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Contents Community Workers Doctors and Nurses Dentists Veterinarians Police Officers Firefighters Teachers Construction Workers Transportation Workers Postal Workers Federal and State Government Leaders City and Town Government Leaders Community Volunteers Glossary For More Information Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Community Workers A community is a group of people who have shared interests or who live in the same neighborhood town or city In a community of people who live in same area there are workers who help all the members of the Workers in a college community include the people who maintain the buildings and grounds 4
Different community workers like doctors help community members who need them community conduct daily life The workers have different jobs and responsibilities that keep a place and its people healthy clean and safe Community workers can include doctors firefighters police officers teachers and government leaders Each community has different needs and resources A large wealthy city may be able to afford more workers than a small town can The large city may also need different kinds of workers than a small town does Compare and Contrast One city hires many workers to care for its park Another city can only hire one worker for the same purpose Why would those two communities have different numbers of workers for their parks 5