Investigating Career Clusters Agriculture Growing crops and raising animals for human use Food Substance consumed by living things for energy and growth Natural Resources Raw materials that occur naturally in the earth Agriculture Growing crops and raising animals for human use Food Substance consumed by living things for energy and growth Natural Resources Raw materials that occur naturally in the earth continued Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Investigating Career Clusters Do you appreciate nature and the great outdoors? Then perhaps a career in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career cluster is for you. Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Investigating Career Clusters Architecture Designing and constructing structures that enclose space to meet human needs Construction Building structures Architecture Designing and constructing structures that enclose space to meet human needs Construction Building structures continued Architecture and Construction

Investigating Career Clusters If you enjoy making things and are hard- working, detail-oriented, and good at visualization, then a career in architecture and construction may be right for you. Architecture and Construction

Investigating Career Clusters Arts The performing and visual arts, including dance, theater, painting, sculpture, and graphic design Audio/Video Technology The technology used to present information in sound or pictures Communications The transmission of messages Arts The performing and visual arts, including dance, theater, painting, sculpture, and graphic design Audio/Video Technology The technology used to present information in sound or pictures Communications The transmission of messages Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications continued

Investigating Career Clusters Music, dance, theater, literature, telecommunications—they’re all part of the Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications career cluster. You may enjoy a career in this cluster if you are interested in any of these areas. Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications

Investigating Career Clusters Business Earning money by providing goods and services Management The direction or control of a business Administration Setting and achieving the goals and rules of an organization Business Earning money by providing goods and services Management The direction or control of a business Administration Setting and achieving the goals and rules of an organization continued Business, Management, and Administration

Investigating Career Clusters If you like business, numbers, and organizing things, then you might consider a career in business, management, and administration. Business, Management, and Administration

Investigating Career Clusters Education The process of teaching and learning Training Education in a specific skill or professional area Education The process of teaching and learning Training Education in a specific skill or professional area continued Education and Training

Investigating Career Clusters If you enjoy working with children and are enthusiastic, creative, patient, and flexible, then a career in education and training may be right for you. Education and Training

Investigating Career Clusters Finance Acquiring, investing, and managing money continued Finance

Investigating Career Clusters If you are the type of person who always puts birthday checks in your savings account, a career in finance might be right for you. Finance

Investigating Career Clusters Government The institution through which the state keeps order, provides services, and enforces laws Public Administration The administrative management of government and nonprofit organizations Government The institution through which the state keeps order, provides services, and enforces laws Public Administration The administrative management of government and nonprofit organizations continued Government and Public Administration Government and Public Administration

Investigating Career Clusters People in the Government and Public Administration career cluster collect taxes, build infrastructure, protect the nation’s borders, and make laws. Workers in this cluster often have excellent job security and benefits. Government and Public Administration Government and Public Administration

Investigating Career Clusters Health Science The science of maintaining and improving human health continued Health Science

Investigating Career Clusters If you are interested in helping people feel better, the Health Science career cluster may be for you. Workers in this cluster include doctors, dentists, nurses, technicians, and even the housekeepers and maintenance workers who keep the hospitals clean and in working order. Health Science

Investigating Career Clusters Hospitality Lodging and food and beverage management and service Tourism Services involving travel planning, tourist information, guided tours, entertainment, recreation, and convention planning Hospitality Lodging and food and beverage management and service Tourism Services involving travel planning, tourist information, guided tours, entertainment, recreation, and convention planning continued Hospitality and Tourism

Investigating Career Clusters Does the idea of visiting far-off lands sound exciting to you? Perhaps you would enjoy a career in hospitality and tourism. Hospitality and Tourism

Investigating Career Clusters Human Services Services that improve people’s quality of life and promote safe, healthy communities continued Human Services

Investigating Career Clusters If you enjoy helping people, a career in human services may be for you. Human Services

Investigating Career Clusters Information Technology The technology used to design, develop, set up, operate, and support computer systems. continued Information Technology

Investigating Career Clusters If you’re the one whom people turn to when they have a computer problem, you might consider a career in information technology. Information Technology

Investigating Career Clusters Law The rules by which a society governs itself Public Safety Efforts to keep the public safe from crime, fire, and emergencies Security Privately funded efforts to protect safety and private property Law The rules by which a society governs itself Public Safety Efforts to keep the public safe from crime, fire, and emergencies Security Privately funded efforts to protect safety and private property continued Law, Public Safety, and Security

Investigating Career Clusters Do you insist that everyone play games by the rules? Do you like to protect people and make them feel safe and secure? Perhaps a career in law, public safety, and security is for you. Law, Public Safety, and Security

Investigating Career Clusters Manufacturing The process of making products by hand or by machine continued Manufacturing

Investigating Career Clusters If you love to build things or make things, a career in manufacturing may be for you. Manufacturing

Investigating Career Clusters Marketing The process of developing, promoting, and distributing products to satisfy customers’ needs and wants Sales The process of providing goods and services to customers for a price Marketing The process of developing, promoting, and distributing products to satisfy customers’ needs and wants Sales The process of providing goods and services to customers for a price continued Marketing, Sales, and Service

Investigating Career Clusters Service The process of performing tasks for customers continued Marketing, Sales, and Service

Investigating Career Clusters Science The systematic use of observation and experiments to gain knowledge about the world Technology The practical use of scientific knowledge to get things done Science The systematic use of observation and experiments to gain knowledge about the world Technology The practical use of scientific knowledge to get things done continued Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Investigating Career Clusters Engineering Solving practical problems by combining the theories and principles of science and mathematics with technology Mathematics The study of numbers and their relationships Engineering Solving practical problems by combining the theories and principles of science and mathematics with technology Mathematics The study of numbers and their relationships continued Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Investigating Career Clusters If you love figuring out how things work, or if you excel in science classes, then a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics may be for you. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Investigating Career Clusters Transportation Moving people, goods, and services from one place to another Distribution The shipment and delivery of goods and services Transportation Moving people, goods, and services from one place to another Distribution The shipment and delivery of goods and services continued Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Investigating Career Clusters Logistics Coordinating and planning the movement of people, goods, services, information, and money continued Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Investigating Career Clusters Workers in transportation, distribution, and logistics move goods from manufacturers to warehouses to stores. There are many entry-level positions in this career cluster. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics