education FOUNDATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT 4 TH GRADE

CAREER CLUSTER What is a Career? A person’s WORK or JOB Most people work for 30 years or longer WOW! That’s a long time! What is a Career Cluster? A way to organize careers or jobs into groups that are similar.

ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION Architecture – designing & planning buildings. What types of buildings can be designed? House Church Office Building School

CONSTRUCTION The way something is put together or built What type of work would be involved in building a house? Plumber Equipment Operator Welder Brick Mason

CARPENTER

ARCHITECT

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION Jobs related to planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions In every business, someone must be in charge – BOSS or MANAGER Who is the manager or BOSS of your school? Who is the manager or BOSS of your class?

A GOOD BOSS IS… A good communicator – Able to talk to customers and employees— good & bad – Principal reprimands students for bad behavior – Principal awards students for good behavior

A GOOD BOSS IS… A good problem solver – Must be able to think of a solution to a problem

A GOOD BOSS IS… A good manager of money – Must be able to make the company money – Must know when to spend money – Must know when to save money

A GOOD BOSS IS… A good computer operator – Must be able to operate a computer

BUSINESS CAREERS Human Resources Manager Social Services Manager Store Owner

MANUFACTURING These workers produce things like: – Cars – Furniture – Computers – Appliances – Airplanes – Food – Cosmetics

MANUFACTURING VIDEO Frozen PizzaCell Phone m/pizza.html m/cellPhone.html

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH Do you like Science & Math? The future outlook for STEM careers is very good! These are the types of jobs that result in: – New ideas – New products – New technology

STEM CAREERS

Before you know it you will be in high school—like me! It is important to have an idea of what you want to do when you grow up. In high school, you will be able to take classes to help you prepare for a CAREER! WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?