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100

Someone who helps and treats sick animals is called:

What is a Veterinarian?

100

This profession involves installing and maintaining systems that deliver electricity to homes and businesses.

What is a Lineman or Powerline Technician?

100

Develops and executes strategies to promote products, services, or brands

What is Marketing?

100

The piece of paper you bring to an interview that shows your skills and work history.

What is a Resume?

100

Requires a postsecondary non-degree award from an FAA-approved technical school. You must pass FAA written, oral, and practical exams.

What is an Aircraft Mechanic?

200

Prepares, analyzes, and verifies financial records, reports, and tax returns to ensure accuracy and legal compliance in a company.

What is an Accountant?

200

This type of training allows individuals to learn a trade while earning a paycheck.

What is Apprenticeship?

200

The money you make for a WHOLE YEAR regardless of how much you work.

What is Salary?

200

While degrees are common, many reach these $100k+ roles by starting as a laborer or journeyman and earning certifications

What is Construction Manager?

300

Derived from the Latin word plumbum (meaning "lead"), this trade’s name reflects the materials once used for water pipes.

What is Plumbing?

300

To make a resume impactful, experts recommend replacing passive phrases like "Responsible for" with these types of strong verbs.

What are Action Verbs?

400

Often requiring a 4-to-5-year apprenticeship, this trade involving vertical transportation is one of the highest-paying, with a median annual salary exceeding $106,000.

What is an Elevator Mechanic?

400

Recruiters typically spend this many seconds on an initial "skim" of a resume before deciding to move forward or reject it.

What is approximately 7.4 seconds?

500

Combining mechanical skill with commercial diving, this specialized trade involves "wet" or "dry" hyperbaric techniques and can pay over $100,000 annually due to its high-risk nature.

What is Underwater Welding?

500

This is the standard resume format where your most recent job is listed first, which remains the preferred layout for recruiters in 2026.

What is Reverse-Chronological order?

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