Entry Level
The study of children and how they grow mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially
child development
A two-year degree usually from a technical school or community college
Associate's Degree
A four-year degree in a field of study usually from a university or college
a 4 year degree or a bachelor's degree
A degree above the four-year degree usually for advancement and higher pay---e.g., master’s and doctoral degrees
a graduate degree or higher
What a person has to do in order to accomplish a job
duties and responsibilities
The study of children and how they grow mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially
child care
This child development-related career has the technical skills required to check prenatal development of fetuses.
Sonographer
Which child development-related career plans healthy meals for patients in the children’s ward of a hospital who have special nutritional needs.
Children’s dietitian
This child development-related career has a medical degree from a well-respected university and works with patients from infancy through age eighteen.
Pediatrician
Traits needed to achieve a goal
skills and aptitudes
Which child-development-related work type helps neighbors on weekends by keeping their children while they go out to dinner.
Babysitter
Cleaning children’s teeth and teaching them good dental hygiene requirement.
an associate’s degree
This child development-related career has a 4-year degree and works with children in the elementary school who have difficulty learning
Special education teacher
Which child development-related career has a medical degree and specializes in caring for women who are pregnant.
OB/GYN
A set wage or income for work completed
salary
Works at a summer camp for girls where in charge of games and crafts for eight-year-olds.
Activities director
A standard of conduct and priorities for job performance.
Understands appropriate workplace behaviors, honest, hardworking, dependable, work independently, cares about doing the best work possible
Work Ethic
Someone with a strong work ethic
Type of career in which people work directly with children
Direct Intervention
Which child development-related career requires a graduate degree and helps children who have large- and small-motor impairments or challenges.
Physical therapist
An hourly payment for work completed
wage
Working as a nanny in Mrs. Jones’ home caring for her two children is an example
entry level child development work
Sets of standards created by various professions to govern the conduct of employees in these careers
code of professional ethics
Professionals who share their knowledge, such as knowledge about children with other adults.
Consultants
Requirement to work in the field of child development and become a child psychiatrist.
graduate degree and above
The surroundings in which a person works
work environment