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.

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Careers that both promote the health and well-being of animals, including companion, livestock, and exotic animals, and facilitate the efficient production of animal-related products within the food system.
For livestock and poultry, professionals in this field aim to optimize the production of meat, dairy, eggs, and other animal products. Careers in this field also include veterinary and other services to manage the care, breeding, behavior, enrichment, and management of animals. This Sub-Cluster also incorporates genetics, nutrition, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals to improve animal welfare and production efficiency.
Example programs of study:
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Livestock Management
  • Veterinary Science
CodeOccupation
19-4012.00Agricultural Technicians
45-2021.00Animal Breeders
39-2021.00Animal Caretakers Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
33-9011.00Animal Control Workers
19-1011.00Animal Scientists Bright Outlook
39-2011.00Animal Trainers Bright Outlook
19-1029.01Bioinformatics Scientists
19-1029.00Biological Scientists, All Other
19-1029.04Biologists
11-9013.00Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Bright Outlook
45-2093.00Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
45-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
19-1029.03Geneticists
19-1029.02Molecular and Cellular Biologists
29-1131.00Veterinarians Bright Outlook
31-9096.00Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Bright Outlook
29-2056.00Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook

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