What are Career Clusters?

Career Clusters are groups of occupations that have in common a set of foundation knowledge and skills. There are 16 nationally recognized clusters that contain multiple Career Pathways. A Career Pathway represents a grouping of occupations within a cluster that share a base level of common knowledge and skill.

Programs

16 career Clusters

• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

• Architecture & Construction

• Arts, A / V Technology & Communication

• Business, Management & Administration

• Education & Training

• Finance

• Government & Public Administration

• Health Science

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Human Services

• Information Technology

• Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

• Manufacturing

• Marketing, Sales & Service

• Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Why are Career Clusters important?

• Create clear educational pathways from secondary to post-secondary education to the workplace

• Provide information and experiences so students can make informed educational choices

• Help students design individual plans of study

• Comprise a key element in enhancing economic development by connecting schools with business and industry.