A career cluster is a group of careers that share common features. If you like one job in a cluster, you will probably find other jobs in that cluster that you will like as well.

Michigan has 17 Career Clusters

Here are examples of three different career clusters.

• Health — Workers in this cluster help people have healthy lives. Some work directly with people, some don't. This cluster contains jobs like home health aide, medical sonographer, pharmacy aide, and medical transcriptionist.

• Business — Workers in this cluster help companies run smoothly. This cluster contains jobs like office clerk, receptionist, credit checker, and janitor.

• Public Safety — Workers in this cluster protect people and enforce laws. This cluster contains jobs like security guard, court clerk, alarm installer, and lifeguard.

Below you can explore and find information for each of the 17 Career Clusters

A career path is a smaller group of jobs within a career cluster that use similar skills. Each career cluster contains several career paths. ... A career path helps you find out how you might move from one job to another within a career cluster.

Here are a few examples of career paths:

• "Patient Care" is a path within the "Health" career cluster

  • Home Health Aide → Nursing Assistant → Licensed Practical Nurse

• "Administrative Support" is a path within the "Business" career cluster

  • Receptionist → Office Clerk → Office Manager

• "Safety" is a path in the "Public Safety" career cluster

  • Security Guard → Fire Fighter → Fire Inspector

Career Path information is listed within each Career Cluster below.