YA career areas

This pathway focuses on producing, processing, marketing, distributing, and developing agricultural resources. Careers in agriculture work directly with the natural environment including air, water, and land. This pathway includes food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, plants, and animals.

• Agriculture Mechanics

• Animal Fundamentals*

• Dairy Grazer

• Animal/Herd

• Small Animal/Vet Tech*

• Crops/Plants*

• Landscaping*

• Floral/Greenhouse*

• Arborist*

• Environmental Systems - Water Resources*

This pathway is focused on careers in designing, planning, managing, and building.

• 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*

This pathway includes planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions. The core goal of these jobs is to ensure efficient and productive business operations.

• Human Resources*

• Administrative Professional*

This pathway includes teaching, educational training services, and related learning support occupations.

• Early Childhood Education

• School Age Education

This pathway includes jobs that plan and manage finances and investments. Additionally, finance occupations provide services like banking, insurance, accounting, and financial management.

• Accounting*

• Banking*

• Insurance*

In this pathway, youth apprentices learn skills in planning and managing projects. They support organizations in creating strategies and carrying out projects to reach their goals

• Government Project Management*

This pathway involves planning, managing, and providing therapeutic, diagnostic, and health support services.

• 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

This pathway focuses on industries that help people have great experiences, whether traveling, eating out, or attending events.

• 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*

This pathway includes careers focused on designing, developing, supporting, and managing computer systems. It involves building, maintaining, and repairing hardware, software, and other IT systems.

• Broadband Technician*

• IT Essentials*

• Network & Security*

• Software & Application Development*

This pathway helps students gain skills in enforcing laws and keeping citizens safe. It also includes learning about fire protection and other ways to protect the community.

• Fire Protection*

• Law Enforcement*

This pathway focuses on planning, managing, and processing materials. It also includes related activities such as production planning, maintenance, and process engineering.

• Assembly & Packaging

• Electromechanical/Mechatronics

• Industrial Equipment Maintenance

• Machining

• Manufacturing Processes

• Production Operations

• Welding*

This pathway focuses on planning, managing, and carrying out marketing and sales activities to help an organization reach its goals.

• Marketing Communications*

• Management/Leadership*

• Professional Sales*

• Merchandising*

• Marketing Research*

This pathway involves engineering, drafting, and laboratory testing.

• Bioscience Lab Foundation*

• Civil Engineering*

• Engineering Drafting*

• Mechanical/Electrical Engineering*

This pathway focuses on planning, managing, and moving people, materials, and goods. It also includes services like maintaining transportation equipment and facilities.

• Auto Technician*

• Collision Repair*

• Diesel Technician*

• Supply Chain Assistant*

• Planning and Purchasing*

• Storage and Warehousing*