Browse by Career Cluster

The National Career Clusters® Framework serves as an organizing tool for programs, curriculum design and instruction. Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.

Arts, Entertainment, & Design: Fashion & Interiors Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers bridging the creative and commercial aspects of fashion design, production, marketing, and sales with the art and science of interior design and decoration.
Professionals in this field are dedicated to creating, promoting, and selling apparel, accessories, footwear, costuming, and textiles. Interior design careers focus on designing, improving, and decorating interior spaces through space layout and materiality with the goal of enhancing functionality and esthetic appeal.
Example programs of study:
  • Apparel & Textiles
  • Fashion Design
  • Interior Design
CodeOccupation
11-9041.00Architectural and Engineering Managers
51-6092.00Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
27-1022.00Fashion Designers
27-1025.00Interior Designers
17-2131.00Materials Engineers Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
27-1026.00Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
51-6051.00Sewers, Hand
51-6052.00Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Source: National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).