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: Fine Arts Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers focused on the technical and artistic skill needed for the creation, promotion, and sale of visual art forms including painting, sculpture, and pottery.
Professionals in this field focus on producing works that not only possess esthetic value but also serve as mediums for expression, and they are involved in every stage from conceptualization to exhibition, ensuring that art is accessible and resonates deeply with audiences.
Example programs of study:
  • Fine Arts
  • Museum Studies
CodeOccupation
27-1011.00Art Directors
27-1012.00Craft Artists
25-4012.00Curators Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
27-1013.00Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-4021.00Photographers

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