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Career VS Job

According to the Merriam Webster dictionary a job is the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money (Merriam-Webster, n.d). A career is a field of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional or business life (Merriam-Webster, n.d). While there are many similarities in a job and a career there are apparent differences. A job requires minimum to no education or special training while a career requires an education and or individualized training that may pertain to the career. Careers are long term and may include benefits such as medical and dental 401K whereas jobs may be short term and most likely will not include benefits. Individuals that hold jobs are compensated with wages, yet individuals that hold careers are commonly compensated with a salary. A person will hold many jobs in their career building up to their desired position. Typically a person will work in jobs that pertain to their career in order to gain experience in their c