Real-Life Job Situations
Vocabulary
Work Hours
Pay when when? For what?
Just because you need to know
100

If you work 5 hours at $10 per hour, how much money do you earn?

What is $50?

100

Being paid based on the number of hours worked.

What is hourly 

100

About how many hours per week is considered full-time work?

What is 40hours

100

What is Bi weekly pay check

What is every 2 weeks

100

More hours

What is more pay

200

If someone earns the same amount every year, they are paid this way

What is salary?

200

True or False Salary Does not change based on hours

What is true

200

Schedule at work

What is a plan that tells workers what days and times they work.

200

Different Ways Jobs Pay You

What is 

Hourly

Salary

200

Give me 3 facts about salary income

•Paid yearly

•- Steady income

•- Usually full-time

May not get overtime

300

A worker earns $60,000 per year. What type of pay is this?

What is salary

300

What is paycheck

The paper or document showing how much money you earned.

300

About how many hours or less per week is usually part-time work?

What is 30 hours

300

•Wants:



•- Video games

•- New shoes

•- Trips

300

If you are receiving salary income, when will you get paid? 

What is every month

400

A plan for how you spend and save money.

What is budget

400

Working more than 40 hours per week may lead to this type of pay.

What is overtime

400

•Needs:



•- Food

•- Shelter

•- Clothing

400
How many weeks are in a year?

52 weeks

500

A worker earned $120 for working 8 hours. What is their hourly pay?

What is $15.00

500

Money taken out of your paycheck for the government.

What is taxes

500

True or False

You can receive overtime pay with a salary income

What is Flase

Only hourly

500

Ways you can get paid

Weekly

Bi weekly

Monthly 

500

Why do people work? 3 reasons

•To earn money

•- To support family

•- To pay bills

•- To save for goals

•- To build a career

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