Employment Types

On-the-job training with classroom instruction for highly skilled occupations; sponsored by employers, labor groups, and employer associations. Examples: plumbing, electrician, carpenter, dental assistant, chef

• Flex-time

• Apprenticeship

• Part-time

• Internship

A person who does temporary or freelance work, especially an independent contractor engaged in an informal or on-demand basis. Examples: DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, Etsy, UpWork

• Apprenticeship

• Driver

• Externship

• Gig Worker

If you use all of your PTO (paid time off), or have an emergency, you may have to ask your boss for this in order to miss work.

• Gig Worker

• Paid Time

• Unpaid time off

• FMLA

Program offered to employees to gain practical work or research related experience. Can be paid, unpaid, and/or earn college credits. Examples: Marketing/Sales, Social Media, Finance/Accounting, Fine or Performing Arts

Work arrangement that allows employee to perform work, during regular, paid hours, at an approved alternative worksite. Examples: government positions, corporate positions, non-profit organizations

• Remote work or Telework

• Full-Time

• Part-Time

• 1099 Contractor

A person who identifies a need and starts a business to fill that void; the persistent progression toward an innovative solution to a key problem. Example Owners: Barbers who open their ​ shop, startups, music recording companies, mobile app developers, clothing designers ​ ​ (a)  

• Employee
• Freelancer
• Contractor
• Entrepreneur

Person or entity that agrees to provide goods or services at a mutually agreed upon price and within a specified timeframe for another (may or may not pay own government taxes). Examples: accountant, training specialist, computer technician, legal services, consulting services, house renovations, DJ, singer, dancer

• Flex-time

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Contractor

A work arrangement in which an employee works mainly from home and communicates with the company by email and telephone. Examples: software developer, customer service representative, writer

• Remote work or Telework

• Full-Time

• Part-Time

• Apprenticeship

A type of work where the employee is expected to complete a certain number of hours per week, usually 40 hours. Examples: teacher, nurse, engineer

• Part-Time

• Full-Time

• Contractor

• Gig Worker

A type of work where the employee is not committed to a particular employer long term. Examples: retail worker, restaurant server, tutor

• Full-Time

• Part-Time

• Contractor

• Apprenticeship