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What are the career preparation choices beyond high school?
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Work
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On-the-job
training
Apprenticeship
Internships
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Schools
& Programs
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Vocational
and Technical Schools
Community/Junior Colleges
Colleges/Universities
Job Corps
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Military
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Variety of
Skill Training
Financial Assistance with College
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Students need to
be aware of the multitude of career possibilities available to them. The
more career experiences they have the better equipped they will be to
make plans for the future. Career pathways are clusters of occupations/careers
that are grouped because many people in them share similar interests and
strengths.
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| Career
Pathways |
| Agriculture
Science and Technology Careers |
Occupations involved
in this pathway are involved in agriculture, the environment, and natural
resources, including earth sciences, environmental sciences, marine sciences,
plant sciences, and animal science. These may include horticulturist, fish/game
warden, conservationist, biological scientist, geologist, veterinarian,
and production agriculture.
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| Art,
Communications, and Media Careers |
Occupations involved
in the advance of the performing, visual, literary, and media arts, humanities,
and culture. These may include architecture, interior design, creative writing,
film, fine arts, graphic deign and production, journalism, radio, television,
advertising, public relations, and religion.
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| Business
and Marketing Careers |
Occupations involved
in the business environment. These may include entrepreneurship, sales marketing,
computer/information systems, finance, accounting, personnel, economics,
and management.
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| Health
Science Technology Careers |
Occupations involved
in the promotion and maintenance of health and the treatment of disease.
These may include health assessment and treatment, health services, health
diagnosing practitioners, health technologists and technicians, research,
prevention, treatment, and related technologies.
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| Human
Development, Management, and Service Careers |
Occupations involved
in the improvement of individual and family health and well-being. These
may include family relations, economics and home management education, including
child and elder care, food and beverage preparation and service, lodging
and related services and personal and social services
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| Industrial
and Engineering Technology Careers |
Occupations related
to the technologies necessary to design, develop, install, and maintain
physical systems. These may include engineers, architects and surveyors;
printing; manufacturing; mechanics, installers and technicians; construction;
plant and system operations; and technologies other than health.
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| Personal
and Protective Services Careers |
| Occupations involved
in the personal improvement, the comfort and appearance of a person and
his/her possessions, and in benefiting society as a whole. These may include
legal and protective services; social, recreational, and leisure services;
personal, building, and grounds services, and material and people moving
services. |
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