Career Clusters

Career clusters can best be described as: Careers that are grouped together by similarity. 

• True

• False

How are careers sorted into career clusters?

• By common education

• By common skills and interests

• By common pay

How many career clusters are there? 

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 16

You should do research on more than one career cluster to better your chances of finding the right career for you. 

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• False

A career pathway is a subgroup of a career cluster. Pathways are groups of careers that are placed together based on job tasks.

• True

• False

One is a larger related group. The other is a subgroup of the larger group. Which is the "SUBGROUP" of the other larger group?

• Cluster

• Pathway

Which two (2) statement (s) are TRUE:

• Business Management & Administration would be classified as a Cluster.

• Business Management & Administration would be classified as a Pathway.

• Operations Management would be classified as the Cluster. 

• Operations Management would be classified as the Pathway. 

Exploring different career clusters and pathways can be helpful when trying to decide what kind of career to pursue in the future. 

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• False

By taking time to explore different career pathways, you can learn about how much training or education will be needed to pursue specific careers. This is important when considering what career will be best suited for your particular situation and interests.

• True

• False

Different people have different strengths, interests and talents. It's important to explore different career pathways to discover what type of career will fit best with your own interests, abilities and skill set. 

• True

• False