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The 16 Career
Clusters
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Career
Clusters provide a way for schools to organize instruction and student
experiences around sixteen broad categories that encompass virtually all
occupations from entry through professional levels. Resources such
as KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS STRUCTURES and BROCHURES are available for each
of the sixteen clusters. The
sixteen clusters are:
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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.
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Careers
in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built
environment.
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Designing, producing,
exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content
including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and
entertainment services.
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Business
Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing,
directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and
productive business operations.
Business Management and Administration career opportunities are
available in every sector of the economy.
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Planning, managing and providing
education and training services, and related learning support services.
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Planning, services for financial
and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial
management.
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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.
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Planning, managing, and
providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health
informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and
development.
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Hospitality & Tourism
encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and
other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel
related services.
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Preparing individuals for
employment in career pathways that relate to families and human
needs.
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Building Linkages in IT
Occupations Framework: For Entry Level, Technical, and Professional
Careers Related to the Design, Development, Support and Management of
Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration Services.
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Planning, managing, and
providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland
security, including professional and technical support services.
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Planning, managing and
performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final
products and related professional and technical support activities such
as production planning and control, maintenance and
manufacturing/process engineering.
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Planning, managing, and
performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.
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Planning, managing, and
providing scientific research and professional and technical services
(e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including
laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
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Planning, management, and
movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail
and water and related professional and technical support services such
as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics
services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.
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