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North CarolinaCareer ClustersGuide
Dear Career Planner,We are pleased to present the North Carolina Career Clusters Guide for students, parents, counselors, faculty,and career changers. This guide is designed to be a tool that targets the career pathways needed to meeteducational and employment goals.To support these efforts, we want to ensure individuals have both timely and accurate information, thuspromoting informed decisions about career paths. This guide, designed around career clusters and relatedpathways, portrays a common set of knowledge and skills required for career success in each path. This processenhances the traditional approach to career and technical education by providing a foundation that preparesindividuals for a full range of occupations and career specialties. This method uses a blend of employabilityknowledge, technical, and academic skills.The economy and workforce in North Carolina is changing. The North Carolina Department of Public Instructionand the North Carolina Community College System are committed to supporting the state’s workforce system.This guide will assist all students in identifying the available career options by using individual interests, clearlydefined pathways, and timely employment projections. Students using this guide will be able to make careerdecisions that meet the needs of North Carolina’s current and emerging economy.Sincerely,Robert J. Witchger, Ed.D.Director of Career and Technical EducationNC Community College SystemJo Anne HoneycuttDirector of Career and Technical EducationNC Department of Public InstructionIn compliance with Federal Law, the North Carolina Community Colleges administer all state operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions, withoutdiscrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability or gender except where exemption is appropriateand allowed by law.This Document was published through funds from the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.2NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDEPublished 2015
Table of ContentsCareer ExplorationHow to Use This Guide. 4Discover Your Career Interests.516 Career Clusters and Their Pathways.10Career Clusters Matrix.12Career ClustersAgriculture, Food & Natural Resources.15Architecture & Construction.21Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications.27Business, Management & Administration.33Education & Training.39Finance.45Government & Public Administration.51Health Science.57Hospitality & Tourism.63Human Services. 69Information Technology.75Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security.81Manufacturing.87Marketing, Sales & Service.93Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics.99Transportation, Distribution & Logistics.105Gaining Career-Related ExperienceExperiencing Real Jobs.111Exploring the Job Market.114NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE3
How to Use This Guide for Career PlanningAre you planning for high school, college, the workforce, or a career change? You will find the North CarolinaCareer Clusters Guide a valuable resource as you make these important decisions. This guide is designed to be atool for planning and preparing for a career. It provides you a structure for selecting careers based on linking whatyou know about yourself with information about occupations and typical training requirements.The career-planning process is the cycle you follow when seeking employment in occupations that match yourinterests. You can repeat this process as needed to help you find your place in the world of work. Follow thesesteps to learn about Career Clusters, their multiple pathways, and to find career options that best fit you.#1KnowYourselfr findingne option foouoyseiversonalages 5-7 grofiler on patch your pPmtstao notrethtesnInThes. Results dupatiocecitiovdtincaadrseeey doand preferrcareer clustose, but thos,hcthgnldureostcs,ou shou mightcharacteristi ccupation or cluster ys of work ydinkoehthichgterminintell you wation for dermfoineidprovlore.Eachwant to expcareers.009naills.hh more t nowledge and skguorhttilar king toyou sort have sim entify useful train resultsers helpatshtlusCnroeCareccupatihelp idt Profilerontains o hin each clusterr Interesonesuoytccluster ceiter whichonnvys wCoa.cswisbhdtjoaoPspecificCareers 12-13 tr work in pations on pagefoeraputerests.pres and occ r work-related inretslucwithch yousely matmost clo#2ExploreCareerClusters#3tionm the secofrrteslucareerrCone Caree re” and find onlineesoohcons.rmation to cluster ’s “big pictu nd related occupatifoin2pSteget theways, awth,Use youre 14. First, the cluster, its path s, employment grogapnothegnstartinarn aboutdescriptio people who work inlebnjoeh’sTle.bsreers taccessfulresourcet you.elected Cat about suSueodthinwat interesFie.thtsrssRevtereste, and inother clusalary data t this process withpeacluster. ReKnowYourOptions#4eExperienc sReal Job4in ae to workkliyllareyouit’sfind waysarn whattole11to1tneagofarstandingYou may w ation. Check out pednureppcugain a deespecific occe in andneriepxelike.can getyou mightsnotiapuoccNORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE
STEP 1Know YourselfDiscover Where Your InterestsAnd Career Clusters IntersectThe Interest Profiler1 is a self-assessment tool designed to help you identify what your interests are and translatethese interests into occupations that best fit you. The following two pages include a list of 60 questions aboutwork activities that some people perform in their jobs. By answering questions that represent important InterestAreas, the results from the Interest Profiler will help you discover your strong work-related interests and matchthem to careers.Instructions for taking Interest Profiler: Read the work activities from top to bottom and answer in the correct order.Read each question carefully and decide how you would feel about doing each type of work. Try not to thinkabout whether you have enough education or training to do the work, or how much money you would makedoing the work. Just think about whether you would like or dislike performing the work activity.If you think you would like the work activity, mark the “Like” box.If you think you would dislike the work activity, mark the “Dislike" box.If you are unsure whether you would like the work activity, mark the “Unsure” box.Other ways to exploreyour own characteristics:Interests are only one part of who youare, so check out the following sitesto find other ways to explore yourown characteristics and identify otherqualities that connect with careersthat you may choose.InterestsCareer Keycareerkey.orgCampbell Interest & Skill ed Searchself-directed-search.comPersonality TypeMyers-Briggs Type Indicatorcpp.com/products/mbti/index.aspxAbilities & WorkKeys act.org/certificate/index.htmlThe Interest Profiler is adapted from the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, a shorter web-based version of the O*NET Interest Profiler. Both interest assessment instruments are part ofthe Career Exploration Tools owned by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration (DOL/ETA). The O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form was developed to aid in careerexploration settings where it is beneficial for interest assessments to be completed and discussed in a short amount of time (e.g., career counseling and consultation settings). For moreinformation about the web-based O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, please check out onetcenter.org/IPSF.html?p 3 or visit MY NEXT MOVE mynextmove.org/explore/ip to take the webbased assessment. Information about the O*NET Interest Profiler can also be found at onetcenter.org/IP.html. All O*NET Assessment/Counseling Tools are copyrighted. O*NET is a trademarkof DOL/ETA.1NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE5
STEP 1Interest ProfilerPlease follow instructions on page 5 to take the interest assessment.Work ActivityLikeDislikeBuild kitchen cabinetsLay brick or tileDevelop a new medicineStudy ways to reduce water pollutionWrite books or playsPlay a musical instrumentTeach an individual an exercise routineHelp people with personal or emotional problemsBuy and sell stocks and bondsManage a retail storeDevelop a spreadsheet using computer softwareProofread records or formsRepair household appliancesRaise fish in a fish hatcheryConduct chemical experimentsStudy the movement of planetsCompose or arrange musicDraw picturesGive career guidance to peoplePerform rehabilitation therapyOperate a beauty salon or barber shopManage a department within a large companyLoad computer software into a large computer networkOperate a calculatorAssemble electronic partsDrive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homesExamine blood samples using a microscopeInvestigate the cause of a fireCreate special effects for moviesPaint sets for playsRecord total number of likes for each color/pattern in boxes below:6NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDEUnsure
STEP 1Work ActivityLikeDislikeUnsureDo volunteer work at a non-profit organizationTeach children how to play sportsStart your own businessNegotiate business contractsKeep shipping and receiving recordsCalculate the wages of employeesTest the quality of parts before shipmentRepair and install locksDevelop a way to better predict the weatherWork in a biology labWrite scripts for movies or television showsPerform jazz or tap danceTeach sign language to people with hearing disabilitiesHelp conduct a group therapy sessionRepresent a client in a lawsuitMarket a new line of clothingInventory supplies using a hand-held computerRecord rent paymentsSet up and operate machines to make productsPut out forest firesInvent a replacement for sugarDo laboratory tests to identify diseasesSing in a bandEdit moviesTake care of children at a day-care centerTeach a high-school classSell merchandise at a department storeManage a clothing storeKeep inventory recordsStamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organizationRecord total number of likes for each color/pattern in boxes below:NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE7
STEP 1Scoring Instructions1Work activity items are color/pattern coded to help you score and interpret results.There are six color/pattern bands of items to represent six Interest Areas. Items inthe same color/pattern band represent a particular Interest Area. To reveal yourInterest Areas, follow these instructions:Step 1: Count the number of “Likes” you marked for the questions in igativePinkband on page 6, then record the number in the first green box at the bottom ofpage 6.YellowArtisticPurpleSocialStep 2: Count the number of “Likes” you marked for the questions in the greenband on page 7, then record the number in the green box at the bottom of page 7.OrangeEntreprisingBlueConventionalStep 3: Add the numbers in the two green boxes on pages 6 and 7 and write thetotal in the "R" green box below. This total equals your score for the Realistic Interest Area.Step 4: Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for the pink, yellow, purple, orange, and blue questions.RIASECPrimary Interest Area:Which Interest Area has your highest score: R, I, A, S, E, or C? Enter the letter below.Your Primary Interest Area:Secondary Interest Areas:Which Interest Areas have your second and third highest score? Enter the letters below:Your Secondary Interest Areas: &What Your Primary Interest Area MeansWhat occupations are linked with your interests? You will want to explore occupations that are related toyour Primary Interest Area. For example, a person with strong Realistic interests would probably be mostsatisfied with strong Realistic occupations (e.g., electrician, firefighter, surgeon). It is important to note thatan individual’s interests may not be described by just one of the six interest categories. In fact, John Hollandsuggests that most people will have interests in several of the areas, but that they probably will have oneInterest Area that is stronger than the others. If you have two identical highest scores, you should considerboth scores as it indicates that you have two Primary interests. If you are not certain about the occupationslinked to your Primary Interest Area, you can use your Secondary Interest Areas to explore a different set ofcareers.Read over the definitions of your Primary and Secondary Interest Areas on the following page to get a betterunderstanding of your work-related interests.18The O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form is a self-scored interest assessment. For information about scoring the paper-and-pencil version of the O*NET Interest Profiler ShortForm, please check out O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form Psychometric Characteristics: Summary 2010 (onetcenter.org/dl files/IPSF Psychometric.pdf).NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE
STEP 1The Interest Profiler measures interests in each of the six Holland RIASEC types.2 This section provides definitions foreach of the six types. Each definition includes examples of activities that individuals with that interest type like toperform, as well as examples of famous people whose field of work matches the interest type.Realistic – The “Doers”People with Realistic interests like work activities that includepractical, hands-on problems and solutions. They enjoy dealingwith plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools,and machinery. They often enjoy outside work. Often people withRealistic interests do not like occupations that mainly involve doingpaperwork or working closely with others. Famous realists: NASCARdriver Danica Patrick, TV carpenter Norm Abram, wildlife expertSteve Irwin, and multi-talented athlete Jim Thorpe.Investigative – The “Thinkers”People with Investigative interests like work activities that have todo with ideas and thinking more than with physical activity. Theyprefer to search for facts and figure out problems mentally ratherthan to persuade or lead people. Prominent investigators:astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, primatologist Jane Goodall,mathematician/computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper, andneuroscientist Ben Carson.Artistic – The “Creators”People with Artistic interests like work activities that deal with theartistic side of things, such as forms, designs, and patterns. They likeself-expression in their work. They prefer settings where work canbe done without following a clear set of rules. Well-known artists:painter/sculptor Leonardo da Vinci, actress Halle Berry, writer J.K.Rowling, and singers Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.Social – The “Helpers”People with Social interests like work activities that assist othersand promote learning and personal development. They preferto communicate more than to work with objects, machines,or data. They like to teach, give advice, help, or otherwisebe of service to people. Famous helpers: educator Booker T.Washington, mental health care reformer Dorothea Dix, TVpsychologist Phil McGraw, and civil rights leader Martin LutherKing Jr.Enterprising – The “Persuaders”People with Enterprising interests like work activities that have todo with starting up and carrying out projects, especially businessventures. They like persuading and leading people and makingdecisions. They enjoy taking risks for profit. These people preferaction rather than thought. Prominent persuaders: TV mogulOprah Winfrey, business magnate Donald Trump, U.S. SenatorMarco Rubio, and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.Conventional – The “Organizers”People with Conventional interests follow procedures and maintainaccurate written and numerical business records. They preferworking in structured settings where roles and tasks are clearlydefined. Well-known organizers: businessman J.C. Penney, SupremeCourt Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and professional organizerAlejandra Costello.John Holland suggested that viewing the Interest Areas on a hexagon can help people understand how their interests overlap or how theymay be distinctly different. Interests that are most similar touch each other on the hexagon (e.g., Social, Enterprising, and Conventional).On the other hand, interests across the hexagon from each other (e.g., Conventional and Artistic) are least likely to have similarities.Sometimes people’s combined interests are opposite from or not adjacent to each other. In this case, people sometimes choose to focuson the most different interest as a hobby or to find a unique work setting that merges their rising2ArtisticSocialThe O*NET Interest Profiler is compatible with Holland’s (1985a) Theory of Vocational Personality, one of the most widely accepted approaches to vocational choice. Informationfor Interest Areas is extracted from the O*NET Career Exploration Tools owned by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Training Administration (DOL/ETA). All O*NET Assessment/Counseling Tools are copyrighted. O*NET is a trademark of DOL/ETA.NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE9
STEP 2Explore CareerClusters16 Career Clusters and Their Career PathwaysCareer clusters are groups of occupations that require a common knowledge base and the use of similar skills. Eachcluster contains several smaller groups called career pathways that connect to educational programs, industries, andcareers. While a career cluster paints a broad picture of a group of occupations, a pathway helps you focus on anddevelop a clear, more informed educational plan over time.This Career Clusters Guide is designed around the O*NET OnLine 16 Career Clusters and 77 related Career Pathways,which provide in-depth information about occupations in the same field of work that requires similar skills. The NationalCareer Clusters Framework also organizes educational delivery within 16 Career Clusters and 79 Career Pathways tosupport career awareness and exploration. Please check out www.careertech.org/crosswalks for links between theO*NET Career Clusters and National Career Clusters.Career ClusterDescriptionCareer PathwayDo you enjoy working with plants and animals? Interestedin working to conserve natural resources or protect theenvironment? This cluster includes careers in the planning,production, processing, management, distribution, andmarketing of agricultural products, including food, plants,animals, fabrics, wood, and crops. Do you want to design, build, and maintain structures wherepeople live, work, and play? This cluster includes careers indesigning, planning, managing, building, and maintaining thebuilt environment. Construction Design/Pre-Construction Maintenance/OperationsDo you like to perform? Do you love to use your artistic creativityon the job? This cluster includes careers in designing, producing,exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimediacontent, including visual and performing arts and design,journalism, and entertainment services. Audio & Video Technology & FilmJournalism & BroadcastingPerforming ArtsPrinting TechnologyTelecommunicationsVisual ArtsAre you entrepreneurial? Do you like to plan and organizeactivities? This cluster includes careers in planning, organizing,directing, and evaluating business functions essential to effectivebusiness operations. Administrative & Information SupportBusiness AnalysisBusiness Financial Management & AccountingHuman ResourcesManagementMarketingDo you enjoy teaching others? Are you comfortable with publicspeaking? This cluster includes careers in planning, managing,and providing education and training services and relatedlearning support services, including administration and libraryservices. Administration & Administrative Support Professional Support Services Teaching/TrainingFinanceDo you like to work with numbers? Do you want to help peopleplan for their financial futures? This cluster includes careersin financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, andbusiness financial management. Banking & Related ServicesBusiness Financial ManagementFinancial & Investment PlanningInsurance ServicesGovernment &Public AdministrationAre you interested in government and politics? Would youlike to help pass law? This cluster includes careers in planning,managing, and providing government services at the federal,state, and local levels; including legislative, administrative, andregulatory services. GovernanceNational SecurityPlanningPublic Management & AdministrationRegulationRevenue & TaxationAgriculture, Food &Natural ResourcesArchitecture &ConstructionArts, Audio/VideoTechnology &CommunicationsBusiness,Management& AdministrationEducation & Training10NORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDEAgribusiness SystemsAnimal SystemsEnvironmental Service SystemsFood Products & Processing SystemsNatural Resources SystemsPlant SystemsPower, Structural & Technical Systems
STEP 2Career ClusterDescriptionCareer PathwayDo you enjoy helping people feel better? Would you likeworking in a hospital or other medical facility? This clusterincludes careers in planning, managing, and providingtherapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics,support services, and biotechnological research anddevelopment. Biotechnology Research & DevelopmentDiagnostic ServicesHealth InformaticsSupport ServicesTherapeutic ServicesDo you want to help other people enjoy their leisure time?Would you like to work in a hotel or in a restaurant? This clusterincludes careers in the management, marketing, and operationsof restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions,recreation events, and travel-related services. LodgingRecreation, Amusements & AttractionsRestaurants & Food/Beverage ServicesTravel & TourismDo you like to help people? Would you enjoy teaching peoplehow to improve their lives? This cluster includes careers thatinvolve tending to families and to human needs. Consumer ServicesCounseling & Mental Health ServicesEarly Childhood Development & ServicesFamily & Community ServicesPersonal Care ServicesDo you like technology? Do you enjoy working with computerhardware, software, multimedia, or network systems? Thiscluster includes careers related to the design, development,support, and management of hardware, software, Internet,multimedia, and systems integration services. Information Support & ServicesInteractive MediaNetwork SystemsProgramming & Software DevelopmentDo you like to help protect other people's safety? Do you wantto help enforce the law? This cluster includes careers in planning,managing, and providing legal, public safety, corrections, protectiveservices, and homeland security, including professional andtechnical support. Correction ServicesEmergency & Fire Management ServicesLaw Enforcement ServicesLegal ServicesSecurity & Protective ServicesDo you like to design and make things? Are you comfortableworking with machines? This cluster includes careers inplanning, managing, and performing the processing of materialsinto intermediate or final products and related professional andtechnical support activities, such as production planning andcontrol, maintenance, and manufacturing/process engineering. Maintenance, Installation & RepairManufacturing Production Process DevelopmentProductionQuality AssuranceMarketing, Sales &ServiceDo you like to sell products or services? Are you friendly andoutgoing? This cluster includes careers in planning, managing,and performing marketing activities to reach organizationalobjectives. Buying & MerchandisingE-MarketingManagement & EntrepreneurshipMarketing Communications & PromotionMarketing Information Management & ResearchProfessional Sales & MarketingScience, Technology,Engineering &MathematicsDo you like science or math? Do you enjoy solving problems?This cluster includes occupations and careers in planning,managing, and providing scientific research and professionaland technical services (e.g., physical science, social science,engineering), including laboratory and testing services, andresearch and development services. Engineering & Technology Science & MathHealth ScienceHospitality & TourismHuman ServicesInformationTechnologyLaw, Public Safety,Corrections & SecurityManufacturing Facility & Mobile Equipment MaintenanceWould you like to fly planes, drive trucks, or pilot ships? Wouldyou enjoy planning roads or power systems? This cluster includescareers in planning, management, and movement of people,materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water as wellTransportation,Distribution & Logistics as related professional and technical-support services, such astransportation-infrastructure planning and management, logisticsservices, mobile equipment, and facility maintenance. Health, Safety & Environmental Management Logistics Planning & Management Services Sales & Service Transportation Operations Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning,Management & Regulation Warehousing & Distribution Center OperationsSource: O*NET OnLine onetonline.org/find/careerNORTH CAROLINA CAREER CLUSTERS GUIDE11
STEP 2Introduction to Career Clusters MatrixNow that you’ve finished the Interest Profiler, circle the column headings on these two pages that match thePrimary and Secondary interests that you discovered on page 8. Then look at the occupations listed under yourtypes and mark any that appeal to you. Broaden your options by looking across both pages at other occupations inthe career clusters containing the jobs you’ve marked. Remember: the occupations in this matrix give you only afew examples. To find additional careers, explore the career clusters information that follows.Examples of Occupations by Interest Type and ClusterRealisticInvestigativeArtisticAgriculture, Food &Natural Resources Pest Control WorkersLogging Equipment OperatorsHazardous Materials Removal Workers Zoologists & Wildlife BiologistsAnimal ScientistsEnvironmental Scientists & Specialists Floral DesignersPark NaturalistsArchitecture & Construction Construction LaborersRoofersSheet Metal Workers Operations Research AnalystsCivil Engineers Interior DesignersArchitectsArts, A/V Technology &Communications Telecommunications Line InstallersMotion Picture Camera OperatorsFine Artists Telecommunications EquipmentRepairersFilm & Video Editors Art DirectorsMultimedia Artists & AnimatorsPhotographersBusiness, Management &Administration Couriers & MessengersLibrary Assistants, ClericalOffice Machine Operators Survey ResearchersMarket Research AnalystsStatisticians Advertising & PromotionsManagersPublic Relations SpecialistsEducation & Training Vocational Education TeachersMultimedia Collections Specialists School PsychologistsHealth Specialties TeachersFinance Auto Insurance AppraisersTitle Examiners Government & PublicAdministration CoronersSurveying TechniciansHealth Science Hospitality & TourismHuman Services Interpreters & TranslatorsPreschool Teachers, Except SpecialEducationFraud ExaminersRisk Management
This guide, designed around career clusters and related pathways, portrays a common set of knowledge and skills required for career success in each path. This process enhances the traditional approach to career and technical education by providing a foundation that prepares individuals for a full range of occupations and career specialties.
