Career: an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

CDC (Career Development Coordinator) – support Career and Technical Education (CTE) and coordinate career development services for students participating in CTE.

CTE (Career & Technical Education) prepares youth and adults for a wide range of:

Career Pathway - A CTE pathway is an organized sequence of courses or activities designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in a particular industry or occupation.

Career Cluster - Career Clusters represent major groupings of similar occupations and industries within the U.S. job market.

Diagnostic “Careers” - Careers that involve diagnosis and health assessment using technology such as ultrasound, x-ray, laboratory studies, electrocardiography and may not necessarily involve direct patient care.

Healthcare Careers – career cluster focused on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Health Informatics is an interdisciplinary field of study that utilizes technology to organize, analyze, manage, and use information to improve healthcare.

Support Services - aspects of health care that do not involve skilled medical care but that do support a patient, family members or resident by assisting them with things they cannot do alone or at all.

Therapeutic “Services” - occupations focused primarily on changing the health status of patients over time through direct care, treatment, counseling, or health education information.