Careers/Finance Park Education

What is a benefit of choosing a STEM career?

• growth potential

• low education cost

• higher pay on average

• growth potential and higher pay on average

The following are examples of benefits of getting a certificate or degree through trade school EXCEPT___________

• lower initial cost outlay for education

• less time invested

• hands-on job experience is often provided

• high amount of perceived prestige

Which reason is NOT advisable in choosing a career?

• using skills and pursuing skills and pursuing interests and passions

• cost-of-living benefits

• potential for advancement

• friends or family members have that career

Which career would have the highest average income per year?

• fashion designer

• game warden

• architect

• police detective

Which career would have the highest Return on Investment (ROI)?

• surgeon, MD, $208,000 annual salary, 20 years' school.

• architect, BS, $79,380 annual salary, 17 years' school

• electrical lineman, $65,800 annual salary, 12 years' school

• police detective, $63,380 annual salarym 14 years' school

A group of related occupations with different skill requirements organized into ranks like steps on a ladder is a_______________

• rank and file

• ladder of success

• career ladder

• rung

Private fun schools are often called______________.

• expensive schools

• hard schools

• public schools

• proprietary schools

Another way to get education and training is to join a branch of the ____________ ______________

• armed forces

• local library

• government program

• latest cult sensation

A typical state college or university offers 100 or more areas of study called ________________.

• minors

• majors

• qualifiers

• quotas

A broad term that includes all forms of financial assistance including scholarships , loans , and grants to individuals pursuing postsecondary education.

• financial aid

• loans

• help

• grant clause