Course-to-Career Resource Guide
Message to Students and Parents
The world of work is rapidly changing as existing jobs become more complex and new jobs demand increased levels of education. Students must acquire advanced technical skills, increased academic competencies and greater problem-solving and critical thinking skills to become successful citizens and employees of the future.
The selection of career pathways is a cooperative effort involving students, parents, teachers and counselors. Students should explore a career pathway that blends with their interests and abilities and leads to the achievement of personal, educational and career goals. Students should be encouraged to explore all available opportunities without being “locked in” to a specific program of study.
According to the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), the U.S. Department of Labor finds that 62% of all U.S. jobs now require two-year or four-year degrees and higher or special post-secondary occupation certificates or apprenticeships. By 2020, we can expect that these talent requirements will increase to include 75% of U.S. jobs.
Step 1: Select a School from the drop down menu
Step 2: Select a Career Field from the Career Pathways Wheel
(Wheel will appear after you complete Step 1)
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Arts, Communication & Information Systems: People attracted to careers in the Arts pathway like activities in the performing arts, visual arts, film and mass communication, which includes certain aspects of journalism and TV/radio broadcasting. Others who are attracted to Information Technology prefer computer and electronic-based activities, as well as math and science. The creative aspects of this pathway are rapidly merging with the technological, making it even more challenging. Programs in this field may include printing technology, audio/video communications, graphics production, commercial and technical art, computer information support and services, computer programming and networking, and web programming. |
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Business, Management and Administration: People attracted to careers in this career field like to influence, persuade, perform, lead, or manage to meet organizational goals for economic gain. They like to make decisions, meet people, initiate projects, give talks or speeches, organize activities or lead a group. Other people attracted to careers in this pathway like to work with data. They have clerical or numerical ability and like to carry out tasks in detail and follow through on others’ instructions. Programs may include entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, hospitality and tourism, computer/information systems, finance, accounting, personnel, economics and management. |
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Health Science Technology: People attracted to careers in this field like to help others. This career field includes programs related to the promotion of health in people and animals, as well as the treatment of injuries, conditions and diseases. Programs may include jobs in medicine, dentistry, mental and physical health, nursing, therapy and rehabilitation, nutrition, fitness and hygiene. |
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Human Services: People attracted to careers in this field like to work with people. They like to work in groups, help others with problems, work with children, serve, teach, inform, and train others. This career path includes programs related to economic, political, and social systems. These programs may include education, law and legal studies, law enforcement, public administration, child and family services, religion and social services. |
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Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology: People attracted to careers in this pathway like to work with things. They like to work with their hands with objects, machines and tools. This career field includes programs related to the technologies necessary to design, develop, install or maintain physical systems. These may include engineering and related technologies, mechanics and repair, manufacturing technology, precision production, electronics and construction. |
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Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources: People attracted to careers in this pathway like to observe, learn, analyze, investigate, evaluate or solve problems. They may like to work with plants and animals. They like to work independently, analyze data, do research, deal with abstractions, explore a variety of ideas, perform lab experiments, do complex calculations, and/or understand scientific methods and theories. This career path includes programs related to the environment and natural resources. These may include agriculture, earth sciences, environmental sciences, fisheries management, forestry, horticulture and wildlife management. |