Career Pathways Unit 2 Vocabulary

occupations grouped based on common interests and skills

two employees split a full time position and pay

to contract out jobs/services to another company

set amount of money a person is paid over a year

school that prepares students for the job market by teaching specific skills

a specific set of skills that requires special training, education, or experience

academic title awarded by a college or university to aperson who has completed graduate studies

services volunteered by individuals to benefit a community or group of individuals

talking with people in a specific career field to obtain an understanding of their occupation

working with or without pay to gain practical experience in your expected career field

working at home while linked by technology to one or more company offices

letter from someone who can provide information about personal, school, or employment background

money provided for your education that you do not have to repay

a person employed by the government to protect and defend our nation

a non-residential college established to serve a local community 

a paid work experience in which you work with a skilled worker and complete required classes

work a person does for pay

document that proves you have completed specific courses acquired skills and are qualified

a campus that is physically detached from an affiliated main university 

a person who creates and manages a business 

test based on research that is used to help identify a person’s interest, talents, or values

personal activities that give information into specific career areas 

 a career in which one gender has 25% or less of the total workers

the total number of grade points received / total number of credits or hours of course work taken

money loaned for education that must by repaid

spending several hours with a worker observing their daily tasks 

is standardized examination for college admission, graded on a scale of 0 to 2400

learning through an electronic source for a course or training program

an academic degree earned at a university that is equivalent of 4-5 years of full-time study 

skills for a specific job are learned under the supervision of a skilled worker

is a standardized aptitude examination for college admission, graded on a scale of 0 to 36 

list of courses and grades with a school seal and an original signature of a school official

an institution of learning of the highest level, confers both undergraduate and graduate degre

course of study that is the focus of an undergraduate degree in preparation for an occupation 

buying and selling goods and/or services via the internet

a job for which little or no experience is needed

academic degree earned on completion of a program that usually requires 2 years full time study

a standardized test often required by colleges for admission 

the practice of alternating class work with paid professional work related to their major

a paid work experience in which you work with a skilled worker and complete required classes

a series of related occupations in a particular field over a person’s lifetime work history