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Do you have some ideas as to what type of career field that you would like to get into? Browse the Pathways wheel below to discover career fields and click to learn more about those types of careers including the demand and average salaries for typical jobs in those areas. Honing your job skills and developing other character attributes to help yourself when you join the workforce is very important. Browse the Foundational Skills in the middle of the wheel to learn more of what those skills are and why they are critical. 

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Career Pathways Foundation Knowledge and Skills Academic and Technical Literacy & N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s A g r i c u l t u r e , F o o d Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources • Agribusiness & Food Production Systems• Animal Systems• Plants, Natural Resources & Environmental Serivce Systems• Power, Structural & Technical Systems A r t s , C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , & I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s Arts, Communications, & Information Systems • Programming & Software Development• Information Support & Network Administration• Arts, Audio/Visual Technology & Communication E n g i n e e r i n g , M a n u f a c t u r i n g & T e c h n o l o g y Engineering, Manufacturing,& Technology • Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics• Acrhitecture & Construction• Manufacturing• Science Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics T e c h n o l o g y H e a l t h S c i e n c e Health Science Technology • Direct Patient Care• Research & Development• Support & Informatics H u m a n S e r v i c e s Human Services • Human Services• Government & Public Administration• Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security• Education & Training & A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u s i n e s s , M a n a g e m e n t Business, Management, &Administration • Marketing• Business, Management & Administration• Finance• Hospitality & Tourism
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Foundation Knowledge and Skills

Academic and Technical Literacy

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Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

  • Agribusiness & Food Product Systems
  • Animal Systems
  • Plants, Natural Resources, & Environmental Service Systems
  • Power, Structural & Technical Systems
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Arts, Communications, & Information Systems

  • Programming & Software Development
  • Information Support & Network Administration
  • Arts, Audio/Visual Technology, & Communication
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Engineering, Manufacturing, & Technology

  • Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
  • Architecture & Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Science Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
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Health Science Technology

  • Direct Patient Care
  • Research & Development
  • Support & Informatics
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Human Services

  • Human Services
  • Government & Public Administration
  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security
  • Education & Training
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Business, Management & Administration

  • Marketing
  • Business, Management, & Administration
  • Finance
  • Hospitality & Tourism
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