We can talk about a job, an occupation or a career. Mechanic, secretary and teacher are examples of occupations. A job is a specific
working position, such as mechanic at Tuffy Tire or secretary at Deep Woods Enterprises. A career is much more general and really includes all your life experiences. People also talk about career fields, such as medicine or forestry or business. You may choose a career as a computer technician and work at many different jobs in that career field. You may choose a career as an electronics technician, hold different jobs related to electronics, then run your own business in the field of electronics. Sometimes people change their careers. For example, Jim used to be a plumber. Now he is a truckdriver. Jim has changed his job, his career, and his career field.
Ray's Story
Ray is 30 years old. He left school in Grade 10 and came back 13 years later. This is the story of his career.
"I lived on the coast of Labrador for half my life, through the summers. I either fished, or mainly worked in the fish plant. Even before I left school I used to work in the plant, since I was 11 years old."
"Through the years away from school I found it hard to adjust to today's technology. I couldn't stand a computer. I didn't know anything about them. But now, I'd like to have my own and I'd like to know more about them."
"All I ever did was labour work. My hands done my work and now the machine
is doing the work. I didn't like machines taking over manual labour. You
got to accept the changes I guess and I'm starting to understand that."
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