Career fields are groupings of occupations. The occupations have common skills, knowledge, and work settings. People who are employed in a career field have similar interests and talents. The fields include occupations that require different levels of education and training.

Career fields provide a frame for exploring career options. They help you focus on a variety of options rather than on individual occupations. In addition, they help you relate what you are learning in school to these options. You can organize your career plan around a career field.

Deciding on a career field can help you prepare for your future. The intent is not for you to decide on a specific occupation that will be the focus for the rest of your life. The intent is for you to select a field. Then you can direct your energies toward the field. Identifying a career field can help you in selecting school courses and activities, job shadowing sites, work-based learning opportunities, and part-time jobs.

Below is the Nebraska Career Education Career Fields and Clusters Model, click on one of the Career Fields to learn about the field and explore the different Career Clusters and Occupations within each field.