16 Career Clusters16 Career Clusters

This cluster is for you if This cluster is for you if you…..you…..

-enjoy working with plants and -enjoy working with plants and animalsanimals

-interested in geology and -interested in geology and miningmining

--passionate about protecting passionate about protecting the environmentthe environment

--enjoy an outdoor work enjoy an outdoor work environmentenvironment

Agricultural, Food & Natural Agricultural, Food & Natural ResourcesResources

►Mining engineer Mining engineer ► Aquaculturist Aquaculturist ► Animal breeder Animal breeder ► Logger Logger ► Fish and game Fish and game

warden warden ►Groundskeeper Groundskeeper ►Greenhouse manager Greenhouse manager ► Farm manager Farm manager ► Animal trainer Animal trainer

Architecture and Architecture and ConstructionConstruction

►good at making designs or modelsgood at making designs or models►visualize projects in your mindvisualize projects in your mind

--enjoy beautiful and historic enjoy beautiful and historic buildingsbuildings --Are you good with plans and Are you good with plans and blueprintsblueprints --enjoy designing a park or gardenenjoy designing a park or garden

Architectural and Architectural and ConstructionConstruction

► Architect Architect ► Electrician Electrician ► Architectural Architectural

restorer restorer ► Brick mason Brick mason ► Surveyor Surveyor ► Landscape Architect Landscape Architect ► Urban Planner Urban Planner ►Drafter Drafter

Arts, A/V Tech & Arts, A/V Tech & CommunciationCommunciation

► Are you interested in working in television, Are you interested in working in television, film, or radio?film, or radio? Do you like to perform or interpret music?Do you like to perform or interpret music? Does computer graphics or computer Does computer graphics or computer animation interest you?animation interest you? Do you like to work with technology?Do you like to work with technology? Do you have a talent for writing?Do you have a talent for writing? Are you visually oriented?Are you visually oriented? Is artistic expression important to you?Is artistic expression important to you? Do you enjoy the limelight?Do you enjoy the limelight? Are you tenacious?Are you tenacious?

Arts, A/V Tech, Arts, A/V Tech, CommunicationCommunication

► Audio designer Audio designer ►Museum curator Museum curator ► Commercial artist Commercial artist ►Musician Musician ► Cable TV engineer Cable TV engineer ► Journalist Journalist ► Animator Animator ► Broadcast Broadcast

technician technician ► Actor Actor

Business, Management, Business, Management, AdminAdmin

►Are you good at working with numbers?Are you good at working with numbers? Are you good at working with other Are you good at working with other people?people? Are you a natural leader?Are you a natural leader? Are you entrepreneurial?Are you entrepreneurial? Do you have a talent for organizing and Do you have a talent for organizing and planning?planning? Are you precise, responsible, and Are you precise, responsible, and creative?creative?

Business, Management, Business, Management, AdminAdmin

► Accountant Accountant ► Human resources Human resources

manager manager ► Administrative Administrative

assistant assistant ► Information systems Information systems

manager manager ► Management analyst Management analyst ► Marketing manager Marketing manager ► Receptionist Receptionist ► Interviewer Interviewer

Education & TrainingEducation & Training

►Do you enjoy teaching others?Do you enjoy teaching others? Are you patient?Are you patient? Are you comfortable with public Are you comfortable with public speaking?speaking? Are you creative?Are you creative? Do you enjoy working with children or Do you enjoy working with children or teenagers?teenagers? Do you enjoy helping people learn new Do you enjoy helping people learn new skills?skills? Are you outgoing?Are you outgoing?

Education & TrainingEducation & Training

► Elementary school Elementary school teacher teacher

► High school teacher High school teacher ► School administrator School administrator ► Corporate trainer Corporate trainer ► Child care worker Child care worker ► College professor College professor ► Physical trainer Physical trainer ► Instructional media Instructional media

designer designer

FinanceFinance

►Do you enjoy working with numbers?Do you enjoy working with numbers? Are you good at math?Are you good at math? Are you interested in the stock market?Are you interested in the stock market? Do you want to help people secure their Do you want to help people secure their financial futures?financial futures? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment?environment? Do you feel confident handling other Do you feel confident handling other people's money?people's money?

FinanceFinance

► Credit analyst Credit analyst ► Financial examiner Financial examiner ► Loan officer Loan officer ► Stockbroker Stockbroker ► Tax preparer Tax preparer ► Actuary Actuary ► Insurance agent Insurance agent ► Financial advisor Financial advisor

Gov & Public AdminGov & Public Admin

►Do you value public service?Do you value public service? Are you interested in government and Are you interested in government and politics?politics? Would you enjoy working at the post Would you enjoy working at the post office or helping people plan new office or helping people plan new communities?communities? Would you like to work overseas?Would you like to work overseas? Would you be interested in joining the Would you be interested in joining the military?military?

Gov. & Public AdminGov. & Public Admin

► IRS agent IRS agent ► Foreign service Foreign service

officer officer ► Regional planner Regional planner ► Bank examiner Bank examiner ► Cryptologist Cryptologist ► Intelligence agent Intelligence agent ► Soldier or sailor Soldier or sailor ► Legisla Legisla

Health ScienceHealth Science

►Do you enjoy helping people feel better?Do you enjoy helping people feel better? Are you interested in medicine or Are you interested in medicine or dentistry?dentistry? Do you enjoy school, especially science Do you enjoy school, especially science classes?classes? Would you enjoy teaching people how to Would you enjoy teaching people how to live a healthy lifestyle?live a healthy lifestyle? Do you pay attention to small details?Do you pay attention to small details? Do you have an excellent memory?Do you have an excellent memory? Would you like working in a hospital or Would you like working in a hospital or other medical facility?other medical facility?

Health ScienceHealth Science

► Audiologist Audiologist ► Optometrist Optometrist ► Chiropractor Chiropractor ► Pharmacist Pharmacist ► Sonographer Sonographer ► Medical records Medical records

administrator administrator ► Biostatistician Biostatistician ► Industrial hygienist Industrial hygienist ► EMT/paramedic EMT/paramedic ► Health educator Health educator

Human ServicesHuman Services

► Do you enjoy helping other people?Do you enjoy helping other people? Are you sympathetic to people in unfortunate Are you sympathetic to people in unfortunate situations?situations? Do you like to help people feel better and look Do you like to help people feel better and look better?better? Would you enjoy teaching people to improve Would you enjoy teaching people to improve their lives?their lives? Do you believe it is important for consumers Do you believe it is important for consumers to be protected from fraud?to be protected from fraud? Do you enjoy shopping and organizing Do you enjoy shopping and organizing parties?parties?

Human ServicesHuman Services

► Wedding consultant Wedding consultant ► Massage therapist Massage therapist ► Consumer advocate Consumer advocate ► Social worker Social worker ► Food pantry organizer Food pantry organizer ► Preschool teacher Preschool teacher ► Child development Child development

specialist specialist ► Counselor Counselor ► Home care aide Home care aide

Hospitality and TourismHospitality and Tourism

►Do you enjoy travel?Do you enjoy travel? Do you enjoy dining in restaurants?Do you enjoy dining in restaurants? Do you like to cook?Do you like to cook? Do you want to help other people Do you want to help other people enjoy themselves?enjoy themselves? Are you friendly and outgoing?Are you friendly and outgoing? Would you like to work in a hotel, on a Would you like to work in a hotel, on a cruise ship, or in a restaurant?cruise ship, or in a restaurant? Are you a great athlete?Are you a great athlete?

Hospitality and TourismHospitality and Tourism

► Travel agent Travel agent ► Hotel manager Hotel manager ► Concierge Concierge ► Waiter or waitress Waiter or waitress ► Bartender Bartender ► Chef Chef ► Athlete Athlete ► Lifeguard Lifeguard ► Recreation director Recreation director ► Convention manager Convention manager

Information TechnologyInformation Technology

► Do you enjoy working with computers?Do you enjoy working with computers? Are you fascinated by technology?Are you fascinated by technology? Are you a logical and mathematical learner?Are you a logical and mathematical learner? Are you the person people rely on to set up or Are you the person people rely on to set up or use computer hardware and software?use computer hardware and software? Have you ever created your own computer Have you ever created your own computer program or video game?program or video game? Are you organized and detail-oriented?Are you organized and detail-oriented? Do you learn new computer programs easily?Do you learn new computer programs easily? Do you adapt well to change?Do you adapt well to change?

Information TechnologyInformation Technology

► Network administrator Network administrator ►Webmaster Webmaster ►Data analyst Data analyst ► Technical writer Technical writer ► Help desk technician Help desk technician ► Software engineer Software engineer ► Programmer Programmer ►Digital media Digital media

specialist specialist ► Network technician Network technician

Law, Public SafetyLaw, Public Safety

►Do you want to be a firefighter or police officer?Do you want to be a firefighter or police officer? Do you respect the law and the rule of law?Do you respect the law and the rule of law? Do you like to help people?Do you like to help people? Do you think it would be exciting to work in a Do you think it would be exciting to work in a courtroom?courtroom? Are you good at debating and winning Are you good at debating and winning arguments?arguments? Do you enjoy school?Do you enjoy school? Are you detail-oriented and driven?Are you detail-oriented and driven? Would you enjoy being responsible for other Would you enjoy being responsible for other people's safety?people's safety?

Law & Public SafetyLaw & Public Safety

► Firefighter Firefighter ► Police officer Police officer ► Corrections officer Corrections officer ► Lawyer Lawyer ► Judge Judge ► Paralegal Paralegal ► Bailiff Bailiff ► Security guard Security guard

Manufacturing Manufacturing

►Do you enjoy creating or designing Do you enjoy creating or designing things? things? Are you good at visualizing concepts Are you good at visualizing concepts and ideas?and ideas? Would you like to work in a factory?Would you like to work in a factory? Do you have good manual dexterity?Do you have good manual dexterity? Do you enjoy learning about and using Do you enjoy learning about and using new technology?new technology?

ManufacturingManufacturing

► Factory production Factory production worker worker

► Millwright Millwright ► Instrument control Instrument control

technician technician ► Electrical equipment Electrical equipment

installer installer ► Business machine Business machine

repairer repairer ► Quality control technician Quality control technician ► Instrument maker Instrument maker ► Sheet metal worker Sheet metal worker

Marketing, Sales & ServiceMarketing, Sales & Service

►Do you love shopping?Do you love shopping? Is the mall your favorite place to hang out?Is the mall your favorite place to hang out? Can you see yourself as a salesperson?Can you see yourself as a salesperson? Would you like to run your own business?Would you like to run your own business? Would you enjoy creating advertisements or Would you enjoy creating advertisements or public relations campaigns?public relations campaigns? Are you detail oriented?Are you detail oriented? Are you friendly and outgoing?Are you friendly and outgoing?

Marketing, Sales & ServiceMarketing, Sales & Service

► Distribution manager Distribution manager ► Traffic clerk Traffic clerk ► Marketing manager Marketing manager ► Public relations Public relations

specialist specialist ► Retail buyer Retail buyer ► Food products Food products

salesperson salesperson ► Small business Small business

entrepreneur entrepreneur ► Sales supervisor Sales supervisor

Science TechnologyScience Technology

►Do you enjoy science?Do you enjoy science? Are you good at math?Are you good at math? Do you enjoy building and fixing Do you enjoy building and fixing things?things? Do you want to find answers to Do you want to find answers to questions?questions? Would you enjoy working in a Would you enjoy working in a laboratory?laboratory? Are you detail-oriented?Are you detail-oriented?

Science TechnologyScience Technology

► Physicist Physicist ► Biologist Biologist ►Mechanical Mechanical

engineer engineer ► Statistician Statistician ► Electrical engineer Electrical engineer ►Hazardous Hazardous

materials technician materials technician ►Nuclear technician Nuclear technician ► Astronomer Astronomer

TransportationTransportation

► Would you like to fly planes, drive trucks, or Would you like to fly planes, drive trucks, or pilot ships?pilot ships? Are you organized and efficient?Are you organized and efficient? Do you have good eyesight and quick Do you have good eyesight and quick reflexes?reflexes? Are you good at solving problems?Are you good at solving problems? Are you good at understanding mechanics?Are you good at understanding mechanics? Would you enjoy planning roads or power Would you enjoy planning roads or power systems?systems? Would you like working on a train or in a Would you like working on a train or in a shipyard?shipyard?

TransportationTransportation

► Aircraft mechanic Aircraft mechanic ► Airline pilot Airline pilot ► Bus driver Bus driver ► Locomotive engineer Locomotive engineer ► Dredge operator Dredge operator ► Ship captain Ship captain ► Truck driver Truck driver ► Freight agent Freight agent ► Shipping clerk Shipping clerk ► Civil engineer Civil engineer ► Transportation inspector Transportation inspector