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Human Development Management, & Science Technology

Are you friendly, open, outgoing, understanding, and cooperative? Do you like to work with people to solve problems? Are you interested in teaching and education? Is it important to you to do something that makes things better for other people? Do you enjoy helping other people? Do you like to work with people to help solve problems? Is it important to you to help others? Do you enjoy working with a variety of people? Do you think that including leisure and recreation as a balance to hard work is important? Do you have good interpersonal skills? Do you believe that it is important for individuals to provide services and support for others? Are you interested in pursuing a career in management or owning your own business?

Can you...
... ability to make others enjoy learning?
... ability to make logical decisions?
... good interpersonal skills?
... complex and creative problem solving skills?


Do you enjoy...
... motivating others?
... teaching and preparing ideas?
... advocating a cause you believe in?
... planning and organizing a variety of events & meetings?

If you answered "yes" to most of these questions, you might consider a future in Human Development, Management and Services Technology

People who work in this pathway enjoy helping people with their daily lives including child care, customer service, and individual personal care and have strong backgrounds in communication, leadership and teamwork, safety and health, and getting along with others. Occupations within this area are related to the personal services environment. These may include assisting others with travel arrangements, dining, finding aid, teaching, solving problems, and management.

Career Opportunities by Educational Level:

High School Diploma/On the Job Training Junior/Technical/Community College or Apprenticeship Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree/Doctorate
Animal Caretaker
Chauffeur
Child Care Aide
Cook
Corrections Officer
Dispatcher
Fire Fighter
Home Health Aide
Host/Hostess
Hotel/Motel Maintenance
Jailer
Library Technical Assistant
Library Worker
Mail Carrier
Medical Clerk
Personal Trainer
Police Officer
Private Detective
Religious Worker
Special Education Aide
Taxi Driver
Teacher Aide
Telephone Operator
Upholsterer
Beautician/Barber
Case Worker
Chef
Corrections Officer
Decorator
Flight Crew Member
Funeral Director
Juvenile Facility Officer
Law Assistant/Clerk
Legal Secretary
Library Technical Assistant
Paralegal
Park Ranger
Pilot
Politician
Preschool Teacher
Probation Officer
Recreation Worker
Recreational Manager
Reservation Agent
Science Technician
Tax Preparer
Teacher Aide
Travel Agent

Activities Therapist
Aerospace Instructor
Archivist and Curator
Athletic Director
Audiologist
Coach
Counselor
Court Administrator
Dietitian and Nutritionist
Economist
Educational Administrator
FBI/CIA/DEA Federal Agent
Fire Chief
Funeral Director
Game Warden
Judge
Lawyer
Librarian
Licensed Professional Counselor
Marriage Counselor
Minister/Priest
Occupational Therapist
Police Chief
Psychologist
School Counselor
Social Scientist
Social Worker
Special Education Teacher
Speech Pathologist
Sports Instructor/Coach
Substance Abuse Counselor
Teacher, Elementary
Teacher, Fine Arts
Teacher, Secondary
Vocational Rehabilitation

Related High School Electives
(In addition to the required courses)
The following courses will support your interest in this career path.
Human Development, Management and Services Technology

Accounting
Administrative Procedures Coop
Anatomy and Physiology of Human Systems
Apparel
Art
Athletic Training
Athletics
Band, Orchestra
Business Communications
Business Computer Information Systems
Business Computer Programming
Business Education Independent Study
Business Law
Business Management
Career Investigation
Cheerleading
Child Development
Choral
Communication Applications
Computer Science
Cosmetology
Creative Writing
Dance
Debate
Environmental Systems
European History
Family Health Needs
Food Science and Technology
Health
Health Science Technology
Family & Consumer Science Career Preparation
Hospitality Services (MGEC)
Individual and Family Life
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Horticultural Sciences
Journalism
Keyboarding
Mathematical Models with Applications
Newspaper Production
Nutrition and Food Science
Oral Interpretation
Other Languages
Personal & Family Development
Personal Business Management
Photojournalism
Physical Education
Physics
PreCalculus
Psychology
Public Speaking
Recordkeeping
Research/Technical Writing
Sociology & Psychology
SPARK/TEMPO/POINT
Special Topics: Law Studies
Speech Communications
Statistics
Technology Systems
Theatre Arts
U S History
Wildlife and Recreation Management
World Geography
World History Studies
Yearbook Production

Related Activities

Community Activities School Activities
Cooperative Education
Internships
Job Shadowing
Leadership Programs
Mentoring
Part-time Employment
Projects
Recreation/Sport Activities
Red Cross Volunteer
Service
Student Representative on:
  Chamber of Commerce Committees
  City or County Government Committees
Teen Court Volunteer
YMCA/YWCA Volunteer
Academic Competition
Academic Decathlon
Career & Technology
Education Leadership Organizations
Fine Arts Activities
Mathematics Club
National Honor Society
Peer Tutoring/Counseling
Student Contests
Student Council
U.I.L. Academic Competition
Yearbook Staff

Related Links
Department of Labor - Social and Human Services
Schools by major: Education
Schools by major: Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Schools by major: Personal and Culinary Services
Schools by major: Public Administration and Social Service Professions


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