Producers and Consumers

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CONTENT STATEMENT

People produce and consume goods and services in the community.

CONTENT ELABORATION

People in the community work at jobs where they produce goods and services.

Goods are objects that are capable of satisfying people’s wants (e.g., homes, cars, furniture, food, clothing).

Services are actions that are capable of satisfying people’s wants (e.g., medical care, restaurants, hotels, lawn mowing, babysitting).

People also are consumers in the community. Consumer wants are satisfied by using goods and services.

People can be both producers and consumers.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Demonstrate how people are producers and consumers in the community

POTENTIAL CAREERS

Searched: Producers

27-2012.00Producers and Directors  Bright Outlook  
13-1021.00Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 
11-3051.03Biofuels Production Managers
41-9011.00Demonstrators and Product Promoters
51-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
51-9198.00Helpers–Production Workers
11-3051.00Industrial Production Managers
43-5061.00Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
45-2041.00Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
41-4011.00Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
41-4012.00Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 
27-4032.00Film and Video Editors
11-9041.01Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 
27-2012.04Talent Directors 
27-2012.05Media Technical Directors/Managers 
51-9199.00Production Workers, All Other
17-2112.03Manufacturing Engineers 
17-3026.00Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
43-5111.00Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
51-2092.00Team Assemblers

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