New Mexico Career Clusters

The New Mexico Career Clusters groups together industries that are important to the state's economy and that are in need of skilled workers. These career clusters are designed to help New Mexico businesses, workers and students understand what jobs have the potential for growth in the future in the New Mexico economy and what skills and education are needed to be part of one of these industries. More detailed information about Career Clusters can be found here.

The classes listed within each cluster prepare students to face the uncertainties and volatility of the 21st century job market with the skills to be successful in careers in a number of potential industries. Find the offerings available in your area by searching the database available in the map below.

Career Clusters Defined

Arts and Entertainment: Courses and/programs relate to visual and performing arts, planning, managing and providing entertainment as well as related support services. These industries, especially those tied to the state's diverse cultural and ethnic traditions, have been at the core of New Mexico's economy.

Business Services: Courses and/or programs relate to planning, managing and providing administrative support, information processing, accounting, and human resource management services as well as related management support services and to planning, managing and providing banking, investment, financial planning and insurance services to businesses. This industry is a strong source of employment in the New Mexico Economy

Communication and Information: Courses and/or programs relate to designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing and publishing multimedia content, designing, developing, managing and operating communication and information technology networks/hardware and software for the recording, storage, transformation, transmission and distribution of voice, video images and data, including both telecommunications and computing services. These industries have recently grown in popularity in the New Mexico economy.

Energy and Environmental Technologies: Courses and/or programs relate to planning, managing and performing the processing of energy materials into immediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering. New Mexico has one of the most productive and diverse energy activities in its economy of any state and the industry is always looking for well-skilled workers from this cluster.

Engineering, Construction, Agriculture and Manufacturing: Courses and/or programs relate to the design of structural and visual features of buildings and outdoor spaces, the integration of different technologies and materials to form new products and processes, making sure business products or services are high quality and reliable, overseeing the purchase, procurement, and storage of business materials, parts and products, support the agriculture industry, construction of furniture, structures, and buildings and operation of construction equipment, the building, installation and repair electronic and mechanical equipment and electrical and plumbing systems, managing the schedule and deliverables for building, scientific or other technical projects and supervising teams. As New Mexico's economy evolves, this industry will rise in importance and available job opportunities.

Health and Bioscience: Courses and/or programs relate to planning, managing and providing diagnostic, therapeutic, and information and environmental services in health care and to planning, managing, and providing scientific professional and technical services in the biosciences, including laboratory testing as well as research and development. This industry is crucial to New Mexico's economy and continues to require well-prepared workers.

Hospitality and Tourism: Courses and/or programs relate to hospitality and tourism and to planning, managing and providing lodging, food, recreation, convention and tourism, and related planning and support services such as travel-related services. This industry is essential in attracting both businesses and visitors to New Mexico and contributing to the state's economy.