Career and Technical Education

Louisiana Career Clusters

For a more detailed definition of each cluster, please click here to dowmload the 2010-2011 Career Clusters and Areas of Concentration matrix.

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources. Mining and mineral extraction are included in the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources cluster.
Architecture & Construction Careers in designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment.
Arts, A/V Technology & Communication Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multi-media content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
Business Management & Administration Business Management & Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management & Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.
Education & Training Planning, managing, and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.
Finance Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.
Government & Public Administration Executing governmental functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and Administration of the local, state, and federal levels.
Health Science Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.
Hospitatlity & Tourism Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel-related services.
Human Services Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.
Information Technology Building linkages in IT occupations framework: for entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support, and management of hardware, software, multi-media, and systems integration services.
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services.
Manufacturing Planning, 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.
Marketing Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach
organizational objectives.
Science, Technology, Egineering & Mathematics (STEM) Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.
For a more detailed definition of each cluster, please click here to download the 2010-2011 Career Clusters and Areas of Concentration matrix.