Career Task Card & Notes

TASK 1: Take the Career Cluster Survey

Identify the Career Cluster(s) that best fits your personality, skills and interests by completing the Self-Assessment
at: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters.shtml
o Answer all questions by clicking on the boxes that apply
o Then click the arrow on the red apple in the lower right hand corner of the page
o You will be given a list of the 5 top results that would be best suited for you
o Screen clip your results, copy and paste them here:
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TASK 2: Research your Career Cluster
Visit the CareerShip site at http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/index.cfm and search by Career
Cluster (using results from your survey above). Locate three possible careers within your cluster, including details
about career descriptions, tasks, interests, education, knowledge, skills, and etc.
Category

Career
Description

Tasks

Career1

Career2

Career 3

Lawyers
Represent clients in criminal
and civil litigation and other
legal proceedings, draw up
legal documents, and manage
or advise clients on legal
transactions. May specialize in
a single area or may practice
broadly in many areas of law.

Accountants

Counseling Psychologists

Analyze financial information

and prepare financial reports
to determine or maintain
record of assets, liabilities,
profit and loss, tax liability, or
other financial activities
within an organization.

Assess and evaluate individuals'

problems through the use of case
history, interview, and
observation and provide
individual or group counseling
services to assist individuals in
achieving more effective
personal, social, educational, and
vocational development and
adjustment.

Advise clients concerning

business transactions, claim
liability, advisability of prosecuting
or defending lawsuits, or legal
rights and obligations.
Interpret laws, rulings and
regulations for individuals and
businesses.
Analyze the probable outcomes
of cases, using knowledge of legal
precedents.
Present and summarize cases to

Prepare, examine, or analyze

accounting records, financial
statements, or other financial
reports to assess accuracy,
completeness, and conformance to
reporting and procedural
standards.
Compute taxes owed and
prepare tax returns, ensuring
compliance with payment,
reporting or other tax
requirements.

Counsel individuals, groups, or

families to help them understand
problems, define goals, and develop
realistic action plans.
Collect information about
individuals or clients, using
interviews, case histories,
observational techniques, and other
assessment methods.
Develop therapeutic and treatment
plans based on clients' interests,
abilities, and needs.

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judges and juries.
Evaluate findings and develop
strategies and arguments in
preparation for presentation of
cases.
Gather evidence to formulate
defense or to initiate legal actions,
by such means as interviewing
clients and witnesses to ascertain
the facts of a case.

Analyze business operations,

trends, costs, revenues, financial
commitments, and obligations, to
project future revenues and
expenses or to provide advice.
Report to management
regarding the finances of
establishment.

Consult with other professionals to

discuss therapies, treatments,
counseling resources, or techniques,
and to share occupational information.

Interests

Investigative - Investigative
occupations frequently involve
working with ideas, and require
an extensive amount of
thinking. These occupations
can involve searching for facts
and figuring out problems
mentally.

Investigative - Investigative
occupations frequently involve
working with ideas, and require
an extensive amount of thinking.
These occupations can involve
searching for facts and figuring
out problems mentally.

Education

Education - Most of these

occupations require graduate
school. For example, they may
require a master's degree, and
some require a Ph.D., M.D., or
J.D. (law degree).
Psychology - Knowledge of
human behavior and
performance; individual
differences in ability,
personality, and interests;

Enterprising - Enterprising
occupations frequently
involve starting up and
carrying out projects. These
occupations can involve
leading people and making
many decisions. Sometimes
they require risk taking and
often deal with business.
Education - Most of these
occupations require a fouryear bachelor's degree, but
some do not.

Knowledge

Personnel and Human

Resources - Knowledge of
principles and procedures for
personnel recruitment, selection,
training, compensation and

Education - Most of these

occupations require graduate
school. For example, they may
require a master's degree, and
some require a Ph.D., M.D., or
J.D. (law degree).
Therapy and Counseling Knowledge of principles,
methods, and procedures for
diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of physical and

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learning and motivation;
psychological research
methods; and the assessment
and treatment of behavioral
and affective disorders.
Skills

Other:___________

Speaking - Talking to others to

convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking - Using logic
and reasoning to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of
alternative solutions, conclusions or
approaches to problems.

benefits, labor relations and

negotiation, and personnel
information systems.

mental dysfunctions, and for

career counseling and guidance.

Active Listening - Giving full

attention to what other people
are saying, taking time to
understand the points being
made, asking questions as
appropriate, and not interrupting
at inappropriate times.