Working 9 to 5
These skills allow a person to work effectively with others.
What are soft skills?
Obtaining more of this (on average) leads to higher wages.
What is education?
The deadline for filing taxes is quickly approaching... Make sure you have it done before this date.
What is April 15th?
You'll complete this form when you begin a job, indicating to your employer how much to withhold from each check.
What is a W4?
This program provides benefits for retired workers, disabled individuals, and dependents.
What is Social Security?
This soft skill helps you juggle 2 jobs, school, cleaning, and all of the other tasks in your life.
What is time management?
This helps to save for retirement and is managed by a company or the individual.
What is a 401(k) plan?
A portion of your wages are not included in your paycheck because they go directly to federal, state, and local taxes. This means they are ___________.
What is withheld (or withholding)?
Your employer has to send this form to both you and the IRS at the end of the year to report your wages.
What is a W2?
This program provides medical coverage to individuals age 65 or older.
What is Medicare?
This key piece of job applications contains your contact information, skills, education, and work experience.
What is a resume?
In this economy, individuals work "freelance" or perform independent contract work, often for larger companies.
Filing your tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? Make sure to complete this standard form.
What is 1040?
This form is used by employers to verify an employee's identity and to establish that they are eligible to work in the United States.
What is an I9?
State taxes, federal taxes, Social Security, health insurance, 401(k) contributions... These are all coming out of your paycheck and known as what?
What are deductions?
Wanting a potential employer to know your key strengths and interests? Make sure you write one of these.
What is a cover letter?
You might obtain one of these as a student, designed to learn a little bit more about a particular industry and get on-the-job training... and who knows, maybe you'll get paid, too!
What is an internship?
These 2 programs are considered mandatory government spending and are deducted from paychecks.
What are Social Security and Medicare?
This form details all "non-employee" compensation, including for specific jobs like freelancers or contractors.
What is a 1099?
The state of Missouri is 1 of 41 states that has this.
What is state income tax?
Learning data analysis, graphic design, carpentry, or computer programming are all examples of these, specific knowledge or abilities for a job.
What are hard skills?
Employers in 2025 say that these are the most saught after skills.
What are soft skills?
What is a tax refund?
This form reflects money earned from an interest-bearing account, like a savings account or brokerage account.
What is a 1099-INT?
Defense, foreign affairs, law enforcement, interest on national debt... All of these are funded by this, collected by the government.
What is federal income tax?