The information on this page is valid only through the end of the 2009-2010 school year. See Indiana Career Pathways 2010 & Beyond for Indiana's redesigned career pathways.
16 Clusters/Pathways/Programs of Study
Career Clusters provide a way for schools to organize instruction and student experiences around sixteen broad categories that encompass virtually all occupations from entry through professional levels.
Use this site to build 4-Year Course Plans & Career Academic Sequences Start with a Career Cluster - select one of the 16 Career Clusters below. Then study the Career Pathway Models for the selected Cluster (see links below each Cluster icon in the chart below); then select a more specific Career Pathway from that Cluster.
Or start with the Title of a Career, Occupation, or Job. Or start with one of the 81 Career PathwaysGlossary of italicized terms and additional career terms
Learn More Resource Center's Career Profiles, organized alphabetically by job title, provide job description, wage information, employment outlook, education/training and licensing requirement, related occupations, military opportunities, and working conditions.
16 National/Indiana Career Clusters
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| For more information on the Career Clusters, go to National Career Clusters website. | |||
| National Career Clusters & Definitions | Indiana's Career Focus Areas Pathways |
16 Career Clusters with links to the national pathway models and the nationally defined knowledge and skills sets |
 81 National
Career Pathway Plans of Study, customized with Indiana courses |
| Agribusiness
Systems Animal
Systems Environmental
Systems Food
Products & Processing Systems Natural
Resources Systems Plant
Systems Power, Structure & Technical
Systems |
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| The production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources. BACK TO TOP | |
Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Construction
Design/Pre-Construction
Maintenance/Operations |
| Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment. BACK TO TOP | |
| Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Audio
and Video Technology and Film Journalism
and Broadcasting Performing
Arts
Printing
Technology
Telecommunications
Visual
Arts
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| Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and
publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and
design, journalism, and entertainment services. BACK TO TOP |
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| Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Administrative
& Information Support
Business
Financial Management & Accounting
Business
Analysis
Human
Resources Management
Marketing |
| Business Management and
Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and
evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive
business operations. Business Management
and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector
of the economy. BACK TO TOP |
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| Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Administration
and Administrative Support
Professional
Support Services
Teaching/Training |
| Planning, managing and providing education and
training services, and related learning support services. BACK TO TOP |
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Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Banking
& Related Services
Business
Financial Management
Financial
& Investment Planning
Insurance
Services |
| Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management. BACK TO TOP | |
Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Foreign
Service
Governance
National
Security
Planning
Public
Management and Administration
Regulation
Revenue
and Taxation |
| Executing governmental
functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service;
Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and
Administration at the local, state, and federal levels. |
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| Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Biotechnology
Research and Development
Diagnostic
Services
Health
Informatics
Support
Services
Therapeutic
Services |
| Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development. BACK TO TOP | |
Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Lodging
Recreation,
Amusements & Attractions
Restaurants
and Food/Beverage Services
Travel
& Tourism |
| Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services. BACK TO TOP | |
Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Consumer
Services
Counseling
& Mental Health Services
Early
Childhood Development & Services
Family
& Community Services
Personal
Care Services |
| Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs. BACK TO TOP | |
Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Information
Support and Services
Interactive
Media
Network
Systems
Programming
and Software Development |
| Building Linkages in IT Occupations Framework: For Entry Level, Technical, and Professional Careers Related to the Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration Services. BACK TO TOP | |
| Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Correction
Services
Emergency
and Fire Management Services
Law
Enforcement Services
Legal
Services
Security
& Protective Services |
Planning, managing, and
providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland
security, including professional and technical support services.
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| Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Health,
Safety and Environmental Assurance
Logistics
& Inventory Control
Maintenance,
Installation & Repair
Manufacturing
Production Process Development
Production
Quality
Assurance |
| Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering. BACK TO TOP | |
 Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Buying
and Merchandising
Distribution
and Logistics
E-Marketing
Management
and Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Communications and Promotion
Marketing
Information Management and Research
Professional
Sales and Marketing |
| Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives. BACK TO TOP | |
 Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill Sets |
Engineering
and Technology
Science
and Math |
Planning, managing, and providing scientific
research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical
science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing
services, and research and development services.
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| Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and
goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional
and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure
planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and
facility maintenance. |
| GLOSSARY
- DEFINITIONS developed fall, 2003 for career guidance |
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| CAREER
ACADEMIC SEQUENCE |
A career academic sequence is a
flexible sequence of courses designed to help a student explore and
prepare for a specific career area or group of related
occupations. Career academic sequences are selected and defined
by local school corporations and recommended for all students
regardless of postsecondary intentions. A career academic
sequence includes progressive exposure to the world of work, with some
sequences leading to a certificate recognized by business and
industry. A career academic sequence is flexible. As a student progresses in a sequence and learns more about a specific career area, he/she may: 1. Remain in the same career pathway throughout high school; |
| CAREER ACADEMY |
A
learning community in which small groups of students with common
teachers participate in integrated academic and career/technical
courses related to a career focus area.Examples: Project
Lead-the-Way (engineering); Finance Academy. |
| CAREER
CLUSTER |
A
broad set of related occupations
used when organizing career information, instruction, and student
opportunities. Career Clusters
provide a way for schools to organize instruction and student
experiences around sixteen broad categories that encompass virtually
all occupations from entry through professional levels. Resources
such as KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS STRUCTURES and BROCHURES are available for
each of the sixteen clusters. To read about the 16
national Career Clusters, go to http://www.careerclusters.org/ |
| CAREER MAJORS |
The
Indiana Department of Workplace Development encourages community-based
efforts to connect classroom learning with career preparation via Career
Majors. By reinforcing rigorous academics with exposure to the
workplace, the Career
Majors approach broadens students' career choices and
opportunities-showing them why school is important. Students get
rigorous instruction in math, science and language arts, plus exposure
to the workplace, helping them see how their classes relate to real
life. |
| CAREER
PATHWAY |
A
subset of related occupations within a career cluster.
Example: Food Processing and Production is a career pathway
found within the Agriculture Career Cluster |
| CAREER
PROGRAM (PLAN) OF STUDY |
A
recommended sequence of general/liberal and career/technical courses
related to a career pathway, used by students as a resource when
developing their high school
course plans. and includes a combination of: 1. one or more career pathways being considered by a student, 2. potential occupations the student is considering within that career pathway, and 3. the student's supporting high school four-year course plan. In Indiana, the flexible career Program of Study (plan of study) is part of each student's Guidance Portfolio that students begin in 8th grade. |
| CAREER PROFILES |
The Learn More Resource Center (formerly ICPAC) provices detailed Career Profiles for many a great many careers, occupations, and jobs. The Career Profiles are organized alphabetically by job title. Each profile contains a snapshot (summary), job description, wages, employment and outlook, education and training, licensing requirements, related occupations, military opportunities, job openings, and working conditions. |
| FOUR-YEAR COURSE PLAN |
An
individualized course plan for the four years of high school related to
the student's career major, this plan is a key component of the Career
Program of Study |
| PROGRAM OF STUDY |
As defined by Perkins
IV, a Program of Study identifies options for students to use when
planning course work and other education activities that lead to a
career pathway. A program of study specifies secondary and post
secondary courses, includes academic and CTE content in a coordinated,
non-duplicative progression of courses, dual-credit oppportunities, and
industry-recognized credentials or associate or baccaluaureate degree
goals. |
Using
the
above terms, the following statements apply:
Students
declare a career focus area based on their career
interests. They use recommended career pathways and programs of
study as resources when designing their four-year course
plans for high school. The career plan is included in
the student's guidance portfolio. Adults may organize career
information and activities by career
clusters. They may also create career academies as small learning communities related to specific career pathways. |
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