Career Clusters

The National Career Clusters® Framework groups related occupations by common skills, helping you plan your career path and build the training, knowledge, and experience needed for success. Explore each cluster’s focus, the types of careers it covers, the roles professionals play, and detailed income and projected job growth insights.

Advanced Manufacturing

Improves efficiency, cuts waste, ensures safety, and delivers quality to meet modern industry demands.

Agriculture

Advancement of agriscience, cultivation, processing, and distribution of agricultural products to optimize global food systems.

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Create, produce, and share artistic and design work across multiple platforms, to entertain, inform, beautify, and inspire.

Construction

Plan, design, manage and execute projects to build environmentally responsible and resilient structures.

Digital Technology

Develop digital systems for communication and data storage using critical technologies such as AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity.

Education

Prepare individuals for success by nurturing knowledge, skills, and critical thinking and encouraging personal and societal growth.

Energy & Natural Resources

Creating a sustainable future, innovate cleaner energy solutions, and preserve our planet’s natural resources for generations to come.

Financial Services

Contribute to economic stability and growth by supporting the financial health of individuals and organizations.

Healthcare & Human Services

Address health determinants, leverage health data and enhance the health and resilience of individuals, families, and communities.

Hospitality, Events, & Tourism

Deliver customer service, experiences, and logistics to enhance the experience of visitors and attendees.

Management & Entrepreneurship

Create new ventures, drive economic growth and innovate.

Marketing & Sales

Create value, effectively reach and engage target audiences, and achieve commercial success in a competitive marketplace.

Public Service & Safety

Promote civic responsibility and ensure the security, well-being, functionality, and resilience of communities, states, and countries.

Supply Chain & Transportation

Integrates logistics and distribution networks to facilitate the seamless flow of materials and products.

The career information and data on this page incorporates information from Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, O*NET Web Services, Lightcast, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For more details regarding the data sources and the specific information sourced, click here.

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