Career Explorations Quiz

A career is:

• an occupation
• the body of work in a person's lifetime
• the specific position in which a person is employed
• a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

An occupation is:

• a cluster
• the body of work in a person's lifetime
• the specific position in which a person is employed
• a wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

Which of the following would be a job?

• Sales clerk at Acme Department Store
• Salesperson
• Entrepreneur
• Taking out the trash

For what do the initials "BLS" stand?

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Standards
• Bacon and Lettuce Sandwich
• Business and Labor Standards

A test that helps determine occupations based on skills is a career:

• interest survey
• performance test
• knowledge test
• aptitude test

A guidance tool that identifies occupations based on interests and activities is a career:

• interest survey
• performance test
• knowledge test
• aptitude test

Which of the following is an online database with detailed descriptions of occupations?

• O*Careers
• O*Net
• O*Occupations
• O*Online

Which of the following best describes a pathway?

• The body of work in a person's lifetime
• The specific position in which a person is employed
• A small groups of occupations within a career cluster
• A wide category of jobs with similar characteristics

There are ____ career clusters.

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

An occupation's growth rate indicates an increase: 

• of job responsibilities in that occupation
• of wages for that occupation
• in the number of new job openings in that occupation
• in required education and training for that occupation