8 Chapter 1 Entrepreneurial Careers Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Figure 1-2. There are 16 career clusters. Each cluster contains several career pathways. The 16 Career Clusters Careers involving the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources. Careers involving management, marketing, and operations of foodservice, lodging, and recreational businesses. Careers involving the design, planning managing, building, and maintaining of buildings and structures. Careers involving family and human needs. Careers involving the design, production, exhibition, performance, writing, and publishing of visual and performing arts. Careers involving the design, development, support, and management of software, hardware, and other technology-related materials. Careers involving the planning, organizing, directing, and evaluation of functions essential to business operations. Careers involving the planning, management, and providing of legal services, public safety, protective services, and homeland security. Careers involving the planning, management, and providing of training services. Careers involving the planning, management, and processing of materials to create completed products. Careers involving the planning and providing of banking, insurance, and other financial- business services. Careers involving the planning, management, and performance of marketing and sales activities. Careers involving governance, national security, foreign service, revenue and taxation, regulation, and management and administration. Careers involving the planning, management, and providing of scientific research and technical services. Careers involving planning, managing, and providing health services, health information, and research and development. Careers involving the planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods. Source: States’ Career Clusters Initiative 2008 Goodheart-Willcox Publisher