CAREER CLUSTER

Health Sciences

 
 

Careers in this cluster focus on treating patients facing illness or injury and producing agricultural products we need to be healthy. Treatment can be to cure or rehabilitate from a condition, to maintain wellness, or to provide comfort or care to people dealing with incurable conditions. This cluster also includes careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources that produce products we need to live and use environmentally friendly processes.

Sample Occuptions

Critical care nursing takes team skills and empathy

Now an Improvement Specialist for UPMC, Omar Badran began his health career in critical care. He describes it as fast-paced and says it takes empathy and teamwork.

Video provided courtesy of the Consortium for Public Education. Visit their website to view more career journeys.