1. Career Clusters
Which will you choose?

2. CAREER CLUSTERS
Groups of occupations that require different levels of education and training

3. People working in a career cluster usually share:
Common Interests
Abilities
Talents

4. Career clusters help you identify a career focus without being locked into a specific occupation.

5. Let’s look at seven different career cluster descriptions

6. Arts and Communications
Occupations in this cluster are related to humanities and performing, visual, literary, and media arts.
Architecture
Graphic, interior, and fashion design
Writing
Film
Fine arts
Journalism
Languages
Media
Advertising
Public relations

7. Business/Marketing
Occupations in this path are related to organizing/opera-ting businesses, industries, and governments and marketing and selling products or services.
Entrepreneurship
Sales
Marketing
Computer/information systems
Finance
Accounting
Personnel
Economics
Management

8. Health Care Services
Occupations in this path are related to the promotion of health and treatment of disease of people or animals.
Medical Doctor
Nurse
Veterinarian
Fitness Trainer
Pharmacist
Dietitian
Substance Abuse Counselor
Dentist

9. Hospitality/Tourism
Occupations in this path are related to providing business meeting/leisure activities, recreation, lodging, food service, travel and entertainment.
Taxi Drivers
Athletic Trainers
Chefs
Animal Trainers
Massage Therapists
Flight Attendants
Travel Agents

10. Human Services
Occupations in this path are related to economic, political and social systems.
Teachers
Government Officials
Law Enforcement Officers
Military Personnel
Clergy
Child Care Providers
Funeral Attendants
Counselors

11. Manufacturing/Construction/ Transportation
Occupations in this path are related to changing raw materials into goods and services; building/maintaining various types of structures; moving people and/or goods.
Automotive Mechanics
Highway Maintenance Workers
Architectural Drafters
Airline Pilots
Air Traffic Controllers
Surveyors
Construction Managers

12. Sciences/Technology
Occupations in this path are related to agriculture, providing scientific or technical services, solving problems and improving skills for technology related work.
Landscapers
Tree Trimmers
Computer Programmers
Farmers/Ranchers
Foresters
Biologists
Forensic Scientists

13. See if you can name the career path for each group of occupations.
Take this quiz
See if you can name the career path for each group of occupations.

14. Sciences/Technology Agricultural commodity grader Beekeeper
Weather observer
Gardener
Tree surgeon
Farmer

15. Manufacturing/Construction/ Transportation
Automobile mechanic
Architect
Plumber
Nuclear engineer
Cartographer

16. Arts and Communications
Interior designer
Newspaper reporter
Photographer
Jewelry designer
Editor
Ballet dancer

17. Human Services Flight attendant Sheriff Teacher Guidance Counselor
Chef
Lawyer

18. Business and Marketing
Bank teller
Accountant
Loan Officer
Insurance Agent
Retail Sales Person
Hotel/Motel Manager
Computer Programmer

19. Health Care Services Nurse Pharmacist Obstetrician Dental assistant
Occupational Therapist

20. Hospitality/Tourism Railroad Conductor Travel Agent Fitness Trainer
Coach
Massage Therapist
Convention Planner

21. Now that you know about career paths, how can you learn about different careers that you might be interested in?

22. Check these out: Public or school library Newspaper Job Shadowing
AJHS Guidance website
Click on Links for Students
Click on TN Career Info

23. So, where does the path to your career begin?
Elementary, Junior High, and High School
Interest Inventories
Career Research
8th grade 4 year plan
Observations and Interviews of people in the work force
Technical School or College
Job Shadowing and Internships

24. Remember:
Interests +
Ability =
Job Satisfaction

25. To love your future job:
You should spend lots of time preparing for it.