Project Proposal

Career-Related Capstone Project

Student Name:

Date:

Career Interest Area:

Reason for choosing this career area (briefly explain why you chose this career and what you hope to
learn from completing this project

What prior knowledge (if any) do you already have which relates to this project? (Explain how this
project will help you gain new knowledge or information

How will completing this project help make the connection between your academic and career goals?

What type of mentor will you need to help you complete your work-based learning and /or careerrelated capstone project? (i.e. physician, police officer, teacher, etc.)

List any other related information that you feel should be included in the project proposal.

Student Signature _______________________________________

Parent Signature ________________________________________

1. AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL

RESOURCES
This Cluster is for people who want to work
with nature. Plants, animals, rocks.the great
outdoors.
JOBS include:
VETERINARIAN
FARMER
FOREST RANGER
MARINE BIOLOGIST
LOGGER
2. TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND
LOGISTICS
This Cluster is for people who enjoy
transporting either people or materials from
one place to another.
Jobs include:
Truck Driver
Train Engineer
Ship Captain
Airplane Pilot
Bus Driver
3. LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY CORRECTIONS, AND
SECURITY
This Cluster is for people who want to help keep
other people safe, or to help people who are in
trouble.
JOBS include:
POLICE OFFICER
FIREFIGHTER
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECH (EMT)
LAWYER
JUDGE

4. ARTS, A/V TECHNOLOGY, AND

COMMUNICATIONS
This Cluster is for people full of creative ideas,
who want to act, write songs, play musical
instruments, make movies, draw, design, or
perform.
Jobs include:
ACTOR
MUSICIAN
GRAPHIC ARTIST
MOVIE DIRECTOR
RADIO/TV ANNOUNCER
DANCER
5. HEALTH SCIENCE
This Cluster is for people who love math and
science, and have a strong desire to help people
who are sick. They help others learn to make
healthy choices in their lives.
Jobs include:
DOCTORS
NURSES
DENTISTS
X RAY TECHNOLOGISTS
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
6. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
This Cluster is for people who really like to
teach others new things, who like to help
people solve problems, and help them choose
what they want to do in life.
Jobs include:
TEACHER
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
PRINCIPAL
COLLEGE PROFESSOR
PARAPROFESSIONAL
COACH

7. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

This Cluster is for people who are interested in
working in the restaurant, hotel, and tourist
industries.
Jobs include:
CHEF
RESTAURANT MANAGER
MUSEUM TOUR GUIDE
HOTEL WORKER
AIRLINE RESERVATIONS ASSISTANT
8. HUMAN SERVICES
The Human Services Cluster is for people who
really like helping people. They are good
listeners, kind and empathetic and very much
enjoy assisting others.
Jobs include:
FAMILY THERAPIST
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
NURSING HOME WORKER
HOME CARE ASSISTANT
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE WORKER
9. ENERGY
This Cluster is also for people who like math and
science, but who are mostly interested in
helping solve the planets energy needs. They
work in energy areas like oil and gas, solar,
nuclear, water, and many more.
Jobs include:
PETROLEUM ENGINEER
POWER PLANT MANAGER
ELECTRICIAN
OIL RIG WORKER
HYDROELECTRIC WORKER
10. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
AND MATH (STEM)
This cluster is all about science and math
careers. It is for people with strong math skills,
a big interest in all of the sciences, and a
curiosity about how things work.

Jobs include:
FORENSIC SCIENTIST
AEROSPACE ENGINEER
PALEONTOLOGIST
METEOROLOGIST
NUCLEAR ENGINEER
11. MANUFACTURING
This Cluster deals with how products are made,
whether they are cars, furniture, tee shirts,
tennis rackets, or potato chips. Some people
design the machinery that actually makes the
product. Others work actually making the
product on an assembly line. Still others inspect
the product to be sure that it has been made
correctly.
Jobs include:
PRODUCTION MANAGER
SHEET METAL WORKER
PRECISION PRODUCTION WORKER
WAREHOUSE WORKER
MACHINE OPERATOR
12. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND
ADMINISTRATION
This Cluster is all about businesses and how
they are run.
Jobs include:
Personnel Manager
Billing Manager
Administrative Assistant
Purchasing Manager
Receptionist
Compensation and Benefits Manager

13. ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION

This Cluster is all about designing buildings
homes, offices, stores, factories, shopping
malls, sports arenas..you name it. It is
everything from designing the building or room
on a blueprint, to taking the blueprint and
actually putting it together
Jobs include:
ARCHITECT
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
SURVEYOR
ROOFER
14. FINANCE
This Cluster includes jobs that relate to financial
services or MONEY. Jobs in this Cluster also
involve people who help others get loans, make
payments, save for their retirement, and lots of
other tasks. The jobs are all about spending,
saving, planning, and investing.
Jobs in this cluster include:
FINANCAL ADVISOR
CASHIER
ACCOUNTANT
BANKER
LOAN OFFICER
INVESTMENT CONSULTANT
STORE DEPARTMENT CLERK
INSURANCE SALESPERSON
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
15. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology jobs have to do with
the design, development, support, and
management of COMPUTERS: hardware,
software, multimedia, and systems support
services.
Jobs include:
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
COMPUTER SECURITY
ANIMATORS

COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS
16. MARKETING
This cluster includes areas that help companies
figure out the demand for products and
services, identify customers, and come up with
ways to SELL it.
Some jobs in MARKETING are:
SALESPERSONS
ADVERTISING MANAGERS
DIRECTOR OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT
TRADE SHOW MANAGERS
PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGERS
MARKETING
17. GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
This career involves jobs running the
government at local, state, and national levels.
A person who GOVERNS or PRESIDES has the
power to make decisions. Government and
Public Administration jobs also involve
PROTECTING people. Who do we depend on to
protect the United States of America?
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The MILITARY is divided into FIVE different
branches:
ARMY
NAVY
AIR FORCE
MARINES
COAST GUARD
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
OTHER jobs in Government and Public
Administration include:
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
U. S. SENATOR
U. N. DELEGATE/DIPLOMAT
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
LOBBYIST

Guide to the 5th Grade Career Essay

I.

INTRODUCTION- include the following:

name of the career you researched
name of the career cluster associated with the career
list reasons why the career was chosen (does it match certain strengths/interests you have?)

II.

TRAINING & EDUCATION

How do you get this career?
Entry level education needed (high school diploma? training program? Bachelor degree?
Masters degree? Doctorate degree? Other?)

III.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
(information such as indoors/outdoors, office or fieldwork, type of dress for work, individual or
group work, etc.)

IV.

SALARY AND JOB OUTLOOK

V.

CLOSING
Now that you have learned more about this career through research, do you think this career
is right for you? Why or why not? What steps are you going to take to reach your career
goal?

VI.

References of resources used in the research process:

Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/ooh/)
K-12 US Bureau of Labor (http://www.bls.gov/k12/)

What needs to be included in my Career Presentation?

Title Slide
a. Job/Cluster
b. Your name
c. Specials Teachers Name
Content Slides
a. Description of job/skills needed
b. Salary (Hourly and/or Annually)
c. Education Needed
d. Job Outlook/Demand
e. WHY you want to do this job
f. *Perks of having this job
g. *Schedule, where you work, who you work with, etc.
h. *Any additional information
*Not required but include if you have
Bibliography page
a. Must link to actual page you got information from
Conclusion
a. Any Questions?
b. After researching, I do/do not want to do this job
c. The End

Name:

Job Cluster:
Description of job
(duties and
responsibilities)

Training and
Education (required to
be hired in position
desired)
Work Schedule
(where do you work,
typical hours, work
days, time of day)
Future Job Market
(will there be a
demand for this job in
the future)
Salary Info
(annual, monthly,
hourly, by job)
Benefits
(paid vacation, sick
days, health
insurance, perks?)

Teacher Name:

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