The Business, Public Service, and Tourism Career Pathway encompasses a wide range of career interests and opportunities, including business management and administration, finance, entrepreneurship, government and public administration, law and public safety, and hospitality and tourism. Students and alumni exploring careers in these fields will find customized resources, programs, and services to help them achieve their career goals and develop world readiness – the skills they need for life, citizenship, and work.
Career clusters included in this Career Pathway include:
- Business Management and Administration: Careers in the business management and administration cluster relate to planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Careers in leadership, management, and support roles are needed by all types of organizations to operate successfully.
- Finance: Finance relates to the services involved in financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management. The finance and insurance industry is all about managing money and making financial transactions from banks, credit card companies, insurance agencies, and investment fund companies.
- Government and Public Administration: Careers in Government and Public Administration relate to planning and performing government functions at the local, state and federal levels as well as intergovernmental and international organizations, including governance, national security, foreign service, planning, revenue and taxation, and regulations. These careers may include public policy, international relations, language and translation, security, natural resources, economic development, and public services.
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security: The law, public safety, corrections, and security career cluster is all about protecting and serving the public. People working in this sector deal with protecting life and property, enforcing laws, providing legal counsel, sentencing defendants, and rehabilitating offenders. Pre-law programming, services, and resources are included in this career cluster.
- Hospitality and Tourism: Careers in the hospitality and tourism cluster relate to the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, entertainment, recreation events, sports, and travel related services.
You are welcome to engage with as many pathways as you would like! Take time to review the community – check out the articles and blog posts and explore the resources to learn more about these industries. You will also find things you can do now, like joining a related student organization or getting involved with a professional association, to explore and develop relevant skills and knowledge.
