16 broad career areas

Career Clusters are an organizational tool that link education with business and industry through 16 broad career areas. The 16 clusters have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education as a mechanism to revitalize career and technical education by integrating rigorous academics with relevant technical content. Career Clusters enable students to explore several career options within a field of interest.

1) Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
2) Architecture & Construction
3) Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
4) Business, Management & Administration
5) Education & Training
6) Finance
7) Government & Public Administration
8) Health Science
9) Hospitality & Tourism
10) Human Services
11) Information Technology
12) Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
13) Manufacturing
14) Marketing, Sales & Service
15) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
16) Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

For more detailed information on these 16 career clusters see:

http://www.nccte.org/keyIssues/clusters.html