Two Sides of a Coin -
A Look at Holland Codes and Career Clusters
Two Sides of a Coin - There are two popular ways to build self awareness and explore careers.
Career Clusters and Holland Codes
Holland Codes is a tool that matches interests to careers. The Holland Codes identify interest areas, personalities, work environments and careers. The Holland Code Work Interest Areas are:
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
Conventional
A Career Cluster is a group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products.
After over 50 years of research, there are the 16 Career Clusters® & 79 Career Pathways –
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Agribusiness Systems
Animal Systems
Environmental Service Systems
Food Products & Processing Systems
Natural Resources Systems
Plant Systems
Power, Structural & Technical Systems
Architecture and Construction
Construction
Design/ Pre-Construction
Maintenance/ Operations
Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
A/V Technology & Film
Journalism & Broadcasting
Performing Arts
Printing Technology
Telecommunications
Visual Arts
Business Management and Administration
Administrative Support
Business Information Management
General Management
Human Resources Management
Operations Management
Education and Training
Administration & Administrative Support
Professional Support Services
Teaching/ Training
Finance
Accounting
Banking Services
Business Finance
Insurance
Securities & Investments
Government and Public Administration
Foreign Service
Governance
National Security
Planning
Public Management & Administration
Regulation
Revenue & Taxation
Health Science
Biotechnology Research & Development
Diagnostic Services
Healthy Information
Support Services
Therapeutic Services
Hospitality and Tourism
Lodging
Recreation, Amusements & Attractions
Restaurants & Food/ Beverage Services
Travel & Tourism
Human Services
Consumer Services
Counseling & Mental Health Services
Early Childhood Development & Services
Family & Community Services
Personal Care Services
Information Technology
Information Support & Services
Network Systems
Programming & Software Development
Web & Digital Communications
Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Correction Services
Emergency & Fire Management Services
Law Enforcement Services
Legal Services
Security & Protective Services
Manufacturing
Healthy, Safety & Environmental Assurance
Logistics & Inventory Control
Maintenance, Installation & Repair
Manufacturing Production Process Development
Production
Quality Assurance
Marketing
Marketing Communications, Management and Research
Merchandising
Professional Sales
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Engineering & Technology
Science & Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance
Health, Safety & Environmental Management
Logistics Planning & Management Services
Sales & Service
Transportation Operations
Transportation Systems/ Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation
Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations
Below are resources that show the relationship between the Career Clusters, Green Careers and Holland Codes.
The 16 Career Clusters® and 79 Career Pathways
Career Clusters and Holland Codes
Cross-Reference Table
Here is an example of the Career Clusters and Holland Codes Cross-Reference Table.
Green Careers, Career Clusters and Holland Codes
Cross-Reference Guide
The Green Careers, Career Clusters and Holland Codes Reference Guide provides detailed descriptions of more than 150 occupations, covering topics such as:
O*NET-SOC Codes
Job titles
Green occupational categories
Interest areas/ Holland Codes
Career clusters/ career cluster pathways
Daily tasks (what workers do on the job).
The O*NET-SOC Codes is useful to find out additional information about the working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects.
This guide is an excellent reference for many different tasks -
Career exploration
Lesson planning
College majors
Career planning
Occupational research
Explore Trade and Green Jobs
Explore Trade and Green Jobs System is a personalized, online, interactive, self-guided career planning system.
Dashboard
The Dashboard is the control center of the Explore Trade and Green Jobs System.
There are five sections in the Dashboard -
Self Assessments
Explore the Possibilities - Career and Education Planning
Career and Education Planning Results
Self Assessment
The Self Assessment section begins with the My Academic Strengths.
The results provide an overview of the following areas -
Subjects "I do very well"
Subjects "I do alright"
Subjects "I don't do well"
"I never took this subject"
There are four assessments -
Work Interest Assessment
Personality Assessment
Values Assessment
Skills Assessment
There are detailed instructions for each assessment.
Explore the Possibilities
The Explore the Possibilities is the Trade and Green Job Exploration, the Training Program Major Exploration and the Training Program Search sections of the Explore Trade and Green Jobs System.
Trade and Green Jobs Exploration
In the Trade and Green Jobs Exploration section,
You perform personalized Trade and Green Jobs research.
You identify potential Trade and Green Jobs.
You begin narrowing Trade and Green Job options.
After completing the interests, skills, personality types, and/or values tests, you can personalized trades to your results and click on any trade that interests you.
Then, you filter and personalize occupations by the following criteria -
Alphabetically
Job Family
Green Job
Bright Outlook
Salary
Saved Occupations
After completing Trade and Green Job Exploration, you will -
Match RIASEC or Holland Codes to training programs
Perform personalized research to identify potential training programs
Use training program search web site to find potential training programs
Explore Trade and Green Jobs
The Explore Trade and Green Job section is designed to help you can access training programs.
One method is to click on the Explore any Occupation (Trade and Green Jobs) link.
Click on any occupation/ Trade and Green Jobs that interests you. Then, click on Education (Trade and Green Jobs/ Apprenticeship/ Internship)Requirements.
Another Trade and Green Jobs tool is the Explore Any Major Area of Study That Interests You tool.
Click on the Education (Trade and Green Jobs/ Apprenticeship/ Internship) Search tool to use excellent training program search resources!
Education (Trade and Green Jobs) Search options include -
Type of Training Program
Enrollment & Costs
Majors Offered
Test Scores and Selectivity
Location
Search for Training Program by name
Take Action
The purpose of the Take Action section is to create a personalized road map of your academic and career development activities. Take Action serves as an online portfolio.
The areas under the Take Action section are -
My Education
My Professional Development
My Education covers -
My Area of Study: Past, Current and Future
My Study Abroad: Past, Current and Future
My Awards, Research, Publications, Presentations
My Campus Involvement: Teams/Clubs/Leadership
My Professional Development entails topics such as -
My Internships: Past, Current and Future
My Work Experience: Past, Current and Future
My Volunteer / Community Service Experience: Past, Current and Future
My Network of Contacts
My Social Networking, Professional Memberships
Resume / Cover Letter / Other Documents
Career and Education Planning Results
Career and Education Planning Results are a summary of your personalized assessment results and saved preferences.
Recommended Tools & Websites
Recommended Tools & Websites include -
Job Boards and Internship Opportunities
Links to Resources - including extensive online step-by-step tutorial loaded with downloads and websites
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Cost: $50
Explore Careers and College Majors System is a personalized, online, interactive, self-guided career planning and college planning system.
There are five sections in the Dashboard -
Self Assessments
Explore the Possibilities - Career Exploration & College Major Exploration
Take Action
Career and Education Planning Results
Recommended Tools & Websites
Explore Careers and College Majors System comes with -
4 Career Tests
2+ Career Exploration Tools
College Majors/ Apprenticeship Resources
Career and Education Planning Strategies
Stem careers can be any occupation that is affected by activities such as
Conserving energy
Developing alternative energy
Reducing pollution
Recycling
Find Holland Codes for more than100 Stem careers in these twelve sectors below.
Agriculture and Forestry
Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage
Energy Efficiency
Energy Trading
Environment Protection
Governmental and Regulatory Administration
Green Construction
Manufacturing
Recycling and Waste Reduction
Renewable Energy Generation
Research, Design, and Consulting Services
Transportation