Work Keys Vocabulary

the amount of money paid to a worker for a job

• wages

• benefits

• salary

• payment

asking questions/asking for information

• asking

• inquiring

• guessing

• debating

when a worker is taught how to do a job by people on the job; not a formal class

• formal training

• informal training

• lower education

• higher education

the attitudes, customs, beliefs and traditions of a group of people

• opinions

• assumptions

• culture

• prejudices

the employees/people who work at a company

• personnel

• workers

• laborers

• servers

insurance, sick days, retirement plans, and other things offered to employees as part of their salary

• gifts

• benefits

• bonuses

• packages

a phone that plugs into the wall; not a cell phone

• landline

• office line

• home line

• wall phone

people who are applying to get a job

• candidates

• workers

• applicants

• immigrant workers

quickly/ not late

• late

• early

• timely fashion

• punctual

the least amount a company can pay a worker - $7.25 right now

• salary

• minimum wage

• benefits

• wages