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Direct Your Future Module 5: Exploring the Destinations Module Objectives 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 Person Match and Kuder® Skills Assessment reports Direct Your Future 5-2 Module 16 Career Clusters • 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 Direct Your Future • Hospitality and Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security • Manufacturing • Marketing, Sales, and Service • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics • Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics 5-3 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-4 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-5 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-6 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-7 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-8 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-9 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-10 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-11 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-12 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-13 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-14 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-15 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-16 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-17 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-18 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-19 Module 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 Direct Your Future 5-20