By Shyla Bell
Education & Training focuses on occupations where you must provide
- Instructions
- Management
- Counseling
- Support to others
You must hold these skills:
- Communication
- Initiative
- Creativity
- Desire to help others
3 Career Pathways include
- Administration and administrative support
- Professional support services
- Teaching and training
Median annual wages of $24,000 to $105,080
8.7 million jobs are assigned to the Education & Training career cluster
Almost all of the occupations require a bachelor’s degree or higher degree
Elementary school teacher is the occupation within this cluster with the largest number of job openings
References
Torpey, E. (2015). Clusters, Pathways, and BLS: Connecting Career Information. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/career-clusters.htm#Education%20and%20training
Texas Education Agency, TEA. (2007-2024). Lesson 11.5: Education and Training. Texas Gateway for online resources by TEA. https://texasgateway.org/resource/lesson-115-education-and-training#:~:text=for%20this%20cluster.-,Overview%20of%20the%20Education%20and%20Training%20Career%20Cluster,a%20desire%20to%20help%20others