Section 1.2 Careers in Marketing
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Explore Your Career
Options
The average worker spends 36 percent of
his or her day working, as shown in Figure
1-2. This means a choice of career is one of
the most important decisions a person will
make as an adult.
A job is the work a person does regularly
in order to earn money. A career is a series of
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business field requiring similar education,
training, or skills. For example, a doctor has
a career in the medical profession. The doctor
would have started as an intern and then
become a resident before becoming a doctor.
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greater knowledge and expertise. The series
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higher income. Many career counselors
recommend that you think in terms of
developing a career.
The workplace is changing rapidly, and
researching a career can seem overwhelming.
Studying the career clusters is a good
starting point to see where your interests
lie. The career clusters, as shown in Figure
1-3, are 16 groups of occupational and career
specialties that share common knowledge
and skills.
Time Use on an Average Workday
Figure 1-2 Average workday for working adults with children.
US Department of Labor