First, you should know what your options are.
Career Clusters help you prepare now for your post-high school training options and careers. It’s kind of like going on a road trip and deciding what part of the country to explore based on what you like and where you would fit in.
Every career that you can think of is in one of 16 career clusters. Each cluster can include hundreds of different careers. Using clusters can help you to look at a few career choices without focusing on only one occupation. If you target one specific career choice too soon you might miss other options that might be a good fit for you.
A career cluster is groups of careers that share common features. If you like one job in a cluster, you will probably find other jobs in that cluster that you will like as well.
Here are examples of three different career clusters.
- Health — Workers in this cluster help people have healthy lives. Some work directly with people, some don't. This cluster contains jobs like home health aide, medical sonographer, pharmacy aide, and medical transcriptionist.
- Business — Workers in this cluster help companies run smoothly. This cluster contains jobs like office clerk, receptionist, credit checker, and janitor.
- Public Safety — Workers in this cluster protect people and enforce laws. This cluster contains jobs like security guard, court clerk, alarm installer, and lifeguard.
