6th Grade

Jobs vs. Careers Worksheet

First and Last Name
Career Standards:
MSCA6-1: Students will understand the personal nature of work and how it relates to them as individuals and
as integral parts of society.
a) Identify reasons why individuals work (economic, social, and psychological).
b) Compare and contrast jobs vs. careers.

Business and Computer Science Standards

MSBCS-BCSI-2: Students will identify and demonstrate computer maintenance and safety.
a) Explain basic file management.
b) Create a folder/directory. Grading Scale: Checklist (Possible 100
points)
MSBCS-BCSI-8: Students will utilize word processing software. _______ (25 points) Part I: Inserting table with
a) Identify and explain basic word processing terminology (file, open, vocabulary terms and definitions.
save, print, copy, paste, toolbar, highlight, font, etc.). Make sure headings for each column
c) Create and save a basic word processing document. are bold, underlined, and centered.

_______ (25 points) Part II: Inserting table with

Essential Questions:
1. Why is basic file management important?
2. What is a folder and how do you create one?
3. How do you create and save a word document?
4. What is the purpose of a table?
5. What is the difference between a job and a career?
6. Do you want a job or a career in the future?
7. Why do people work?
examples of careers and jobs
_______ (25 points) Part III: Typing and
answering questions in complete
sentences
_______ (25 points) Part IV: Typing terms and
definitions in a table, typing questions

Part 1
1. Insert the following table: You will need 2 columns and 8 rows. You will type the terms and
definitions.

Terms Definition
Career Time spent in one type of job or area of interest earning
money. For a career, a person may need training, or have
to attend college. A career is working in a job that you
like or enjoy. A career to some people may be a job to
others.
Example: The teacher loves to teach so that would be
his/her career, but for some people they would hate to
stand in front of a group of students every day so teaching
for them would be a job.
Job Working at a particular thing for money; you must have
the money but do not enjoy your position. A job to some
people may be a career to others.
Example: I would not like to be in the heat driving a bull
dozer all day, so that would be a job to me, but some
people love being outside and driving heavy equipment,
so it is a career to them.
Needs What you need to survive (food, water clothing, and
shelter.
 Wants What you would like to have but do not need to survive.

Part 2:
1. You will insert a table with 2 columns and 6 rows.
2. Under each heading give 5 examples of careers and 5 examples of jobs. The first one has already been
done for you. Student answers will vary depending on how you would view an occupation.

Careers Jobs
Example: Teacher Ex. Fast Food Cook

Part 3: Type and answer the following questions based on the information you put in your table:

1. What do the occupations on both of these lists have in common?

2. What is the main difference between the two lists? Explain

3. How are the education level requirements different on the two lists? Explain

4. Which list would you like your future employment to come from in the future? Explain why you select
the list you choose?

5. How does having a job or career in the future impact your lives in the future? Explain

Part 4: Insert a table. You will need to decide the number of columns and rows.
Type the terms and definitions.

The people in America work for different reasons. The reasons why people work can be divided into 3 sections:

Terms Definitions
Economics deals with the production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services (Money)
Social concerned with human beings and their
relationships to each other (Friends)
Psychological of the mind, reasons people act, think and feel as
they do (peace of mind)

Type and answer the following questions with either (economics, social, or psychological). Some questions may
have more than one answer.

1. What is the number one reason why your parents work?

2. What is the number one reason why people across America work?
3. What do you think will be the most important reason why you will work in the future?
 Collage Project

1. Open a new document in Microsoft Word.

2. Press Control, Enter to get another page. (You should have two pages in all)

3. Create a collage about Jobs on Page 1. (Include 10 pictures and 10 shapes)

 You will type the following title in the Center of the page: Collage of Jobs and
Careers. (Press ENTER and type your name)
 Click on the Insert tab and select Clip art
 In the Search Box, type the name of a “Job” and click Go. Example: Cashier
 After you place the clip art on your screen, make sure you change your text
wrapping to: IN FRONT OF TEXT!
 Click on the Insert tab and select shapes.
 Select a shape large and open enough to type the name of your Job. Click and
drag to draw the shape on your screen.
 Right-click on the shape and select “Add Text”
 Continue inserting 10 clip art picture and 10 shapes to create a collage of jobs
on page 1.
4. Create a collage about Careers on Page 2. (Follow the instructions in step 3.

5. When you are finished, Open another Word document and insert two pages.
Create a collage called “All about Me” on page 1. Create another collage on page 2
about the topic of your choice.
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