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.

Digital Technology: Software Solutions Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers involved in the development and maintenance of software solutions, built on computer science and encompassing programming, application development, and front-end and back-end software development.
This Sub-Cluster also includes developing emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, the Internet of Things, distributed ledger technologies, and quantum computing. It involves creating the underlying code and systems that power applications, designing user interfaces for optimal user experience, and building server-side technologies that process data behind the scenes.
Example programs of study:
  • App Design
  • Computer Simulation
  • Game Development
  • Programming
CodeOccupation
11-3021.00Computer and Information Systems Managers Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
15-1251.00Computer Programmers
15-1243.01Data Warehousing Specialists Bright Outlook
15-1242.00Database Administrators
15-1243.00Database Architects Bright Outlook
15-1252.00Software Developers Bright Outlook
15-1253.00Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Bright Outlook

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