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Chapter 3Researching Careers
Chapter 3Researching Careers
Lesson 3.1 Career Choices
Lesson 3.1 Career Choices
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Which career clusters, or groups of related careers, interest you
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Career interest areas, or kinds of activities, that can direct you toward specific careers
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Why It’s ImportantWhy It’s Important
By looking at career clusters and career activities, you’ll get an idea of the kinds of careers you might enjoy. Exploring all kinds of career possibilities now will help you make career choices later.
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Key TermsKey Terms
career clusterscareer interest areas
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There are more than 28,000 different careers to choose from.
Do you know what you want to do for a living?
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Career ClustersCareer Clusters
The U.S. Department of Education has organized 16 career clusters.
Career clusters are groups of similar occupations and industries.
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16 Career Clusters16 Career ClustersGraphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer
Architectureand Construction
Arts, Audio/Video Technology,and Communication
Education andTraining
Finance
Agriculture, Food,and Natural Resources
Business,Management,and Administration
Health Science
Information Technology
Hospitality andTourism
Law, Public Safety, and Security
ManufacturingHuman Services
Marketing, Sales,and Service
Science,Technology,Engineering, andMathematics
Transportation,Distribution, andLogistics
Government andPublic Administration
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Career Interest AreasCareer Interest Areas
Career interest areas are another way to discover different kinds of careers.
Career interest areas are general kinds of activities people do in many different careers.
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Creators are…Creators are…
Investigators are…Investigators are…
Organizers…Organizers…
Influencers are…Influencers are…
Doers…Doers…
Helpers…Helpers…
Creative thinkersCreative thinkers
Logical thinkersLogical thinkers
Love working with information or numbersLove working with information or numbers
Likely to be out in front, in charge, and leading othersLikely to be out in front, in charge, and leading others
Always seem busyAlways seem busy
Tend to think of others before themselvesTend to think of others before themselves
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Why are social workers and hairdressers part of the same career cluster, human services?
Because both jobs share a common goal, helping make people’s lives easier and more comfortable.
Why are social workers and hairdressers part of the same career cluster, human services?
Because both jobs share a common goal, helping make people’s lives easier and more comfortable.
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Which career interest area do you think would be most common for doctors?
Doctors can be categorized as investigators, because their work involves scientific processes. Doctors are also considered helpers, because they help people.
Which career interest area do you think would be most common for doctors?
Doctors can be categorized as investigators, because their work involves scientific processes. Doctors are also considered helpers, because they help people.
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Lesson 3.1 Career Choices
Lesson 3.1 Career Choices