chapter 3: researching careers mrs. tarver college and careers
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Chapter 3: Researching Careers
Mrs. TarverCollege and Careers
To gather information about a subject
Interest area that includes activities such as problem solving and
experimenting.
A group of careers with similar job characteristics
To perform work without receiving
payment
A synonym for career
A source of career information
A group of activities done in many different
careers
Interest area that includes activities
involving numbers, written information, and
routine.
Observation of someone’s work life to learn about
someone’s job responsibilities and daily
routine.
US government agency that organized
similar careers into career clusters
Career interest area that involves working outside with hands
Publication that provides general information about hundreds of
careers, including what workers do in each career, what education and
training workers need in each career, and predictions about the future of
those careers
A short, informal talk with someone in a
career that interests you
If someone works with livestock on a cattle ranch, their occupation would fall under this career cluster.
The career interest area for someone who enjoys
being a leader.
Online version of the Dictionary of
Occupational Titles
Career cluster that describes the jobs of
those people who work for the Department of
Labor
Temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work
experience in a career field
When you collect as much information as you can
about a career, then write what you like and dislike
about the career
The career cluster for someone who works
installing home closets and cabinets