Career Management 3.05

Which is true of the current workplace?

• Less competition for jobs

• Fewer female workers

• Increased use of technology

• Simpler lower-level jobs

Which is a declining occupation?

• Child Care Workers

• Truck Drivers

• Retail Sales People

• Farmers

An increase in the number of dual-income families has created an increase in the area of:

• Health Occupations

• Law Occupations

• Service Occupations

• Farm Occupations

In today's workplace, workers typically:

• Stay at one job for their career.

• Continue to learn new skills.

• Work fewer hours.

• Work nights and weekends.

Employment forecasters predict greater than average job growth in:

• Agriculture

• Sewing

• Retail

• Textile Occupations

Terrorism has increased job opportunities in the:

• Manufacturing field

• Agriculture field

• Public Service field

• Retail field

The latest trends in a trade or profession can be found in:

• Daily newspapers

• Trade and professional journals

• Reports to stockholders

• Newspaper classifieds

Private ownership, profit motive, competition, and freedom of choice are characteristics of a :

• Socialist

• Free enterprise system

• Mixed economy

• Central economy

Labor market trends for the 21st century predict that the greatest number of workers will need to have which level of education?

• High school diploma

• Community college

• Bachelor's degree

• Master's degree

The workplace that today's students enter will have:

• Fewer woman, minorities, and immigrants

• A shift away from service occupations

• More international competition

• Less demand for high skills