16 Career Clusters Descriptions                                                                               
         
                             Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources                           Energy  &  Engineering  (also  known  as 
                             — The production, processing, marketing,                         STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, 
                             distribution, financing, and development of                      &  Mathematics)  —  Planning,  managing, 
                             agricultural  commodities  and  resources                        and providing scientific research and pro- 
                             including food, fuel, fiber, wood products,                      fessional and technical services (e.g., phys- 
                             natural  resources,  horticulture,  and other  ical science, social science, engineering) including labora- 
          plant  and  animal  products/resources.  Career  specialty/  tory  and  testing  services,  and  research  and  development 
          occupation examples include: Food Scientist, Soil & Water  services.  Career  specialty/occupation  examples  include: 
          Specialist, Forest Technician, and Farmer/Rancher/Feedlot  Aerospace Engineer, Oceanographer, Nuclear Technician, 
          Operator.                                                          Mathematician, and Conservation Scientist. 
                                                                             
                                       Architecture   &   Construction                               Finance  —  Planning,  services  for 
                                       —  Careers  in  designing,  plan-                             financial  and  investment  planning, 
                                       ning,  managing,  building  and                               banking, insurance,  and  business fi- 
                                       maintaining  the  built  environ-                             nancial management. Career special- 
                                       ment.       Career        specialty/                          ty/occupation examples include: Au- 
                                       occupation    examples    include:  ditor, Loan Officer, Stock Broker, and Sales Agent. 
          Interior Designer, Surveyor, Electrician, and Industrial En- 
          gineer.                                                            
                                                                                              Government & Public Administration — 
                                                                                              Executing  governmental  functions  to  in- 
                                       Business  Management  &  Ad-                           clude Governance; National Security; For- 
                                       ministration — Careers encom-                          eign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxa- 
                                       pass planning, organizing, direct-                     tion; Regulation; and Management and Ad- 
                                       ing and evaluating business func-  ministration at the local, state, and federal levels. Career 
                                       tions essential to efficient and      specialty/occupation examples include: Legislator, Intelli- 
          productive business operations. Career specialty/ occupation  gence Analyst, Election Supervisor, Military Officer, and 
          examples  include:  Human  Resources  Manager,  Chief  Postal Clerk. 
          Executive Officer (CEO), and Entrepreneur.                         
                                                                                                  Health Science — Planning, managing, 
                                    Communication Arts (also known                                and providing therapeutic services,  di- 
                                    as  Arts,  AV  Technology,  &  Com-                           agnostic  services,  health  informatics, 
                                    munications)  —  Designing,  pro-                             support  services,  and  biotechnology 
                                    ducing,     exhibiting,    performing,                        research and development. Career spe- 
                                    writing, and publishing multimedia                            cialty/occupation examples include: 
                                    content including visual and per-        Dental  Hygienist,  Doctor,  Pharmacist,  Speech-Language 
          forming arts and design, journalism, and entertainment ser-  Pathologist,  Health/Wellness  Educator,  and  Lab  Techni- 
          vices.  Career  specialty/occupation  examples  include:  Ac-  cian. 
          tor/Actress, Sportscaster, Website Designer, Videographer,  
          Animator, and Telecommunications Technician.                                           Hospitality & Tourism — The man- 
                                                                                                 agement, marketing and operations of 
                                 Education & Training — Planning,                                restaurants and other foodservices, lodg- 
                                 managing and providing education and                            ing, attractions, recreation events and 
                                 training services, and related learning                         travel related services. Career specialty/ 
                                 support  services.  Career  specialty/                          occupation examples include: Executive 
                                 occupation examples include: College                            Chef, Guest Room Attendant, Event 
                                 President, Media Specialist, Teacher,       Planner, Tour Guide, and Recreation Director. 
          Museum Technician, and Distance Education Coordinator. 
                               Human Services — Preparing indi-                                  Manufacturing — Planning, 
                               viduals for employment in career                                  managing, and performing the 
                               pathways that relate to families and                              processing of materials into in- 
                               human needs. Career specialty/                                    termediate or final products and 
                               occupation examples include: Reli-                                related professional and tech- 
                               gious Leader, Childcare Assistant,                                nical support activities such as 
          Marriage & Family Counselor, Social Worker, Massage          production planning and control, maintenance and manu- 
          Therapist, and Funeral Director/Mortician.                   facturing/process engineering. Career specialty/occupation 
                                                                       examples include: Assembler, Automated Manufacturing 
                                                                       Technician, Calibration Technician, Environmental Engi- 
                                                                       neer, and Quality Control Technician. 
                                   Information Technology —            
                                   Building Linkages in IT Occupa-   
                                   tions Framework: For Entry Lev-   
                                   el, Technical, and Professional                           Marketing — Planning, managing, 
                                   Careers Related to the Design,                            and performing marketing activities 
                                   Development, Support and Man-                             to reach organizational objectives. 
          agement of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems                             Career specialty/occupation examples 
          Integration Services. Career specialty/occupation examples                         include: Sales Associate, Advertising 
          include: Technical Writer, Information Systems Adminis-      Manager, Merchandise Buyer, Field Marketing Representa- 
          trator, Search Engine Optimization Specialist, and Data      tive, and Customer Service Representative. 
          Modeler.                                                     
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                                          Transportation, Distribution, & Lo- 
                                Law, Public Safety, Corrections,                          gistics — Planning, management, and 
                                & Security — Planning, managing,                          movement of people, materials, and 
                                and providing legal, public safety,                       goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and wa- 
                                protective services and homeland                          ter and related professional and tech- 
                                security, including professional and                      nical support services such as transpor- 
                                technical support services. Career     tation infrastructure planning and management, logistics 
          specialty/occupation examples include: Attorney, Court       services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance. Ca- 
          Reporter, Emergency Planning Manager, Fire Protection        reer specialty/occupation examples include: Air Traffic 
          Engineer, Gaming Surveillance Specialist, Police Officer,    Controller, Railyard Engineer, Shipping/Receiving Clerk, 
          and Warden.                                                  Packer, Cargo Inspector, and Mechanic. 
                The Career Clusters Framework was originally developed to provide a structure for organizing and delivering 
                quality Career & Technical Education (CTE). Nebraska adapted the framework slightly to fit our state’s needs. 
                Career Clusters are to help you navigate your way to greater success in college and career. It can be a useful 
                guide in developing programs of study to bridge secondary and postsecondary and for creating individual 
                student plans of study for a complete range of career options. It helps you discover your interests and your 
                passions, and empowers you to choose the educational pathway that can lead to success in high school, 
                postsecondary education, and your future career.