The 16 Career Clusters
Planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions.
What is Business, Management, and Administration
Principal
What is Education and Training
Financial and investment planning services
What is Finance
I want a career that will allow me to express my creativity by performing in places like Broadway. What pathway should I focus on?
What is Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
Machine Operator, Welder, Furniture maker, Health and Safety Specialist, and Engine and Other Machine Assemblers fall under what career cluster?
What is Manufacturing
Phlebotomist
What is Health Science
Dietitian, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Nurse, Radiologic Tech, or Physical Therapist are connected to what pathway?
What is Health Science
Director
What is Arts & A/V Technology and Communications
Event Planners, Fashion Designers, Floral Designers, Retail Store Managers, Customer Service Representatives, and Sales managers choose a career in what?
What is Marketing, Sales, and Service
Forest Fire Fighter, Biochemists, Food Inspectors, Farm Workers and Laborers, and Agricultural Inspectors.
What is Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Cosmetologist
What is Human Services
Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services
What is Law, Public Safety, and Security
Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
What is STEM
Teacher, Teacher’s Aide, College Advisor, and Principal are careers connected to what cluster?
What is Education and Training
Plumber, Carpenter, Construction Inspector, Elevator Installer/Repairer, and Roofer are examples of what career pathway?
What is Architecture and Construction
Electrician
What is Architecture and Construction
I design new computer equipment and develop computer games.
What is information technology
Management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel-related services
What is Hospitality and Tourism
Chemist
What is STEM
Executing governmental functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and Administration at the local, state, and federal levels
What is Government and Public Administration
Food Scientist
What is Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and facility maintenance.
What is Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics