4.01 Career Clusters

Pathways

Explain a Career Clusters?

• It’s a group of jobs related to one another by common interest, these jobs range from entry level to professional.

• There are 16 clusters in which all jobs in the U.S. can be grouped into.

Pathways

• subgroups of career clusters

• knowledge and skill requirements are targeted toward a very specific group of occupations that share common abilities

Why should I study the clusters?

• Because they help you explore a wide range of jobs within a career area

1. Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Only 10% of the worker are involved in ranching and farming

• Requires two-to-four years of college.

• Must like to work outdoor with nature and the natural elements

• A forester is a job in this cluster

• Provides basic human needs

2. Architecture and Construction• To be an engineer

you must at least have your bachelors degree.

• Must be good in Math and Science

• Requires that you be licensed before practicing as an architect.

• HS classes such as welding and drafting would be great classes for this field

3. Arts, Audio-Visual Technology, & Communication

• Needs to have good interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.

• High school classes such as art, yearbook, chemistry, math and English are great course for this field.

• This is no postsecondary school required however they are suggested.

• TV announcer is a job in this cluster

4. Business and Administration

• Must be well organized, good with numbers and systems

• HS business classes are good for the field.

• Need computer skills, common sense, decision-making skills, and problem solving abilities.

5. Education and Training

• Need at least a bachelors degree in order to become a teacher

• Must have great interpersonal skills and love to make an impact

• Do not make as much money as some other professions but have great benefits

6. Finance (Business Technologies)

• Good with money

• Is growing rapidly as far as international sales.

• computers, auditor, accountant

• HS courses in math, finance and business courses are good in this field

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced training is required for most of the careers in this cluster.

7. Government and Public Administration

• Training on these job range from on-the-job training to advanced degrees.

• People enter this field for various reasons.

• All HS classes especially the arts will help in this field

8. Health Science

• Must be a helper type person.

• The job outlook looks great because as long as we have children and we continue to age, we will need someone to take care of us

• HS courses in health, biology, health occupations and psychology

• Normally complete 7 to 10 years of postsecondary education.

9. Hospitality and Tourism

• Great interpersonal skills

• Some jobs are seasonal and sometimes requires working weekends, nights or holidays

• Many jobs require no specific education. Lots of OTJ training.

10. Human Service (Public Service)

• Involves helping, protecting and nurturing others.

• Most require one to be licensed and renew their skills often.

• Many do not require college degree HOWEVER it does require specialized training.

• Firefighters, day care workers

11. Information Technology

• Fastest going field of all career clusters

• One need at least an associates degree and continuous updating of their skills

• HS computer, math and sciences classes are good for this career cluster.

12. Law and Public Safety

• Helping people stay safe through the legal system.

• Requires many types of supervised field experiences.

• OTJ, Associate, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are common.

• Communication, strong ethics, and conflict-resolution skills are required.

13. Manufacturing

• Most work indoors, noisy conditions

• White-collar– Normally salaried jobs

that do not require specialized clothes.

• Blue-collar– Because work requires

specialized clothes.

• OTJ, apprenticeships or technical training is needed

• Strong in math, science along with good teamwork and communication skills

14. Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service

• Enterprising skills, and very interpersonal

• Forecasters predict greater than average job growth

• Requires no prior experience for entry-level positions

• women make up ½ of the workforce in retail sales

15. Scientific Research/Engineering

• Many jobs require one to devising new methods to solve problems.

• Highly technical, requires a firm background in Math and Science.

• Lots of physical and social science along with engineering

• In most cases….. LOTS AND LOTS OF SCHOOLING.

16. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

• Range from bus driver, to flying airplane

• Requires license in your profession

• Does not require college however it is suggested.