Plan for Success Key Terms

This is a paid position involving a specific place, time, and tasks set be an employer.

• Job

• Occupation

• Career

• Work

This is a group of related tasks that require special training, education, or experience to learn a specific set of skills.

• Job

• Occupation

• Career Cluster

• Talents

This describes a lifetime work history or long-term participation in a particular field of expertise.

• Job

• Occupation

• Career

• Career Cluster

All the possible careers in an entire field are called a ___.

• Job

• Professionalism

• Occupation

• Career Cluster

These skills are similar to skills used in various types of careers.

• Transferable Skills

• Specialized Skills

• Career Cluster

• Occupation

These skills are used in specific occupations.

• Occupation

• Career Cluster

• Specialized Skills

• Transferable Skills