Vocabulary
Career Clusters
Workplace Math
Career research
100
a group of related occupations
What is career cluster
100
some job examples in this career cluster include: resort front desk clerk, a tour guide, and travel agent
What is hospitality and tourism
100
Today you arrived at work at 8:30am. You worked until 12:30 when you took your half hour lunch. You clocked out at 2:15pm. How many hours and mins did you work today?
What is 5 hrs and 15 mins
100
Name the three ways to research careers
What is reading, talking with people, and trying jobs yourself
200
collecting information
What is research
200
this career cluster is about helping people stay healthy and recover from sickness. Some job examples include: laboratory technician, nurse, and medical records technician
What is health science
200
Your gross pay is $120 each week. Your net pay is $98.71. How much is taken out of your paycheck per week?
What is $21.29
200
this way to research a career requires spending time with a worker on the job
What is job shadowing
300
a job where you work up to 30 hours a week
What is a part time job
300
careers in this cluster focus on protecting people and property. Some job examples include: security guard and fire fighters
What is law, public safety, and security
300
You were promoted to assistant manager of Charlie's Chicken. You will receive a $200 a month increase. How much more money will you earn in a year?
What is $2,400
300
the US government puts this book out every two years. It describes hundreds of occupations
What is Occupational Outlook Handbook
400
a program that combines school with volunteer work
What is service learning
400
making products by hand or machine. job examples include: welder and auto body repairers
What is manufacturing
400
The apartment you want to rent costs $150 a month. The landlord wants the first and last month's rent and a security deposit of $75. What will it cost you to move into the apartment?
What is $375
400
Name three ways to gain work experience
What is part time job, cooperative education, and service learning
500
a program that combines school with a part time job
What is cooperative education
500
jobs in this career cluster focus on selling goods/services and making decisions. Job examples include: customer service representatives, medical transcriptionists, and telephone operators
What is business, management, and administration
500
Tuition for the trade school you are attending is $2,000. You take out a student loan at 5% interest. How much will you owe after the first six months?
What is $2,050
500
List 5 of the 8 categories of questions that you should ask when doing career research
What are: duties, working conditions, work hours, skills and talents, education and training, pay, career path, job outlook