Career Vocab

Groups of jobs that require similar skills and interest.

• wages

• career

• career clusters

• job

A paid position involving a specific place and time and a specific task set by an employer.

• job market

• wages

• salary

• job

Describes a lifetime work history or a long-term participation in a particular field.

• career

• job

• wage

• salary

A series of steps used to identify and evaluate choices to arrive at a decision.

• skill

• lifestyles

• job market

• decision-making process

A person or business that pays a person or group to work

• producer

• consumers

• employer

• career clusters

A fixed amount of money paid for each hour worked

• wages

• salary

• full time

• part time

Individuals or companies that make or provide goods and services

• consumers

• producers

• lifestyles

• discriminate

The rules of behavior that govern a group or society.

• aptitude

• attitude

• consumers

• ethics

The need for workers and the kind of work available for them

• job market

• full-time

• part-time

• employer

A fixed amount of pay for a certain period of time

• aptitude

• salary

• skill

• entry-level job