Career Clusters are – A system that matches educational and career planning A group of similar occupations and industries

1. Career Clusters
Gateways to the Future
Created by
Dr. Mary Askew
Holland Codes Resource Center
http://wwwhollandcodes.com
© 2002 - 2012

2. Career Clusters are –
 A system that matches
educational and career planning
 A group of similar occupations and
industries
Definitions

3. There are sixteen (16) Interests Areas
Career Clusters –
1. Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
2. Architecture & Construction
3. Arts, A/V Technology & Communication
4. Business, Management &
Administration
5. Education & Training
6. Finance
16 Career Clusters (1-6)

4. More Career Clusters…
7. Government & Public Administration
8. Health Science
9. Hospitality & Tourism
10. Human Services
11. Information Technology
16 Career Clusters (7-11)

5. More Career Clusters…
12. Law, Public Safety & Security
13. Manufacturing
14. Marketing, Sales & Service
15. Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics
16. Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics
16 Career Clusters (12–16)

6. Career cluster tools used in career
and educational planning include:
 Career cluster database
 Models
 Brochures
 Pathways
 High school plan of study
 Interest and Skills Areas
 Crosswalks
Career Cluster Tools

7. Career Cluster Resources include –
 States' Career Clusters
 ONET
 Louisiana Integrated Skills
Assessment (LISA)
 Enhanced Occupational Outlook
Handbook
Career Cluster Resources

8.  Careerclusters.org is the official website
for the States' Career Clusters Initiative
(SCCI). This website serves as a
clearinghouse for Career Clusters
research, products, services and
technical assistance for implementation
of the States' Career Clusters
Framework
State Career Clusters

9.  The ONET is the most
well-known career cluster
resource.
ONET

10. ONET OnLine and Content Model
had six descriptors or domains –
 Worker Characteristics
 Worker Requirements
 Experience Requirements
 Occupation Requirements
 Occupation Specific
 Occupation Characteristics
ONET (2)

11. One of the most unique
comprehensive career cluster
resources is the Louisiana
Integrated Skills Assessment
(LISA), an Internet program.
LISA lets you explore career
clusters, careers, abilities, training
requirements, and more.
Lisa (Louisiana Integrated Skills
Assessment)

12. Using the Lisa, you can do the following
tasks:
 Assessment: Explore career options using
the Work Importance Locator.
 I Enjoy: Find careers based upon the
things that you enjoy.
 Cluster: Find careers from Career Cluster
Groups.
 Search: Search for jobs based on
knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Lisa (2)

13. Using the Lisa, you can also do the These
activities:
 Best Match: Use your current job to find
knowledge, skills, and abilities to identify
a new career.
 Compare: Compare current job to
potential new job.
 Profile: Use this feature to create a profile
from a selected career.
Lisa (3)

14. The Enhanced Occupational Outlook
Handbook is the best reference
guide available that lists information
about:
 Career Clusters/ GOE Interest Groups
 Holland Codes
 ONET Codes
 Job descriptions
Enhanced Occupational Outlook
Handbook

15.  The Handbook has more than 6,500
job descriptions.
The Enhanced Occupational Outlook
Handbook combines information
from three most authoritative
occupational data sources:
 Occupational Outlook Handbook
 O*NET database
 Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Enhanced Occupational Outlook
Handbook (2)