1. Objective 1.01
Describe employment opportunities, educational requirements, and job trends

2. Career Cluster Jobs or careers that are closely related
There are 16 career clusters.

3. Career Ladder VERTICAL movement between jobs
Related careers, each one requiring more qualifications than the previous one.

4. Lattice

5. Career Lattice
Contains both vertical and lateral movement between jobs
Reflect more closely the career paths of today's work environment.

6. Job Description
A brief explanation of a particular job including duties, qualifications needed and opportunities.

8. Job Shadowing Short-term educational experience
Student is paired with an employee of a business, industry, or agency
By “shadowing” the employee, the student becomes familiar with the duties associated with that occupation.

9. Mentor
Someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person.

10. Cooperative Education
For students age 16 and older
Student works part-time and goes to school part-time
School credit is received for both the on-the-job training and classroom components.

11. Apprenticeship For students ages 16 and older
Learn a trade under the guidance of an expert.

12. Service Learning
Combines community service with career and academic learning goals
Students provide volunteer service to the local community.

13. Post-secondary Education
Community college
offer trade degrees or 2-year Associate degrees
Colleges/Universities
4-year or Bachelor degree
Advanced degrees: Masters and PhD
Technical schools/institutes
Offer training in specific careers.

14. Certifications and Licensing
AIA: American Institute of Architects
NSPE: National Society of Professional Engineers
ASLA: American Society of Landscape Architects
ASID: American Society of Interior Designers

15. Job Levels

16. Skilled Labor The ability to perform a specific task or occupation.
Skilled workers are more highly paid than unskilled workers.
Examples: carpenters, mechanics, graphic designers, and so forth. 

17. Entry-level job
A job that is normally designated for recent graduates and does not require prior experience.
May require some on-site training.

18. Mid-level job Worked in a field for at least 2 to 3 years.
Overall you know this job, have done this job and are somewhere in the middle of the job ladder within the job's career path.

19. Professional
One who has completed a professional degree in one or more areas.
Most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct and rigorous ethical and moral obligations.

20. Pay

21. Hourly Pay Employee is paid based on the number of hours worked
Must keep a record of time worked
Usually if the employee does not work they do not receive pay.

22. Commission
Employee is paid based on a percentage of the amount of sales
Example: Bob is paid based on the amount of merchandise the customer buys. If Bob works all day and does not sell anything, he does not receive money for working that day.

23. Salary
Employee receives a set amount of money for performing their job duties
They must work until their job duties are complete
Do not receive overtime pay but they may be paid for vacation and sick days.