U.S. Department of LaborOccupational Outlook

Handbook2010-2011

http://www.bls.gov/oco

The Interactive Career Exploration System SM

An Interactive Educational ExperienceDeveloped by Michael Curtis, MA www.MyHScounselor.com

U.S. Department of Education

O*Net Resource Center2010-2011

http://www.onetcenter.org/

EducationTo provide an overview of the 16 Pennsylvania

Career Clusters, or PA Pathways.

InteractionServe as an interactive tool that can be used to

explore specific occupational titles found within each Career Cluster, utilizing the data found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

To publicize the information and many resources that can be found at www.MyHScounselor.com.

Purpose of this tool

The 16 Pennsylvania Career Clusters

The 16 Career Clusters were established under the National Career Technical Education Foundation (NCTEF), and are used on an individual basis, state by state.

A Career Cluster is a grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. The 16 Career Clusters organize academic and occupational knowledge and skills into a coherent course sequence and identify pathways from secondary schools to two- and four-year colleges, graduate schools, and the workplace.

More information about Career Clusters, can be found at the NCTEF website.

Introduction

The Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.

Information such as the nature of daily work, training/education needed, expected outlook and hiring projections, earnings, and related occupations are provided in an easy to read, organized way.

The OOH was created by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics. More can be found at the OOH website.

Introduction

The O*Net Resource Center

The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.

The database, which is available to the public at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation.

The O*Net Resource Center was developed by the US Department of Education. More information can be found at the O*Net website.

Introduction

The 16 Career PathwaysAn interactive resource

Pennsylvania Career Clusters

Read the OverviewYou will start off with an overview of the Career Cluster,

providing a general description.

Take the time to read the information contained on that page, as it will either spark an interest, or give you an indication you may want to move onto the next Career Cluster.

If Interested, Read the OccupationsIf there are any specific occupations you want to learn

more about, click on any name to be taken to the Occupational Outlook Handbook page for that career (internet access is required).

Be sure to bookmark any job title you like, for easy access.

Using the Career Exploration System

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.

Support OccupationsGraders and sorters, agricultural productsAgricultural workers, other

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupationsFishers and fishing vessel operatorsForest and conservation workersLogging workersAgricultural inspectorsFarmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.

Support OccupationsConstruction laborersDrywall and ceiling tile installers, tapers, plasterers, a

nd stucco masons

Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental pavers, and terrazzo workers

Insulation workersConstruction equipment operators

Architects, surveyors, and cartographersArchitects, except landscape and navalLandscape architectsSurveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and su

rveying and mapping techniciansDrafters

Architecture and Construction

Construction trades and related workersBoilermakersBrickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasonsCarpentersCarpet, floor, and tile installers and finishersConstruction and building inspectorsConstruction managers ElectriciansElevator installers and repairersGlaziersHazardous materials removal workersPainters and paperhangersPlumbers, pipelayers, pipefitters, and steamfittersRoofersSheet metal workersStructural and reinforcing iron and metal workers

Architecture and Construction (page 2)

Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.

Art and design occupationsArtists and related workersCommercial and industrial designersFashion designersFloral designersGraphic designersInterior designersMakeup artists, theatrical and performanceDesktop publishers

Entertainers and performersActors, producers, and directorsDancers and choreographersMusicians, singers, and related workers

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications

Media and communications-related occupations AnnouncersAuthors, writers, and editorsBroadcast and sound engineering technicians an

d radio operatorsInterpreters and translatorsNews analysts, reporters, and correspondentsPhotographersPublic relations specialistsTechnical writersTelevision, video, and motion picture camera op

erators and editors

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications (page 2)

Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations.

These career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.

Office Support OccupationsReceptionists and information clerks Order clerks Customer service representativesHuman resources assistants, except payroll and timek

eeping

Communications equipment operators Office and administrative support worker supervisors

and managers

Office clerks, general Secretaries and administrative assistants

Facilities Support OccupationsBuilding cleaning workers Grounds maintenance workersPest control workers

Business Management & Administration

Advanced Positions in Management Administrative services managersFuneral directorsMedical and health services managersHuman resources, training, and labor relations s

pecialistsProperty, real estate, and community associatio

n managersPurchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing a

gentsTop executives

Business Management & Administration

Planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.

Includes teachers, counselors and administrative positions in all levels of education, and sports coaches.

Support OccupationsTeacher assistantsLibrary assistants, clerical Library technicians and library assistantsTeachers—adult literacy and remedial educationTeachers—self-enrichment education

Training, Community, and Museum positionsArchivists, curators, and museum techniciansCoaches, umpires, and related workersInstructional coordinators

Education and Training

Education & Administrative PositionsTeachers—preschool

, except special educationTeachers—kindergarten, elementary, middle,

and secondaryTeachers—special educationTeachers—vocationalTeachers—postsecondary LibrariansSchool & Educational CounselorsEducation administrators

Education and Training

Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.

Supportive Occupations/Financial ClerksBrokerage clerks Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks File clerks Bill and account collectors Billing and posting clerks and machine operators

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks Gaming cage workers Payroll and timekeeping clerks Procurement clerks Tellers

Finance

Business and Financial Operations PositionsAccountants and auditorsActuariesAppraisers and assessors of real estateBudget analystsClaims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigatorsCost estimatorsFinancial analysts Insurance underwritersLoan officersManagement analystsEconomists Financial managersMeeting and convention plannersPersonal financial advisorsTax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents

Finance (page 2)

Executing governmental functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and Administration at local, state, and federal levels.

Government and advocacy, grant-making, and civic organizationsAdvocacy, grant-making, and civic organizationsFederal GovernmentState and local government, except education a

nd healthGovernment Eligibility InterviewersPostal Service Mail Carriers

Military Service

The Armed Forces

Government & Public Administration

Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Support PositionsDental assistantsHome health aides and personal and home care

aidesMassage therapistsMedical assistantsMedical transcriptionistsNursing and psychiatric aidesOccupational therapist assistants and aidesPhysical therapist assistants and aidesMedical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory

techniciansPersonal and home care aides

Health Science

Health diagnosing and treating practitionersAudiologistsChiropractorsDentistsDietitians and nutritionistsOccupational therapistsOptometristsPharmacistsPhysical therapistsPhysician assistants

Health Science

Health technologists and technicians Athletic trainersCardiovascular technologists and techniciansClinical laboratory technologists and techniciansDental hygienistsDiagnostic medical sonographersPhysicians and surgeonsPodiatristsRadiation therapistsRecreational therapistsRegistered nursesRespiratory therapistsSpeech-language pathologistsVeterinariansEpidemiologists

Health Science (page 2)

Health technologists and technicians (cont’d)Emergency medical technicians and paramedicsLicensed practical and licensed vocational nursesMedical records and health information techniciansNuclear medicine technologistsOccupational health and safety specialistsOccupational health and safety techniciansOpticians, dispensingPharmacy technicians and aidesRadiologic technologists and techniciansSurgical technologistsVeterinary technologists and techniciansRespiratory therapy technicians

Health Science (page 3)

Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.

Support OccupationsFood and beverage serving and related workersHotel, motel, and resort desk clerks Reservation and transportation ticket agents and trav

el clerks

Food preparation and serving Chefs, head cooks, and food preparation and serving

supervisorsCooks and food preparation workersFood service managers

Leisure and hospitalityArts, entertainment, and recreationFood services and drinking placesHotels and other accommodationsLodging managers

Hospitality & Tourism

Personal care and service occupations Animal care and service workers Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal app

earance workers

Child care workers Fitness workers Flight attendants Gaming services occupations Recreation workers

Hospitality & Tourism (page 2)

Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.

Community and social services occupationsCounselorsHealth educatorsProbation officers and correctional treatment sp

ecialistsSocial and human service assistantsSocial workers

Social scientists and related occupations Psychologists Urban and regional planners Social scientists, other

Human Services

Information TechnologyBuilding 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.

Support OccupationsComputer operatorsComputer support specialistsData entry and information processing workers

Advanced PositionsComputer network, systems, and database admi

nistratorsComputer and information systems managersComputer systems analystsComputer scientistsComputer software engineers and computer

programmers

Information Technology

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & SecurityPlanning, managing, and providing legal,

public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services, such as a court reporter.

Civil OccupationsDispatchers Meter readers, utilities Postal Service workers

Legal occupations Court reportersJudges, magistrates, and other judicial

workersLawyersParalegals and legal assistants

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

Protective service occupations Correctional officersFire fightersPolice and detectivesPrivate detectives and investigatorsSecurity guards and gaming surveillance offi

cersFire inspectors and investigators

Legal occupations Court reportersJudges, magistrates, and other judicial worke

rsLawyersParalegals and legal assistants

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

Manufacturing/RepairsPlanning, managing and

performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

Supportive OccupationsWeighers

, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Cargo and freight agents Couriers and messengers Production, planning, and expediting clerks Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks Stock clerks and order fillers

GeneralAssemblers and fabricators Food processing occupations Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations Woodworkers Industrial production managers

Manufacturing

Printing occupations Bookbinders and bindery workers Prepress technicians and workers Printing machine operators

Plant and system operators Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers Stationary engineers and boiler operators Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system o

perators

Metal workers and plastic workers Computer control programmers and operators Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and

plastic

Machinists Tool and die makers Welding, soldering, and brazing workers

Manufacturing (page 2)

Electrical equipment mechanics Computer, automated teller, and office machine repa

irers

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers Electronic home entertainment equipment installers

and repairers

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and servi

ce technicians

Automotive body and related repairers Automotive service technicians and mechanics Diesel service technicians and mechanics Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technic

ians and mechanics

Small engine mechanics

Manufacturing / Installer & Repairers (page 3)

Other production occupations Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Painting and coating workers, except construction Photographic process workers and processing machi

ne operators

Semiconductor processors

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers an

d repairers

HVAC mechanics and installers Home appliance repairers Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance wo

rkers

Line installers and repairers Maintenance and repair workers, general Millwrights Precision instrument and equipment repairers

Manufacturing / Installer & Repairers (page 4)

Marketing, Sales & ServicePlanning, managing and performing

marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.

Exchanging goods or services for profit.

Support OccupationsCashiers Counter and rental clerks Demonstrators, product promoters, and models Retail salespersons Travel agents

Marketing, Sales & Service

Advanced PositionsAdvertising sales agents Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relati

ons, and sales managers

Market and survey researchers Insurance sales agents Market and survey researchers Real estate brokers and sales agents Sales engineers Sales representatives, wholesale and manufactu

ring

Sales worker supervisors Securities, commodities, and financial services s

ales agents

Marketing, Sales & Service (page 2)

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Planning, managing, and providing

scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

ScienceSupport Positions

Science technicians

Advanced PositionsAgricultural and food scientists Biological scientists Conservation scientists and foresters Medical scientists Atmospheric scientists Chemists and materials scientists Environmental scientists and hydrologists Geoscientists Physicists and astronomers

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Technology & Engineering

Support OccupationsEngineering technicians

Advanced PositionsEngineersEngineering and natural sciences managers

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Math

Advanced PositionsActuariesMathematiciansOperations research analystsStatisticians

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Transportation, Distribution & LogisticsPlanning, management, and movement

of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical .

GeneralRail transportation occupations Water transportation occupations Material moving occupations

Air transportation occupations Air traffic controllers Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

Motor vehicle operators Bus drivers Taxi drivers and chauffeurs Truck drivers and driver/sales workers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics