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"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." -Malcolm X

Career Clusters: High School and Beyond Plan

Use Career Clusters to find careers that share similar knowledge and skills. Each cluster contains several pathways. A pathway is a group of related career specialties within a cluster. Looking at Careers by Cluster provides you with a good starting point in your career research by showing careers you may not have thought about before and giving you quick information about those related careers.

  • Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
    Are science classes your favorite? Are you interested in how food is made? Are you interested in working on a farm? Do you enjoy working with animals? Do you have a green thumb? Do you like to take care of plants? If so, this career cluster might be for you. If you are interested in this cluster, you will support plant- and animal-based industries. You might work on a farm growing crops or help farmers manage their business. Others might focus on the technology used in farming and help develop.
  • Architecture & Construction
    Are you interested in how buildings are planned? Do you like to build things with your hands? Do you like to create models or make designs? Do you like to help fix broken things around your house? Do you like to use both mental and manual skills to solve problems? If you are interested in this cluster, you will help construct buildings, roads, or bridges. You might focus on designing new building projects, creating blueprints or plans. Others in this cluster work directly on job sites and use.
  • Arts, AudioVisual Technology, & Communication
    Are you interested in working behind the scenes at a school play? Are you visually oriented? Do you enjoy performing in front of an audience? Do you like to paint or draw? Do you like to play sports? Do you like to put together outfits and accessories? Does computer animation interest you? If you are interested in this cluster, you will create different types of art or help produce entertainment. You might work in visual arts and create paintings, sculptures, digital designs, film, etc.
  • Business Management & Administration
    Are you interested in starting your own business? Do you have ideas for new inventions? Do you have strong organizational skills? Do you hold a leadership position in a school club? Do you like being the leader in a school project? If you are interested in this cluster, you manage and help businesses expand. In this cluster careers run a successful business in many industries. You might supervise projects or teams of employees at a business. Others work with technology and data.
  • Education & Training
    Careers in this cluster, you will support the education of children or adults. You might teach students different skills and subjects at school. You could also help students decide what kind of education they would like to pursue and connect students to useful resources. Others in this cluster might help design classroom curriculums or make sure a school is running properly.
  • Finance
    If you are interested in this finance cluster, you help individuals and businesses manage their money. You might invest or keep track of money for people. You might also provide businesses or individuals with other financial services, such as helping with their taxes. Others in this cluster work with real estate or insurance transactions.
  • Government & Public Administration
    Careers in this cluster, you will protect people and communities from harm. You can work at the local, state, or federal level. You might enforce laws or use the law to hold people accountable for breaking rules. Others defend their cities or country against threats or emergencies.
  • Health Science
    In this cluster, you promote health in communities and individual people. You might work in the medical field, helping people recover from illness or injury. Others might provide personal care services to help people look and feel their best. This cluster also includes work in social services. You might help individuals, families, or communities through difficult times.
  • Hospitality & Tourism
    Are you good at working with different types of people? Do you enjoy traveling? Do you like to cook? Do you like to cook? Do you like to plan birthday parties? Have you worked in a restaurant? If you are interested in this cluster, you work with people to help coordinate events, travel, or other fun experiences. You might help restaurants or hotels serve customers. Others help travelers plan and book their trips.
  • Human Services
    Are you a good listener? Do you care about people and want to help in some way? Do you help friends with their personal problems? Do you like to help friends and family members look their best? Have you cared for children or done babysitting? Have you planned programs for school or community organizations? If so, this career cluster might be for you.
  • Information Technology
    Are you interested in learning how to code? Do you enjoy working with computers? Do you like playing video games? Do you like solving complicated puzzles? Is math your favorite subject? If you are interested in this cluster, you will use computers and computer programs to find solutions to complex problems. Careers in this cluster overlap with many industries. You might manage the technology used in offices, protect data from hackers, or build a company’s website and more.
  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security
    Are you able to work under pressure? Are you good at winning arguments? Can you work in the face of danger? Can you work with various kinds of people? Do you instruct friends and family members on laws and regulations? Do you like to help people? If so, this career cluster might be for you.
  • Manufacturing
    Are you interested in learning how a machine works? Are you interested in robotics? Do you enjoy repairing things around your house? Do you like building things with your hands? In this cluster, you will use technology to improve the systems that manufacture goods. You might use engineering principles or robotics to make current systems run better. You could also conduct inspections and run tests to check that products meet health and safety standards. You might use machines to make new products
  • Marketing
    In this cluster, you use creative strategies to advertise and sell products or services. You might use data and research to figure out what types of people use a certain product. Others design campaigns, commercials, or advertisements for companies. You might also work at stores, selling products directly to customers.
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
    Are you detail-oriented? Do you enjoy reading science magazines? Do you prepare projects for science fairs? Do you want to know how things work? Is science one of your favorite subjects? If so, this career cluster might be for you.
  • Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
    Are you always on time getting to places? Are you interested in learning how to fix engines? Are you interested in learning how to fly a plane? Are you interested in working on a boat? Do you know how to plan routes using a map? Do you like to read automotive or mechanical magazines? Do you repair your or your family's and friends' vehicles? This cluster, you will coordinate moving goods or passengers by air, ground, or water transportation. You might fly planes, drive boats, or repair vehicles.