CC45 - Lesson 3.05 Vocats Review

The workplace that today’s students enter will have: 

• fewer women, minorities, and immigrants. 
• a shift away from service occupations. 
• more international competition.
  
• less demand for high skills 

An increase in the number of dual-income families has created an increase in the area of: 

• health occupations. 
• law occupations 
• service occupations. 
• farm occupations 

In today’s workplace, workers typically: 

• stay at one job for their career 
• continue to learn new skills. 
• work fewer hours.
  
• work nights and weekends. 

Employment forecasters predict greater than average job growth in: 

• Agriculture
• Sewing
• Retail
• Textile Occupations

Private ownership, profit motive, competition, and freedom of choice are characteristics of a: 

• Socialist
• Free Enterprise System
• Mixed Economy
• Central Economy

Women make up more than half of the workforce in which industry? 

• Computer repair
• Construction technology
• Retail sales
• Civil engineering

Labor market trends for the 21st century predict that the greatest number of workers will need to have which level of education? 

• High school diploma
• Community college
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree

The latest trends in a trade or profession can be found in: 

• Daily newspapers
• Trade and professional journals
• Reports to stockholders
• Newspaper classifieds

Which is true of the current workplace? 

• Less competition for jobs 
• Fewer female workers
  
• Increased use of technology 
• Simpler lower-level jobs 

Which is a declining occupation? 

• Child care workers
• Truck drivers
• Retail sales people
• Farmers