School to Career Chapter 1

Position for which a person is typically paid to do work

• Job

• Occupation

• Career

• Skills

Type of work in which a person is employed; typically requires the use of related skills and experiences.

• Occupation

• Job

• Career

• Soft Skills

A series of related jobs in the same profession

• Career

• Job

• Occupation

• Hard Skills

Research-based forecasts that identify which jobs will most likely be needed in the future

• Occupational Trends

• Career

• Career Clusters

• Career Pathways

Abilities that allow a person to do a particular job or task

• Skills

• Career clusters

• Associate Degree

• Bachelors Degree

Skills used to communicate and work well with others

• Soft skills

• Hard skills

• Hard skills

• Transferable skills

Two year college degree

• Associate Degree

• Bachelor Degree

• Career Pathways

• Job Shadowing

Undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university after completing a long-range course of study

• Bachelor Degree

• Associate Degree

• Transferable Skills

• Career

A group of occupational and career specialties

• Career Clusters

• Career pathways

• Interpersonal skills

• Skills

Subgroups within the career clusters that reflect occupations requiring similar knowledge and skills

• Career Pathways

• Career Clusters

• Occupation

• Associate Degree