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Career Options By choosing a pathway and following the course selections suggested by the pathway, students should find greater relevance in the courses they are taking and be more adequately prepared to go on to further training or the job site after graduating from high school. If students use this information as a guide and work hard to reach their individual potentials, they should be able to successfully develop relevant academic skills, marketable occupational skills, and appropriate workplace behaviors that will lead to rewarding careers. Students should carefully plan their four years of high school. Counselors and parents should be consulted when choosing courses. Students should talk with adults who are currently employed in careers in which students show interest. These adults can provide valuable input into preparation for a career. Decisions made in high school can pay dividends in the future. |
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EXAMPLES OF CAREER OPTIONS FOR WHICH YOU MAY QUALIFY Arts and Communications Cluster |
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Completion of Grade 12 Musician Singer Dancer Sign Painter Merchandise Display Worker Photographer / Camera Operator Printer Customer Service Representative Announcer |
Completion of Two-Year Technical College Floral Designer / Florist Interior Designer Set Designer Fashion Designer Graphic Designer Dance / Drama / Modeling Emergency Services Dispatcher Paralegal / Legal Assistant Radio Broadcaster Tour Guide Airline Steward Choreographer
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Completion of Four-Year College or University Public Relations Specialist Reporter / Correspondent Technical Writer Writer / Editor Actor / Director / Producer Musician Designer Industrial Designer Motion Picture Camera Operator Visual Artist Lawyer * Travel Agent Psychologist * Sociologist Therapist Teacher / Counselor * Advanced Study Required |
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Electives to Consider for Arts and Communications |
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Art |
Literature Courses |
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EXAMPLES OF CAREER OPTIONS FOR WHICH YOU MAY QUALIFY Business and Marketing Cluster |
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Completion of Grade 12 |
Completion of Two-Year Technical College Buyer Sales Representative Computer Programmer / Operator Computer Technician Staff Accountant Advertising Representative Realtor Payroll Administrator Store Manager Hotel Manager / Assistant Office Manager Secretary Court Clerk Travel Agent |
Completion of Four-Year College or University Mathematician Statistician Property / Real Estate Business Manager Insurance Agent / Broker Stockbroker Commercial Artist Computer Systems Analyst Certified Public Accountant Tax Accountant Computer Instructor Software Engineer Assessor Appraiser |
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Electives to Consider for Business and Marketing |
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Foreign Languages |
Entrepreneurship |
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EXAMPLES OF CAREER OPTIONS FOR WHICH YOU MAY QUALIFY Engineering / Industrial Technology Cluster |
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Completion of Grade 12 |
Completion of Two-Year Technical College Heat / AC / Refrigeration Technician Machinist / Machine Operator Automated Manufacturing Technician Textile Chemist Computer Programmer Quality Control Technician Maintenance Mechanic Electrical Installer Welder / Fabricator Draftsman Mechanic Tool and Die Maker Broadcast Technician Engineering Technician Surveyor |
Completion of Four-Year College or University Chemical Engineer Civil Engineer Industrial Engineer Computer Engineer Electrical Engineer Robotics Engineer Mechanical Engineer Nuclear Engineer Architect Landscape Designer Industrial Education Instructor Systems Analyst Metallurgist Cartographer |
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Electives to Consider for Engineering / Industrial Technology |
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Foreign Languages |
Building Construction |
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EXAMPLES OF CAREER OPTIONS FOR WHICH YOU MAY QUALIFY Environmental and Agriculture Cluster |
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Completion of Grade 12 Turf Manager (Golf Courses) Exterminator Hazardous Water Management Technician Farm Worker Nursery Worker Meat / Poultry Inspector Gardener Animal Caretaker Water Treatment Worker Zoo Worker Tree Trimmer Assistant Forestry Technician Firefighter Cadet / Trainee |
Completion of Two-Year Technical College Cooperative Extension Service Consultant Golf Course Manager Solar Energy Technician Livestock Rancher Marine Mechanic Environmental Sales Horticulture Technician Nursery Manager Floral Designer Surveyor Water Technician Firefighter Grounds Supervisor Materials Technician |
Completion of Four-Year College or University Marine Biologist Botanist Plant Geneticist Landscape Architect Agricultural Engineer Environmental Engineer Fish / Game Warden Environmental Physicist Meteorologist Biologist Agronomist Soil Scientist Cooperative Extension Agent Entomologist |
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Electives to Consider for Environmental Services and Agriculture |
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Chemistry for the Technologies |
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EXAMPLES OF CAREER OPTIONS FOR WHICH YOU MAY QUALIFY Health / Human Services Cluster |
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Completion of Grade 12 Medical File Clerk Teacher's Aide Hair Stylist Child Care Specialist Bus Driver Receptionist Fire fighter Restaurant Worker Home Health Aide Retail Salesperson Admissions Interviewer Benefits Coordinator Cosmetologist / Barber Law Enforcement Officer |
Completion of Two-Year Technical College Early Childhood Caretaker Retail Sales Agent Medical Records Clerk Assistant in Medical Laboratory / Dental / Nursing Market Research Representative Cardiology Technician Hotel / Motel Manager Respiratory Therapist Licensed Practical Nurse Registered Nurse Police Detective Crime Analysis Specialist Fire Marshall |
Completion of Four-Year College or University Physical Therapist Registered (Diploma) Nurse Audiologist Speech / Language Pathologist * Urban / Regional Planner Counselor * Social Worker * Physician's Assistant * Pharmacist * Health Services Administrator Nursing Home Administrator Physician / Dentist * Alcohol / Drug Abuse Counselor * Advanced Study Required |
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Health |
Psychology |
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