4.01 Career Clusters

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4.01 Career Clusters

• Pathways

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Explain a Career Clusters?

• Its 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.

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Pathways

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

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Pathways (11)

• Agricultural and Natural Resources Technologies
• basic human needs
• Example forester
• Arts and Sciences
• arts, humanities, social sciences
• Biological and Chemical Technologies
• food science, research laboratory environment
• Business Technologies
• computers
• Health Sciences
• Allied Health Classes
• Commercial and Artistic Production Technologies
• Construction Technologies
• Engineering Technologies
• Industrial Technologies
• Public Services Technologies
• Transport Systems Technologies

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Why should I study the clusters?

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.