Common Careers
Common Careers II
Getting Paid
Knowing My Why
High School Diploma/On-the-Job Training
100

I put out fires.

Who is a firefighter?

100

I help people find books.

Who is a librarian?

100

This is the TOTAL amount you are paid. The total number of hours you work is multiplied by your hourly rate.

What is "gross" pay? 

100

This is a clear statement of what you want to achieve.

What is a goal?

100

I maintain and repair vehicles.

What is a mechanic?

200

I like to draw, paint, and work with clay.

Who is an artist?

200

I design floral arrangements.

Who is florist?

200

This is the total amount you are paid minus all of the taxes. 

What is "net" pay? 

200

These are the things you cherish most in life. They play a role in shaping your goals, priorities, and identity. 

What are values?

200

I install and maintain electrical wiring, circuits, outlets, fuses, panel boards, and electrical machines in homes and businesses. 

What is an electrician?

300

I assist people on airplanes. 

Who is a flight attendant?

300

I am trained to travel in spacecraft.

Who is an astronaut?

300

This is the name of the taxes you pay to cover social security.

What is FICA? 

300

This criteria allows us to make meaningful and effective goals.

What is SMART?

300

I measure and cook ingredients according to recipes, use kitchen equipment, and order food supplies. 

What is a restaurant cook? 

400

I am a teacher at a college.

Who is a professor?

400

I design buildings.

Who is an architect? 

400

These taxes are paid to the United States government to cover national services and expenses. 

What are "Federal" taxes? 

400

What does the "S" stand for in the SMART goal criteria? 

What is specific?

400

I work in retail and mail order locations assisting pharmacists by preparing medications, stocking shelves, and performing administrative duties. 

What is a pharmacy technician?

500

I share weather predictions on the news.

Who is a meteorologist?

500

I clean people's teeth and educate them on how to have healthy teeth.

Who is a dental hygienist? 

500

Name a state that does not collect state taxes. 

What is Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, or Wyoming?  

500

What word describes that a goal can be reasonably achieved?

What is attainable?

500

I help with a variety of hands-on tasks in patient care, including helping patients eat, and groom, escorting them to exams and tests, and taking temperature and blood pressure.

What is a nursing aide/CNA?

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