| A | B |
| Benefits | Financial help in time of sickness, old age, disability, or the like. |
| Bias | To prejudice or present information in a slanting manner |
| Career Outlook | The number of jobs that will be available in a certain field in the future |
| Dictionary of Occupational Titles | Book describing thousands of jobs |
| Entepreneur | Self Employeed |
| Entepreneurship | Ownership and management of a business |
| Free Enterprise System | Allows private owenership, profit motive, and competition |
| Guide to Occupational Education | Book containing 12 main interest areas and careers suiting those interests |
| Inflation | Sharp increase in the cost of goods and services |
| Long term goals | Something one wishes to do in a year or more |
| Mentor | Trusted advisor |
| NCCareers.org | Website matching careers to interests which is specific to NC |
| Nontraditional Occupations | Occupations in which men/ women comprise less than 25% of the workforce |
| O*Net | Occupational Information Network replacing the DOT |
| OOH | Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| Promotion | Advance earned by being productive, cooperative, dependable, and highly skilled |
| Recession | Period of declining economic growth |
| Short term goals | Things a person wants to accomplish in a small amount of time |
| Telecommute | Work at home on a computer connected to the network of one's employer |
| Trade and professional journals | Publications containing information regarding trends and training opportunities for specific occupations |
| Transferable Skills | To carry, move, or shift a proficiency or ability |
| Trends | A direction of movement |
| Video/ Voice conferencing | Can be used to replace travel |
| Working Conditions | Information about hours, environment, and safety in regards to an occupation |