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Chapter 3
Researching Careers
Lesson 3.1
Career Choices
Career Choices
Discover
Which career clusters, or groups
of related careers, interest you
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Discover
Career interest areas, or kinds of
activities, that can direct you
toward specific careers
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Why 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 Terms
career clusters
career 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 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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Graphic Organizer
16 Career Clusters
Architecture
and Construction
Arts,
Audio/
Video Technology,
and Communication
Agriculture, Food,
and Natural
Resources
Business,
Management,
and Administration
Education and
Training
Human Services
Finance
Hospitality and
Tourism
Government and
Information
Public Administration Technology
Health Science
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Law,
Public Safety, and
Security
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales,
and Service
Science,Technology,
Engineering, and
Mathematics
Transportation,
Distribution, and
Logistics
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Career 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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Career Interest Areas
Creators are…
Creative thinkers
Investigators are…
Logical thinkers
Organizers…
Influencers are…
Doers…
Helpers…
Love working with information or numbers
Likely to be out in front, in charge, and leading others
Always seem busy
Tend to think of others before themselves
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Critical Thinking Review
Critical Thinking
Q Why are social workers and hairdressers
part of the same career cluster, human
services?
A Because both jobs share a common goal,
helping make people’s lives easier and more
comfortable.
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Critical Thinking Review
Critical Thinking
Q Which career interest area do you think
would be most common for doctors?
A 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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End of Chapter 3
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Lesson 3.1
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