The Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster® focuses on the essential elements of life—food, water, land, and air. This career cluster includes a diverse spectrum of occupations, ranging from farmer, rancher, and veterinarian to geologist, land conservationist, and florist. It also includes non-traditional agricultural occupations like wind energy, solar energy, and oil and gas production.

The Architecture and Construction Career Cluster® focuses on designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment. Principles of Architecture provides an opportunity for students to learn and create within the various fields of architecture, interior design, and construction management.

The Arts, A/V Technology and Communications (AAVTC) Career Cluster® focuses on careers in designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services. Careers in the AAVTC Career Cluster require a creative aptitude, a strong background in computer and technology applications, a strong academic foundation, and a proficiency in oral and written communication.

The Business, Marketing, and Finance Cluster® focuses on careers in planning and evaluating business functions essential to efficient, productive business operations, investment planning, business financial management, marketing communications and promotion, marketing information management and research, and professional sales and marketing. Careers in this field require problem-solving, organization, and communication skills.

Hillcrest High School IDEA Jefferson High School

Kimball High School Lincoln High School Madison High School

North Dallas High School Roosevelt High School Samuell High School

Seagoville High School Skyline High School South Oak Cliff High School

Spruce High School Sunset High School Townview Center

W.T. White High School Wilmer-Hutchins High School Wilson High School

The Hospitality and Tourism Career Cluster® focuses on the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food/beverage services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel-related services. Students learn knowledge and skills focusing on communication, time management, and customer service that meet industry standards. Students will explore the history of the hospitality and tourism industry and examine characteristics needed for success in that industry.

Kimball High School Lincoln High School Molina High School

Skyline High School Wilmer-Hutchins High School

The Information Technology (IT) Career Cluster® focuses on building linkages in IT occupations for entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support, and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services.

The Manufacturing Career Cluster® focuses on planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance, and manufacturing/process engineering.

The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (TDL) Career Cluster® focuses on careers in planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water, and related professional support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and facility maintenance.

Spruce High School Wilmer-Hutchins High School