1. Advancement
the promotion of a person in position, rank, or status
2. Affordability
the ability to be afforded
3. Aptitude
the potential a person has for learning a skill
4. Benefits
a payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company
5. Blue Collar Career
professional performs manual labor, often at an hourly wage.
6. Career
an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
7. Career Cluster
contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. There are 16 different career clusters
8. Career Pathway
is a workforce development strategy used in the United States to support workers' transitions from education into and through the workforce.
9. Career Plan
helps you determine your skills and interests, what career best suits your talents, and what skills and training you need for your chosen career.
10. Commission
is a sum of money that is paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually the task of selling a certain amount of goods or services.
11. Commute
travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.
12. Debt
something, typically money, that is owed or due.
13. Economic Values
values that reflect the importance of money in a person's happiness
14. Entrepreneur
a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
15. Gross Pay
is the amount of money your employees receive before any taxes and deductions are taken out
16. Healthcare
the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health, especially through the provision of medical services.
17. Hourly Wage
describes a rate an employer agrees to pay a worker per hour worked, such as $12 per hour or $17.50 per hour
18. Income
money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
19. Insurance
a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.
20. Job
a paid position of regular employment.
21. Job description
a formal account of an employee's responsibilities.
22. Job Sharing
(of two part-time employees) jointly do a full-time job, sharing the remuneration.
23. Job-specific skills
those abilities that allow a candidate for employment to excel in a particular job.
24. Lifestyle
the way in which a person uses his or her time, energy, and other resources
25. Net Pay
is the amount of money your employees take home after all deductions have been taken out.
26. Nontraditional Career
refers to jobs that have been traditionally filled by one gender
27. Outlook
the prospect for the future
28. Public transportation
buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.
29. Professional Career
a career for someone that wants to be a part of society, who becomes competent in their chosen sector through training; and maintains their skills through continuing professional development.
30. Salary
a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.
31. Savings
the money one has saved, especially through a bank or official scheme
32. Self-employed
working for oneself as a freelancer or the owner of a business rather than for an employer
33. Skill Set
a person's range of skills or abilities
34. Taxes
a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions
35. Telecommuting
work from home, making use of the internet, email, and the telephone
36. Training
the action of teaching a persona a particular skill
37. Transferable skills
skills developed in one situation or job which can be transferred to another situation or job
38. Trends
a general direction in which something is developing or changing
39. Work Values
global aspects of work that are important to a person's job satisfaction
40. Working conditions
refers to the working environment and all existing circumstances affecting labor in the workplace, including job hours, physical aspects, legal rights and responsibilities.