Career Vocabulary

Profession followed as one's life work for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress, especially one requiring special training,

• Career

• Job

• Labor

A task or piece of work, especially one that is paid. A paid position of regular employment.

• Career

• Job

• Labor

Workers, especially manual workers, especially hard physical work. Employees work considered collectively.

• Career

• Job

• Labor

A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis, but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker. The average annual salary in the USA is about $63,000 a year.

• Salary

• Hourly Rate

• Commission

Employees are paid at a set hourly rate, which is multiplied by the hours worked during any given pay period. For example, if a worker has an hourly rate of $10 and works 40 hours in a given week, then their wages for that period would be 40 x $10 or $400 for the week.

• Salary

• Hourly Rate

• Commission

Sum of money paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually selling a certain amount of goods or services. Employers sometimes use this bonus pay as incentives to increase worker productivity. May be paid in addition to a salary or instead of a salary.

• Salary

• Hourly Rate

• Commission

Document created and used by a person to present their background, skills, and accomplishments. Can be used for a variety of reasons, but most often they are used to secure new employment. Typically contains a "summary" of relevant job experience and education.

• Resume

• Job Application

An official form that employers ask all applicants for a position to fill out. Employers use job applications because they provide a consistent format with the same questions that must be answered by each person who applies for an open position.

• Resume

• Job Application

Applying for an entry-level position you would submit a

• Resume

• Job Application

Applying for a Manager positions you would submit a

• Resume

• Job Application