Explore Career Clusters
Career clusters are a way of grouping careers with common features and skills. Careers grouped into the same cluster typically require similar education and training. Exploring clusters can be a useful way to find a good career match, especially if you have general areas of interest but are not sure what specific careers match those interests. Career clusters can also help you better understand how your coursework in school can prepare you for certain types of careers.
16 Career Clusters
Click on the clusters to learn more about them through the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook.
The Career Cluster Finder is a simple assessment that helps you discover which career clusters may be a good match based on activities that interest you, personal qualities you have and subjects you enjoy in school. The results of the assessment include the top three clusters you are matched with and a ranking of all clusters with a percentage match for you.
Career Interest Profiler is an online career interest assessment for students based on Holland's interest codes. The results of the assessment include your strongest field of interest with definitions of all the Holland interest codes. You can view matching careers and career clusters organized by the amount of preparation each needs.
OTHER RESOURCES
Virginia Education Wizard - Students can take interest, skills, and values assessments. The Wizard contains a number of tools to help users explore careers, plan education, pay for college and much more. There are also Parent Resources available to assist parents with planning for their children’s educations. Students can take the assessment on-line at home or in the College & Career Center.
MyFuture.com- Figure out what's next! Explore career areas, find a college or trade school, and explore the military.
Mapping Your Future - Your journey starts here! Explore careers, prepare for college and learn about financial aid.
Salary.com - Use the Salary Wizard to view salaries for various job titles.