Direct Your Future
Module 5:
Exploring the Destinations
Module 5
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.
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16 Career Clusters
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Agriculture, Food,
and Natural Resources
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Hospitality and Tourism
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Architecture and Construction
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Human Services
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Arts, A/V Technology,
and Communications
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Information Technology
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Business, Management,
and Administration
Law, Public Safety,
Corrections, and Security
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Manufacturing
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Education and Training
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Marketing, Sales, and Service
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Finance
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Government and
Public Administration
Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics
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Transportation, Distribution,
and Logistics
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Health Science
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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Occupations related to farming, ranching,
forestry, and saving natural resources. Workers in
this cluster may:
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Work outside, or a combination of indoors
and outdoors.
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Work with plants and animals.
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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:
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Work outdoors or indoors.
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Draw the plans for buildings.
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Build part of a house or building.
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Repair a house or building.
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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:
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Work indoors in studios, offices, or on the stage.
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Create something new through writing, art,
or composing music.
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Report events or opinions through newspaper
writing or making films.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Plan and manage the day-to-day operation of
a business.
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Supervise the work of others.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Teach children or adults new knowledge or skills.
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Design and develop curriculum.
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Supervise teachers.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Invest money for people.
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Keep track of money for businesses or banks.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Work in a state or federal agency.
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Hold a public office.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Serve people’s physical or mental needs by
providing direct services.
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Do research related to health, disease, or nutrition.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Manage restaurants, hotels, or amusement parks.
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Plan travel for other people.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Improve the lives of others in some way.
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Provide personal care to others.
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Provide counseling or other mental health services.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Write computer programs.
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Manage computer databases.
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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:
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Work indoors or outdoors.
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Protect people from crime.
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Protect people from fire or other harmful events.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Plan how products can be made.
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Participate in making products.
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Manage the production of products.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Make plans to market products or services.
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Sell products or services directly to others.
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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:
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Work indoors.
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Do research in a laboratory setting.
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Design new things, such as bridges or roads,
and build them.
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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:
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Work indoors or outdoors.
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Drive or pilot trucks, ships, trains, planes, and
other forms of transportation.
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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.
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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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