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Government Sites
Accountant -
Accountants and auditors keep track of a company's money. The company's managers and people outside the
company read their reports. Managers look at the accountants' reports to see how well their companies are
doing.
Bookkeeping
Clerk - Bookkeeping clerks add, subtract, multiply, and divide many numbers each day. They
must be able to use computers to calculate and record data. There is a wide variety of bookkeeping clerks.
Certain clerks handle only specific accounts. Some bookkeepers maintain books for an entire company.
Economist -
Economists do research. They prepare surveys to collect data, and then figure out what the data mean. They
also forecast how the economy might change in the future. Economists study topics such as prices, jobs,
taxes, interest rates, and the stock market.
Financial
Analyst - Financial analysts help people decide how to invest their money. They work for banks,
insurance companies, mutual funds, and securities firms.
Loan Officer -
Loan officers help people apply for loans. This lets people do things like buy a house or a car, or pay for
college. Loan officers help businesses by loaning them money to get started or to buy equipment.
Real Estate
Agent - Real estate agents help people buy and sell houses. They must be able to say
approximately how much money a house is worth. They need to know what the neighborhoods in their towns
are like. They must know the laws that have to do with buying or selling a house. They also can tell home
buyers where to get a loan if they need more money to buy a house.
Students and Career Advisors -
CareerOneStop - (Department of Labor) - Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?
What job do you think you would like? At this fantastic website, you’ll learn all about different jobs, their pay and
growth prospects, and how to prepare for them.
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