16 Career Clusters

The 16 Clusters identify pathways from secondary school to two- and four-year colleges, graduate school, and the workplace, so students can learn in school what they can do in the future.

Here are some other activities to assist students in planning for appropriate academic and career learning experiences:

• Combine the results from an interest inventory with academic results, and discuss course and hobby preferences. Assist the students in learning how to combine these components into a plan to find a satisfying career.
• Teach students how to use career information resources (refer to: “ Investigate Occupations”) to explore their career cluster and occupational interests.
• Teach students early in the year about the connections between class performance, credits, high school graduation, job preparation, and college entrance.
• Help students achieve their goal by way of cooperative agreement and cooperative alliances with local colleges (if applicable).  

Four Sample
Career Cluster Brochures
Choose Below... Health Science Information Technology Law, Public Safety Science, Technology

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Business, Management & Administration
Education & Training
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety, & Security
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales & Service
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Business, Management & Administration
Education & Training
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety, & Security
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales & Service
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Teachers and counselors can customize each of the Career Cluster Brochures listed to show courses and programs to take at their home school and technology center that would be beneficial for that particular cluster.

Each booklet provides an overview of a specific career cluster. The “booklet” includes the definition, pathway overviews, and type of training needed.

More information can be added from the student's online pages: Career/Pathway Model with Educational Levels, Knowledge and Skills Needed, and Requirements and More Sources of Information.

A cover sheet is available for each Career Cluster Information booklet.