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Workers in this cluster may: •Work outside, or a combination of indoors and outdoors.. Workers in this cluster may: •Work outdoors or indoors.. Workers in this cluster may: •Work indoors

Module 5:

Exploring the Destinations

Direct Your Future

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe how occupations can be grouped into clusters.

• Sort occupations into these clusters.

• Select two of these 16 clusters as favorites based on

present knowledge and your Kuder® Career Search with

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• Agriculture, Food,

and Natural Resources

• Architecture and Construction

• Arts, A/V Technology,

and Communications

• Business, Management,

and Administration

• Education and Training

• Finance

• Government and

Public Administration

• Health Science

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• Hospitality and Tourism

• Human Services

• Information Technology

• Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and

Security

• Manufacturing

• Marketing, Sales, and Service

• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

16 Career Clusters

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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Occupations related to farming, ranching, forestry, and saving natural resources Workers in this cluster may:

•Work outside, or a combination of indoors and outdoors

•Work with plants and animals

•Be in charge of growing food and preparing

it for sale

Examples: food scientist, wildlife manager, waste water manager, and farm manager

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Architecture and Construction

Occupations related to planning houses and building them Workers in this cluster may:

•Work outdoors or indoors

•Draw the plans for buildings

•Build part of a house or building

•Repair a house or building

•Restore an old house or building

Examples: architect, surveyor, cost estimator, building code inspector, plumber, pipefitter, electrician, and steamfitter

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Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications

Occupations related to communicating with or entertaining others Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors in studios, offices, or on the stage

•Create something new through writing, art, or composing music

•Report events or opinions through newspaper writing or making films

•Entertain others through acting, singing, dancing,

or other art forms

Examples: video systems technician, audio systems technician, web designer, interior designer, dancer, editor, stage designer, announcer, music teacher

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Business, Management, and Administration

Occupations related to making businesses operate Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Plan and manage the day-to-day operation of

a business

•Supervise the work of others

•Support the work of others by taking care of clerical work and details

Examples: auditor, public relations specialist, business analyst, market researcher, sales manager, court reporter, desktop publisher, receptionist

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Education and Training

Occupations related to teaching young people or adults Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Teach children or adults new knowledge or skills

•Design and develop curriculum

•Supervise teachers

•Manage large school districts or training programs Examples: school superintendent, instructional

coordinator, counselor, speech-language pathologist, professor, child care worker, special education

teacher

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Finance

Occupations related to managing and keeping track of money Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Invest money for people

•Keep track of money for businesses or banks

•Put together insurance plans for people

or companies

Examples: personal financial advisor, tax preparer, accountant, credit analyst, loan officer, teller,

actuary, claims agent, insurance appraiser, bill and account collector

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Government and Public Administration

Occupations related to government and public service Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Work in a state or federal agency

•Hold a public office

•Represent the United States in another country

Examples: legislative aide, ambassador, submarine officer, census clerk, tax auditor, bank examiner, border inspector, Equal Opportunity Officer

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Health Science

Occupations related to making or keeping people well Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Serve people’s physical or mental needs by providing direct services

•Do research related to health, disease, or nutrition

•Supervise facilities where people with physical or mental needs are located

Examples: certified nursing assistant, nutritionist, social worker, molecular biologist, pharmaceutical scientist, geneticist

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Hospitality and Tourism

Occupations related to restaurants, hotels/motels, travel plans, or entertainment Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Manage restaurants, hotels, or amusement parks

•Plan travel for other people

•Advertise or sell all kinds of travel arrangements Examples: restaurant owner, baker, kitchen steward, laundry supervisor, executive housekeeper, resorts scheduler, gaming and casino manager

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Human Services

Occupations that serve the personal needs of others Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Improve the lives of others in some way

•Provide personal care to others

•Provide counseling or other mental health services

•Provide spiritual care

Examples: elementary school counselor, teacher’s assistant, mental health counselor, psychologist, dietician, geriatric service worker, certified financial planner

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Information Technology

Occupations related to providing computer or web-based services Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Write computer programs

•Manage computer databases

•Plan and operate computer networks

Examples: network engineer, data administrator, programmer, software tester, web administrator, animator, technical support analyst

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Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

Occupations that protect the public Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors or outdoors

•Protect people from crime

•Protect people from fire or other harmful events

•Enforce laws or the decisions of the court

Examples: jail administrator, youth services worker, fire inspector, firefighter, police officer, private

detective, attorney, court reporter, paralegal

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Manufacturing

Occupations related to making products Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Plan how products can be made

•Participate in making products

•Manage the production of products

•Check the quality of products

Examples: assembler, bookbinder, manufacturing technician, design engineer, quality control

technician, material handler, traffic manager, environmental engineer

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Marketing, Sales, and Service

Occupations related to promoting and selling goods and services Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Make plans to market products or services

•Sell products or services directly to others

•Manage the sale of products and services

Examples: small business owner, field representative, merchandise buyer, sales associate, copywriter, trade show manager, market analyst, warehouse manager, shipping clerk, customer service representative

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Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics

Occupations related to design, research, and development Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors

•Do research in a laboratory setting

•Design new things, such as bridges or roads, and build them

•Assist those who design new things in a laboratory setting

Examples: automotive engineer, biomedical engineer, chemical engineer, civil engineer, chemist, lab

technician, biologist, geneticist

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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Occupations related to moving people and materials Workers in this cluster may:

•Work indoors or outdoors

•Drive or pilot trucks, ships, trains, planes, and other forms of transportation

•Manage people and activities related to moving goods

Examples: transportation manager, commercial pilot, packers, auto body repairer, railroad inspector,

mapping and survey technician, health and safety manager, travel agent

Homework for Next Session

• Log on to Kuder® Navigator

• Under the tab Learn About Myself, take the Kuder® Career

Search with Person Match (interest inventory) and the

Kuder® Skills Assessment, following the instructions on

Handout 3: Take the Kuder Career Search with Person

Match and Kuder Skills Assessment.

• You will receive your reports immediately Print the

complete versions of the reports and bring them to the

next class session.

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