Human Services Career Cluster
The Human Services Career Cluster is focused on preparing individuals for employment in careers that relate to families and human needs such as counseling and mental health services, family and community services, personal care and consumer services.
Check with your counselor to see which pathways are offered at your school.
Program Information
Family & Community Services Pathway
Employees with careers in family and community services help the homeless, housebound, and infirm cope with circumstances of daily living; counsel troubled and emotionally disturbed individuals; train or retrain the unemployed or underemployed; care for the elderly and the physically and mentally disabled; help the needy obtain financial assistance; and solicit contributions for various social services organizations.
Consumer Services Pathway
People with careers in consumer sciences assist individuals with decisions and problems relating to finance, real estate, insurance and consumer goods.
Counseling & Mental Health Services Pathway
People working in counseling and mental health services assist people with personal, family, educational, mental health, and career decisions and problems.
Early Childhood Development & Services Pathway
People with careers in early childhood development and services nurture and teach children. They provide services in childcare centers, nursery schools, preschools, public schools, private households, family childcare homes, and before- and after-school programs.
If you are looking for a more focused Early Childhood Education program, please see the Education & Training Career Cluster - Early Childhood Education.