XVI Career Clusters

this cluster focuses on producing, processing, marketing, distributing, financing, and developing agricultural resources. This cluster includes food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, plants, and animals.

• Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

• Business Management & Administration

• Architecture & Construction

• Arts, Audio/Video Technology, & Communications

this cluster is focused on careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.

• Health Science

• Arts, Audio/Video Technology, & Communications

• Architecture & Construction

• Hospitality & Tourism

this cluster involves designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing media content. This cluster also and performing arts, graphic design, journalism, and entertainment.

• Education and Training

• Finance

• Health Science

• Arts, Audio/Video Technology, & Communications

this cluster includes planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions. The core goal of these jobs is to ensure efficient and productive business operations.

• Manufacturing

• Human Services

• Business Management & Administration

• Information Technology

this cluster includes teaching, educational training services, and related learning support occupations.

• Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

• Education & Training

• Finance

• Marketing

this cluster includes jobs that plan and manage finances and investments. Additionally, finance occupations provide services like banking, insurance, accounting, and financial management.

• Finance

• Education & Training

• Government and Public Administration

• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

this cluster involves planning and performing government functions at the local, state, and federal levels. This cluster includes governance, national security, foreign service, revenue, taxation, and regulations.

• Health Science

• Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

• Finance

• Government & Public Administration

this cluster involves planning, managing, and providing therapeutic, diagnostic, and health support services. This cluster also includes medical and biotech research.

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Education & Training

• Health Science

• Finance

this cluster covers the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants, hotels, attractions, recreation events, and travel services.

• Health Science

• Manufacturing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Information Technology

this cluster relates to human needs like counseling, mental health, personal care, family, community, and consumer services.

• Human Services

• Government & Public Administration

• Information Technology

• Marketing