Career exploration in high school plays a critical role in helping students understand the wide range of occupations, career pathways, and the education or skills required to pursue them. By engaging in career exploration early, students gain greater self-awareness and insight into how their interests and strengths align with potential careers. This knowledge empowers them to make thoughtful, informed decisions about high school course selections, academic programs, and post-graduation options. Ultimately, early career exploration provides clarity and direction, helping students set meaningful long-term goals and build a strong foundation for future success in college, careers, and life. Below please find career information as categorized by the 16 national Career Clusters. By clicking each cluster link, you will find careers listed in alphabetical order. By clicking on each career, you will find detailed information for that career including current salary trends, career outlook, and typical training required. 

How to Expore Careers: 

You can explore careers by:

• Browsing career clusters or pathways that group similar jobs together
• Reading career profiles that describe job duties, work environments, and typical schedules
• Watching videos or hearing from professionals who work in different fields
• Taking interest or skill assessments to see which careers may be a good match
• Comparing careers based on education requirements, salary ranges, and job outlook

Exploring careers is flexible—you can start with what interests you, try something new, or revisit careers as your goals change.

Why Career Exploration is Important: 

Career exploration helps you:

• Discover careers you may not have known about
• Understand how school learning connects to real‑world jobs
• Identify your interests, strengths, and skills
• Set short‑term and long‑term goals for high school, college, or training programs
• Make confident decisions about electives, pathways, and postsecondary plans

The more you explore, the better prepared you’ll be to plan for your future.

What You Can Explore on This Webpage: 

On this website, you can explore:

• Career pathways and industries
• Individual job descriptions and responsibilities
• Required education, training, and certifications
• Skills and personal qualities needed for success
• Salary information and job demand trends
• Connections between careers, coursework, and real‑world experiences

Career exploration is not about choosing one job right away—it’s about learning, reflecting, and building a path that fits who you are and who you want to become.

The links below provide an alphabetically ordered list of jobs for each career cluster.

Each of the jobs also link to the Career OneStop website which is sponsored by the Us Department of Labor. These links provide job specific information including, average pay, projected employment opportunities, required training, and in-depth job descriptions video. These links are also utilized as part of high school courses such as sophomore seminar.