| A | B |
| Job | A paid position involving a specific place and time and specific tasks set by an employer. |
| Occupation | A specific set of skills that requries special training, education, or experience. People in their occupation consider their occupation a career. |
| Career | A lifetime work history or long-term participation in a particular field. |
| Career Cluster | Possible careers in a subject area that are grouped together. |
| Passion | The strong, positive feelings you experience while enjoying something. |
| Attitude | The way you feel about something. |
| Talents | Natural strengths and abilities, everyone has them. |
| Heart | What you believe is important to your life choices. |
| Transferable skills | Work tasks that are used in various types of careers. ie: communication skills, computer skills |
| Specialized skills | Unique knowledge and abilities needed for specific occupations. ie: ability to write programming code, ability to operate heavy machinery |