The Sixteen Career Clusters

What is the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources?

• Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

• Business Management & Administration

• Health Science

• Hospitality & Tourism

What career cluster is careers in designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment?

• Architecture & Construction

• Arts, A/V Technology, & Communications

• Finance

• Manufacturing

What cluster is the designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services?

• A/V Technology & Communications

• Education & Training

• Information Technology

• Marketing

What career cluster in the planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations?

• Business, Management & Administration

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Manufacturing

• Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics

What career cluster is the planning, managing, and providing education and training services, and related learning support services?

• Education & Training

• Human Services

• Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security

• Marketing

What career cluster is the planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management?

• Finance

• Marketing

• Business Management & Construction

• Human Services

What career cluster is executing governmental functions to include governance, national security, foreign service, planning, revenue and taxation, regulation, and management and administration at the local, state, and federal levels.

• Government & Public Administration

• Health Science

• Human Services

• Marketing

What career cluster is the planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development?

• Health Science

• Education & Training

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics

What career cluster encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, and recreation events and travel-related services?

• Hospitality and Tourism

• Human Services

• Marketing

• Manufacturing

What career cluster is preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs?

• Human Services

• Education & Training

• Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security

• Health Science