Work Based Learning: The 16 Career Clusters

Careers involving family and human needs.

• Human Services

• Manufacturing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Health Science

Careers involving management, marketing, and operations of food service, lodging, and recreational businesses.

• Human Services

• Marketing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Business Management & Administration

Careers from this career cluster include Social Worker, Counselor, Kindergarten Teacher, and College President

• Human Services

• Marketing

• Education & Training

• Business Management & Administration

Careers involving the planning, management, and performance of marketing and sales activities.

• Human Services

• Marketing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Business Management & Administration

Careers involving planning, managing, and providing health services, health information, and research and development.

• Human Services

• Manufacturing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Health Science

Careers involving planning, managing, and processing of materials to create completed products.

• Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

• Manufacturing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Architecture & Construction

Careers involving planning, managing, and movement of people, materials, and goods.

• Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

• Manufacturing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Careers involving the design, planning, managing, and building, and maintaining of buildings and structures.

• Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

• Manufacturing

• Hospitality & Tourism

• Architecture & Construction

Careers involving the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources.

• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

• Marketing

• Finance

• Transportation Distribution & Logistics

Careers involving the design, development, support, and management of software, hardware, and other technology-related materials.

• Information Technology

• Marketing

• Business Management & Administration

• Arts, A/V Technology & Communications