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Most people do their job to earn a living. But doing a job also satisfies one’s need to be useful and to use his talents. A good job is also a measure of success. In addition to traditional professions such as trades and crafts, modern technology has created a whole new class of jobs. The changing world will probably force people to have several jobs during their lifetime. Today youth people are lucky that they have many options from which they can choose. The opportunities are almost endless. The aim of today’s educational institutions is to prepare the youth for the future which is full of changes and challenges.
Jobs can be divided into two main groups: manual and intellectual. People doing manual work are sometimes collars blue-collars and people doing intellectual work white-collars. The difference between these two groups is in required education and the salary. The salary often depends on education and work experience.
In manual jobs people do manual work. The education for them is shorter than the preparation for intellectual jobs. Young people are trained for them in Apprentice centres for two or three years. Two years are for the simplest jobs like mason. Longer education can last three years for professions like cooks, electricians, mechanics, plumbers or miners. But there are also professions for which you must study four years and have school leaving examination, such as for example watchmaker, shop assistant or decorator. And there are also jobs where you do not need any education – like a digger or housekeeper.