Career

Exploration
Activity
Using the Career Clusters

© La-Nette Mark 2012

 The purpose of this lesson is for the students to learn the different career opportunities
available and for them to start thinking of the career path they would like to take. The
National Career Clusters™ Framework is comprised of 16 Career Clusters™ and related
Career Pathways to help students of all ages explore different career options and better
prepare for college and career.

This activity is Internet-based, so it would be great if you have access to the Internet
and these websites: http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters and
http://www.iseek.org/careers/clusters.html .

If you don’t have a class set of computers or Internet lab, you can easily use your
Teacher’s Notes
projector and students can write the notes from the projection or give as a homework
This is an optional activity that the students will love. Once students finish with their cluster of grapes,
assignment.
you can easily instruct them to color and cut out the clusters to create an “Our Career Clusters” pol the
grapes clustered together to form a grape vine.
This activity is a great way for students to visibly see the career clusters and apply
which cluster best suites them. Once the students have finished filling in the career
clusters chart, I have provided an additional activity for the students to complete
using a cluster of grapes. This activity does not take long and it is a great way to
reinforce the career clusters concept. Also included is a career clusters quiz with
answer key for you to utilize at your discretion.

Optional Class Craft Idea

Once students finish with their career cluster of grapes, you can easily instruct them
to color and cut out the clusters to create an “Our Career Cluster” class poster board
with all the grapes clustered together to form a grapevine.
 Career Clusters
Fill in the table with the appropriate information. One site I find helpful is
http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters/glance/careerclusters.html and
http://www.iseek.org/careers/clusters.html .

Career List 3 Career

Description
Cluster Examples
Agriculture,
Food & Natural
Resources

Architecture&
Construction

Arts,
Audio/Video
Technology &
Communications

Business
Management &
Administration

Education &
Training

Finance

Government &
Public
Administration
Health Science

Hospitality &
Tourism

Human Services

Information
Technology

Law & Public

Safety,
Corrections &
Security

Manufacturing

Marketing

Scientific,
Technology,
Engineering &
Mathematics

Transportation,
Distribution &
Logistics

What do you want to do when you grow up? ______________________________________

Which career cluster does the career fall under? ___________________________________

Career Clusters
Directions: Please write in the name of the cluster that you are interested in on the leaf. Also, write on
the individual grapes as many jobs as you can find that fall under that cluster.
Name _____________________________ Period ________ Date ___________________

Career Clusters Quiz

Which road will you choose?
Matching
Directions: Match the career cluster at the top with the characteristics of that cluster listed below.

A. Agriculture Food & Natural Resources I. Architecture & Construction

B. Arts, A/V Technology & Communication J. Education & Training
C. Business Management & Administration K. Finance
D. Government & Public Administration L. Health Science
E. Hospitality & Tourism M. Human Services
F. Transportation, Distributions & Logistics N. Information Technology
G. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security O. Manufacturing
H. Science Technology, Engineering & Mathematics P. Marketing

______ 1. Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human
needs.

______ 2. Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and
Systems Integration Services.

______ 3. 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.

______ 4. Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics,
support services, and biotechnology research and development.

______ 5. Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland
security, including professional and technical support services.

______ 6. Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into products and production
planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

______ 7. Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content
including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.

______ 8. Careers in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient
and productive business operations.

______ 9. Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.
______ 10. Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services
including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

______ 11. Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air,
rail and water such as planning and management of mobile equipment and facility
maintenance.

______ 12. 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.

______ 13. Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.

______ 14. Planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support
services.

______ 15. Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business
financial management.

______ 16. The management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging,
attractions, recreation events and travel related services.

Directions: In this section, please distinguish which career cluster each of these occupations fall under.
Write the appropriate letter that responds to the career cluster you choose.

______ 17. Nurses ______ 25. Lawyers

______ 18. Governors ______ 26. Programmers

______ 19. Carpenters ______ 27. Social Workers

______ 20. Farmers ______ 28. Waiters

______ 21. Truck Drivers ______ 29. Bank Tellers

______ 22. Scientists ______ 30. Coaches

______ 23. Advertising Agencies ______ 31. Principals

______ 24. Factory Workers ______ 32. Actors

 Answer Key
Name _____________________________ Period ________ Date ___________________

Career Clusters Quiz

Which road will you choose?
Matching
Directions: Match the career cluster at the top with the characteristics of that cluster listed below.

A. Agriculture Food & Natural Resources I. Architecture & Construction

B. Arts, A/V Technology & Communication J. Education & Training
C. Business Management & Administration K. Finance
D. Government & Public Administration L. Health Science
E. Hospitality & Tourism M. Human Services
F. Transportation, Distributions & Logistics N. Information Technology
G. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security O. Manufacturing
H. Science Technology, Engineering & Mathematics P. Marketing

M 1. Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.
______

N 2. Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration
______
Services.
D 3. 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.
L 4. Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support
______
services, and biotechnology research and development.
G
______ 5. Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland security, including
professional and technical support services.
O 6. Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into products and production planning and
______
control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

______
B 7. Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and
performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
C
______ 8. Careers in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and
productive business operations.

______
P 9. Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.

H 10. Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services including
______
laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

______
F 11. Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water
such as planning and management of mobile equipment and facility maintenance.
 ______
A 12. 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.

______
I 13. Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.

______
J 14. Planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.

______
K 15. Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial
management.

______
E 16. The management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions,
recreation events and travel related services.

Directions: In this section, please distinguish which career cluster each of these occupations fall under. Write the
appropriate letter that responds to the career cluster you choose.

______
L 17. Nurses ______
G 25. Lawyers

D
______ 18. Governors H 26. Programmers
______

______
I 19. Carpenters ______
M 27. Social Workers

______
A 20. Farmers ______
E 28. Waiters

______
F 21. Truck Drivers ______
K 29. Bank Tellers

______
H 22. Scientists ______
J 30. Coaches

______
P 23. Advertising Agencies ______
J 31. Principals

O
______ 24. Factory Workers B 32. Actors
______
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