Employment Vocabulary Cycle 6

This lists your experience, education, and any special skills. 

• resume

• references

• FICA

• W-4

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This comes from your employer each year in January. It tells how much you earned in the previous year and how much you paid in taxes. You need this to file your tax return. 

• FICA

• CV

• W-2

• W-4

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Money paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to help fund the U.S. government. The amount you owe is based on how much you earn each year. 

• state income taxes

• medicare

• gross pay

• Federal income tax

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This goes with your resume or CV when you apply for a job. It should be written to highlight the skills that make you a good candidate for the job. 

• CV

• net pay

• W-4

• cover letter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This is a form that the employee fills out when he/she is hired. It tells the employer how much federal income tax to withhold from each paycheck. If you are surprised to find out that you owe federal income taxes, you should change the deductions on this form. 

• net pay

• social security

• W-4

• W-2

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This is another name for a resume. It lists your experience, education, and skills.

• cover letter

• CV or Curriculum vitae

• FICA

• Federal income tax

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This is your take-home pay after all taxes and other deductions and been subtracted from your paycheck. 

• gross pay

• net pay

• medicare

• FICA

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This federal program provides money to retired people who paid into the program during their working years. 

• medicare

• federal income tax

• social security

• gross pay

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This is the salary before any deductions for taxes, health insurance, or retirement. 

• W-2

• gross pay

• net pay

• FICA

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When you see this deduction on your paystub, you know it is for social security and medicare. 

• CV

• W-2

• FICA

• resume

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4