16 Occupational Career Clusters  and their Descriptions

 

Cluster title

Description

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

occupations dealing with: growing plants and harvesting crops for commercial and scientific purposes; raising and training animals; the health of plants and animals; the use of natural resources; and the management of agricultural businesses and production of agricultural goods.

Architecture & Construction

occupations dealing with: the design, planning, managing, building, and maintenance of physical structures such as roadways, bridges, as well as industrial, commercial, and residential facilities and buildings

Arts, Audio, Video, Technology, & Communications

occupations dealing with: designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, publishing multimedia content (includes visual, performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services).

Business, Management & Administration

occupations dealing with: planning, managing, and providing administrative support, information processing, business communications, accounting, and human resource management services and related business management support services.

Education & Training

occupations dealing with: planning, administering, managing and providing education and training services; related learning support services such as library, information services, child care, and counseling services; also includes preparatory medical training in educational settings.

Finance

occupations dealing with; specifically–banking, investment, financial planning, economics, and insurance services, including managing and planning for firms and businesses involved in such services.

Government & Public Administration

occupations dealing with: planning, managing, and providing government legislative, administrative, and regulatory services; includes government services at the federal, state, and local levels such as public finance and planning

Health Science

occupations dealing with: planning, managing, and providing diagnostic, therapeutic, treatment, research, and information services related to the physical and mental health of humans.

Hospitality & Tourism

occupations dealing with the provision of lodging, food, recreation, convention, tourism, travel and related planning and support services.

Human Services

occupations dealing with: promoting and providing individual, family and community relations and wellness including family and work issues, religious services, care for the elderly, and social work.

Information Technology

occupations dealing with: the design, programming, development, management, maintenance, and operation of computer, information, communication, and technology networks, including related hardware and software.

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

occupations dealing with: police work, the law and legal services, the judicial (court) system, the study and detention of criminals, and fire protection.

Manufacturing

occupations dealing with the process of creating intermediate and finished products beginning with raw materials; includes managing, planning, and performing the production of various items by operating machinery, as well as industrial support activities, such a production planning and control, and maintenance.

Marketing Sales & Service

occupations dealing with: marketing, advertising or otherwise promoting and selling merchandise; includes managing retail establishments, making merchandise-specific repair, and providing personal services (e.g. cosmetics, hairstyling, funeral services) to customers.

Scientific, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

occupations dealing with: engineering, related technologies, scientific research and application of scientific principles in all the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, etc.) and social sciences (e.g. economics, sociology, geography, archeology, anthropology, etc.).  This does not include specific medical, agricultural, or food sciences.

Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics

occupations dealing with: planning and managing the movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air rail, and water; includes related professional and technical support services such as transportation planning and management, logistics services, and mobile equipment and facility maintenance.