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Exploring Career Clusters

Helping students explore career clusters is just one of the ways our Partners in Education (PIE) program provides services to approximately 10,000 students and 1,100 educators in six different school districts.

PIE partner school districts benefit from the support and expertise of local businesses and professional organizations that PIEparticipate in PIE programs, services and events.  PIE’s mission is to provide employable skills and to develop career awareness opportunities for K-12 students in Portage County through education, business and community partnerships.

Exploring career clusters helps students to:

  • develop career awareness
  • understand how their classes or majors may prepare them for particular career clusters
  • evaluate their own interests and skills against the fundamental activities of a particular career cluster
  • consider seeking job shadow opportunities

For more information or to get involved contact the PCBC Foundation at 715-344-1940 or email fdn@portagecountybiz.com

16 State Career Clusters Descriptions 9 PIE Career Clusters
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 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. Agriculture & Natural Resources
Arts, AV Technology & Communications Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services. Arts & Communication
Business, Management & Administration Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy Business, Marketing & Finance
Finance Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.
Marketing, Sales & Service Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives
Health Science Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development. Health & Medical
Hospitality & Tourism Hospitality and Tourism encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services. Hospitality & Tourism
Education & Training Planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services Education & Training
Government & Public Administration 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. Government, Human & Public Services
Human Services Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.
Law, Public Safety & Security Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland security, including professional and technical support services.
Architecture & Construction Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining, the built environment. Architecture & Construction
Manufacturing Planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate of final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering. Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing & Distribution
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
Information Technology Building Linkages in IT Occupations Framework: For Entry Level, Technical, and Professional Careers Related to the Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration Services
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Planning, managing and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.