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