Hello World of Work This is you Right now your job is to go to school and learn all you can This is the world of work It’s where people earn a living find purpose in their lives and make the world a better place Sooner or later you’ll have to find your way from HERE to THERE
To get started take all the jobs in the incredibly enormous world of work and organize them into an imaginary pile It’s a big pile isn’t it It would be pretty tricky to find the perfect job for you among so many options No worries Some very smart career experts have made it easier to figure out They sorted jobs and industries into groups by the types of skills and products they share These groups are called career clusters They provide pathways that will make it easier for you to find career options that match your interests Architecture Construction Human Services Arts Communication Information Technology Business Administration Law Public Safety Education Training Manufacturing Finance Marketing Sales Service Food Natural Resources Government Health Sciences Hospitality Tourism Science Technology Engineering Mathematics STEM Transportation Good thing you are still a kid You have lots of time to explore ideas and imagine yourself doing all kinds of amazing things The World of Work WoW for short series of books will help you get started 5
TAKE A HIKE There are 16 career pathways waiting for you to explore The only question is Which one should you explore first Is Arts Communication a good path for you to start exploring career ideas There is a lot to like about careers in the Arts Communication These professionals keep us entertained informed and in touch with the rest of the world They star in our favorite movies They report the news from wherever it happens They write and illustrate the books we read for fun and for learning And much much more See if any of the following questions grab your interest WOULD YOU ENJOY drawing your own cartoons using your smartphone to make a movie or writing articles for the student newspaper CAN YOU IMAGINE someday working at a Hollywood movie studio a publishing company or a television news station ARE YOU CURIOUS ABOUT what actors bloggers graphic designers museum curators or writers do If so it’s time to take a hike Keep reading to see what kinds of opportunities you can discover along the Arts Communication pathway 6 But wait What if you don’t think you’ll like this pathway You have two choices You could keep reading to find out more than you already know You might be surprised to learn how many amazing careers you’ll find along this path OR Turn to page 27 to get ideas about other WoW pathways
SOUND ENGINEER SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER WoW Up Close They report headline news They sing They dance They create all kinds of art They communicate through headline news Hollywood movies museum exhibits and more These are just some of the creative jobs that people who work along the Arts Communication pathway do COSTUME DESIGNER ACTOR ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATOR CHOREOGRAPHER CHOREOGRAPHER BROADCAST BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST METEOROLOGIST 7 MUSIC TEACHER
