YA career areas

This program focuses on growing food, caring for animals, protecting nature, and making farm products. Careers in agriculture work directly with natural resources like air, water, land, and plants to keep our food supply safe and protect the environment.

• Agriculture Mechanics

• Animal Fundamentals*

• Dairy Grazer

• Animal/Herd

• Small Animal/Vet Tech*

• Crops/Plants*

• Landscaping*

• Floral/Greenhouse*

• Arborist*

• Environmental Systems - Water Resources*

Turn blueprints and design ideas into real buildings. This program prepares students to build, inspect, repair, and maintain buildings and projects. Students will learn valuable skilled trades while working alongside professionals on real job sites.

• Architecture Drafting & Planning*

• Carpentry

• Electrical*

• Masonry/Concrete

• HVAC*

• Plumbing*

• Heavy Equipment Operator *

• Gas Distribution Technician*

• Utilities Field Technician*

This pathway involves designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing media content. This pathway also includes performing arts, graphic design, journalism, and entertainment.

• Graphic Design*

• Pre/Post-Press Operator*

• Media Broadcast Technician*

Learn how modern companies operate day to day. Students build useful skills in team leadership, clear workplace communication, organizing project tasks, and using business tools. These professional skills apply to almost any company or career path.

• Human Resources*

• Administrative Professional*

Help others learn, grow, and build future skills. Students gain hands-on experience in classrooms and community centers, working alongside experienced educators and child development specialists.

• Early Childhood Education

• School Age Education

Learn how money flows in businesses and communities. This program covers banking, basic accounting, tracking budgets, and managing financial risks.

• Accounting*

• Banking*

• Insurance*

Learn how local, state, and national governments run the public services that keep communities safe and organized. This program focuses on community planning, public projects, and administrative tasks.

• Government Project Management*

Help people live healthier lives through direct care, medical testing, and health support. Students gain real experience in medical facilities while learning patient care and safety rules.

• Dental Assistant*

• Dietary Aide

• Medical Assistant*

• Medical Imaging*

• Medical Laboratory Assistant*

• Medical Office*

• Nursing Assistant (CNA)

• Optical Assistant*

• Pharmacy Technician*

• Physical Therapy Aide*

• Resident Aide

Create great experiences for people visiting restaurants, hotels, and events. Students learn customer service skills, event planning, kitchen safety, and food preparation.

• Food & Beverage Services

• Lodging

• Meetings & Events

This apprenticeship helps future stylists learn how to provide client services, ensure customer satisfaction, and assist with managing salon operations.

• Cosmetologist*

Learn how to run and support the digital technology people rely on every day. This program introduces computer support, network security, and web design.

• Broadband Technician*

• IT Essentials*

• Network & Security*

• Software & Application Development*

Protect citizens, uphold safety laws, and support emergency response systems. Students learn basic safety rules, emergency response steps, report writing, and public safety operations.  

• Fire Protection*

• Law Enforcement*

Turn raw materials like metal, plastic, and wood into finished products. Students use technical skills, precision tools, and modern machinery to manufacture goods safely and efficiently.

• Assembly & Packaging

• Electromechanical/Mechatronics

• Industrial Equipment Maintenance

• Machining

• Manufacturing Processes

• Production Operations

• Welding*

Connect customers with the products and services they want. Students learn about social media marketing, sales strategies, customer service, and market research.

• Marketing Communications*

• Professional Sales*

• Merchandising*

This pathway involves engineering, drafting, and laboratory testing.

• Bioscience Lab*

• Civil Engineering*

• Engineering Drafting*

• Mechanical/Electrical Engineering*

Keep people and goods moving safely from place to place. Students focus on fixing vehicles, managing store inventory, and organizing delivery systems.

• Auto Technician*

• Collision Repair*

• Diesel Technician*

• Supply Chain Assistant*

• Storage and Warehousing*