Career Vocabulary

A position in which one is employed that they have chosen to be trained for and want to do long-term

• Career

• Job

• Salary

A work-related activity one regularly performs for payment

• Income

• Job

• Wage

Occurring every year

• Hourly

• Bi-weekly

• Annual

A fixed amount of money one is paid for each hour of work

• Salary

• Hourly Rate

• Median Income

A numerical value that falls directly in the middle of a set of values where there are equal numbers both above and below that value

• Rang

• Mean

• Median

A numerical average; determined by dividing the sum of values by the number of values

• Range

• Mean

• Median

An amount of money paid regularly to an employee for work-related services; generally listed as an annual amount

• Median

• Salary

• Education

Which term is not generally used to mean career?

• Supervisor

• Occupation

• Profession

The starting point in any given occupation. This is usually the lowest level or rank in a certain job

• Entry Level

• Supervisor

• Manager

An intermediate level in a certain job. The rank requires the employee to supervise, or oversee, other workers. They are in charge of one aspect of a business, and usually reports to a department manager.

• Entry Level

• Supervisor

• Manager