Career Clusters
Skills & Interests
Education & Training
Workplace Environment
Dollars & Sense
100

I work with my hands to build and maintain buildings and infrastructure.

What is Architecture and Construction?

100

The process of understanding different jobs and what they involve. 

What is career exploration?

100

A two-year degree you can earn at a community college. 

What is an Associate's Degree?

100

This type of workplace might involve working outdoors an performing physically demanding tasks. 

What is a trade job?

100

The expected amount of money you can anticipate earning in your first professional role after graduation. 

What is an entry-level salary? 

200

This cluster involves the creation, performance, and appreciation of visual and performing arts. 

What is Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications?

200

This involves using your creativity and imagination to solve problems. 

What is innovation? 

200

This four-year degree is typically earned at a college or university. 

What is a Bachelor's Degree? 

200

This environment focuses on providing medical care and support to individuals. 

What is healthcare?

200

This is the overall average starting salary for college graduates in the U.S. according to Bankrate

What is $68,680?

300

This cluster focuses on the provision of goods and services to individuals and families. 

What is Hospitality and Tourism? 

300

This essential ability involves effective listening, speaking, and writing skills? 

What is communication? 

300

This certification process helps ensure a high standard of teaching and requires ongoing professional development. 

What is board certification? 

300

This refers to working from a remote location, often from home, connected digitally to a main office. 

What is telecommuting? 

300

Majors in this field have the highest projected starting salaries for the class of 2025, according to Bankrate

What is engineering? 

400

Professional in the field protect natural resources and the environment. 

What is Natural Resources?

400

This tool helps you understand your interests and strengths to choose a career. 

What is a career assessment tool? 

400

On-the-job (OJT) learning experiences that provided practical experience in a chosen field. 

What are internships? 

400

This type of work requires employees to wear a specific uniform and maintain a high level of security awareness. 

What is a uniformed service?

400

This refers to the potential financial return on your investment in education and training. 

What is earning potential? 

500

This cluster involves designing, developing, and managing computer hardware and software systems. 

What is Information Technology?

500

This refers to your ability to work well with others to achieve a common goal. 

What is teamwork? 

500
This is the practice of continually acquiring new knowledge and skills throughout your working life. 

What is lifelong learning? 

500

This involves a flexible work schedule that allows employees to choose their own start and end times, within certain parameters. 

What is flex-time?

500

These are the expected changes in the availability of jobs within a specific career field over time? 

What is job outlook or employment projections? 

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