Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This area involves the production of all things agricultural, from food, to wood products, to herbs, to raising fowl and livestock.  It also involves finding and collecting of natural resources, including oil, coal, and metals.

Examples: Farmers, food processors, biochemists, ranchers, botanists, welders, geologists, etc
 

Architecture and Construction

This field includes the planning, designing, and construction of buildings, including schools, stadiums, airports, skyscrapers, office buildings, hotels, houses, apartments, bridges, etc.

Examples: Architects, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, structural engineers, surveyors, renderers, modelers, masons, painters, etc.
 

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications

This is the entertainment area, involving the planning and production of multimedia content, such as movies, TV shows, journalism pieces, news, performing arts, etc.

Examples:  Video systems, graphic designers, directors, coaches, composers, conductors, actors, dancers, stage performers, etc.

Business, Management, and Administration

This field involves all aspects of business, including planning, directing, and conducting business operations needed to keep a business functional. Business management is essential in all parts of the economy.

Examples:  Entrepreneurs, chief executives, managers, accountants, clerks, auditors, coordinators, analysts, sales representatives, etc.
 

Education and Training

This area involves the planning and implementing of educational services and other such related material.

Examples: Superintendents, principals, teachers, college professors, deans, counselors, coaches, teaching aids, etc.

Finance

       This involves financial planning, investment planning, insurance, banking, and financial management.

Examples: Accountants, treasurers, auditors, analysts, economists, tax examiners, tellers, brokers, loan officers, sales agents, etc.
 

Government and Public Administration

This is the field of governmental functions including National Security, Foreign Service, Planning, Revenue, Taxation, Regulation, Management, and Administration.

Examples: The President, the Vice President, governors, mayors, senators, congressmen, commissioners, lobbyists, military officers, ambassadors, city councilmen, etc.

Health Sciences

This area involves the planning, managing, and providing of therapeutic services, health information, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Examples: Doctors, dentists, nurses, pediatricians, orthodontists, audiologists, EMTs, surgeons, veterinarians, radiologists, etc.

Hospitality and Tourism

This cluster involves the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation activities, and travel services.

Examples: Restaurant owners, chefs, servers, hosts, bartenders, hotel owners, maids, tour guides, travel agents, park managers, etc.

Human Services

In this job area, the goal is to prepare individuals for employment in careers opportunities that relate to families and human needs. 

Examples: Counselors, social workers, barbers, fitness trainers, small business owners, cosmetologists, etc.

Information Technology

This field includes professional careers related to designing, developing, supporting, and managing hardware systems, software, and system integration services.

Examples: Network systems analysts, network architects, network engineers, network managers, network technicians, systems engineers, data modelers, database analysts, technical writers, web designers, etc.
 

Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
This career field encompasses planning, managing, and providing for legal services, law enforcement, public safety, and homeland security.

Example: Fire fighters, police officers, EMTs, hazardous materials responders, 911 dispatchers, security guards, lawyers, judges, etc.
 

Manufacturing

This area involves the planning and executing the transition of raw materials into partial or final products. Careers in this field surround technical support activities, maintenance, and manufacturing and process engineering.

Examples: Welders, engineers, industrial maintenance technicians, assembly supervisors, etc.

Marketing, Sales, and Service

Careers in this field involve marketing, advertising, selling, and otherwise managing products and/or services to reach certain objectives.

Examples: Merchandising managers, sales managers, real estate agents, stock clerks, marketing researchers, advertising agents, etc.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

This field surrounds the planning, managing, and providing of scientific research, technical services (such as physical and social sciences and engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research/development services.

Examples: Computer scientists, rocket scientists, aerospace engineers, geoscientists, atmospheric scientists, chemists, mathematicians, animal scientists, botanists, astronomers, etc.
 

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

This field is based on the movement of people and/or goods by plane, train, automobile, or boat and the maintenance of these means of transport and such related equipment.

Examples: Airplane pilots, air dispatchers, traffic managers, locomotive engineers, sailors, bus drivers, automotive mechanics, civil engineers, etc.