A Look at Careers

A Look at Careers
Introduction to Business and Technology is the gateway course in
two career clusters:
Finance and Business Management, and Administration. In an effort to make the academic material you learn more relevant, 16 Career Clusters were created nationally to help students be more successful and to better prepare for college. Within these career clusters are career pathways that offer more specific training and the opportunity for students to earn nationally recognized credentials in a career field. Each career pathway consists of three sequenced courses. This course, Introduction to Business and Technology, is the gateway course in two career clusters: Finance and Business Management and Administration. Within the Finance Career Cluster there are three career pathways: Advanced Accounting, Business Accounting, and Financial Services. Within the Business Management and Administration Cluster there are also three career pathways: Business and Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resource Management. If these titles sound a bit familiar to you, they should! This course has served to introduce you to the courses that will follow, no matter which pathway you choose.

16 Career Clusters
Government & Public Administration
Hospitality Tourism
Science, Technology, Engineering &
Education & Training
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Information Technology
Energy
Health Science
Arts, AV Technology & Communications
architecture & construction
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
France
Business, Management & Administration
Marketing When you follow a pathway, you expect it to lead somewhere. With a career pathway you can expect it to lead to a job. The good news is that there are a wide variety of jobs available in each pathway. Your choice is limited only by the amount and type of post-secondary education you choose. View the tables below for each of the two career clusters to get an idea where your path can lead you. The list of jobs presented here are not all inclusive by any means, but they are jobs that according to O'Net have the highest growth potential.

Career Cluster: Finance

Advanced Accounting

Business Accounting

Financial Services

Financial Analysts

Financial Advisers

Accountant

Auditor

Chief Executive Officers

Treasurer

Controller

Billing and Posting Clerks

Billing and Rate Clerks

Bookkeepers

Accounting Clerks

Payroll Clerks

Statement Clerks

Bill and Account Collectors

Loan Officers

Tellers

Financial Managers

Investment Fund Managers

Investment Underwriters

Personal Financial Advisers

Risk Management Specialists

Sales Agents, Financial Services

Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities

Securities and Commodities Traders

Insurance Sales Agents

Career Cluster: Business Management and Administration

Business and Technology

Entrepreneurship

Human Resource Management

Cargo and Freight Agent

Customer Service Representatives

Executive Secretaries

Administrative Assistants

Medical Secretaries

General Office Clerks

Receptionists

Shipping and Receiving Clerks

Stock Clerks

Computer Information System Managers

Database Administrators

Administrative Services Managers

Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

Biofuels Production Managers

Compliance Managers

Medical and Health Services Managers

Compensation and Benefit Managers

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Human Resource Managers

Human Resource Specialists

Training and Development Managers

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