“SPEAK UP” BECOMING A SELF-ADVOCATE

Learning Plan Three: Finding Career Interests Vocabulary

Purpose: Before high school students can focus on what they want to do after they graduate, they
need to be able understand the difference between a career, occupation and a job. To make a decision
about life after high school, students need to know the difference between career, occupation and job.

Instructions: Use online and print sources to research the following terms and record your own
definitions. The following terms should be discussed with the instructor.

“Connect to Me”
Vocabulary Word Definition (picture, example, use the
word in a sentence, etc.)

Essential Functions

Job

Occupation

Career

Interest
Inventories/Career
Inventories

Career Cluster

Learning Plan 3 Vocabulary

Revised 3/5/18