career test?

• to receive 12 years of training, residency and training

• to tell your boss your interest in long-term employment

• to find job openings in your chosen field if they exist

• to identify possible career paths suited to your strengths

What percentage of waking hours does the average person spend at work?

• 1/10

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 9/10

Choose the words that best complete the sentence.

When looking for a job, you should try to find one with a _________ return on investment and _____________________ job satisfaction.

• high; high

• high; low

• low; high

• low; low

These lines from the song warn against getting what kind of job?

"Find a career where you learn and grow, real talk, Not one where your'e watching the second hand go tick-tock."

• a job fixing clocks

• a job that is boring

• a job that pays poorly

• a job that is dangerous

How many years of college, medical school and training does it take to become a psychiatrist?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 14

The website My Next Move offers guidance in . . .

• choosing a career

• choosing a college

• choosing a middle school

• choosing an high school

When considering a career, determining the return on investment requires you to know the average salary of a job and . . .

• the working conditions

• whether you will like the job

• the cost of the education required

• the average number of hours required

The amount of money that a person makes at a job per year is called ____________________.

• investment

• salary

• savings

• tips