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Title:
| Career Cluster: Finance |
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Description:
| Find out what careers are included in the finance career cluster. Learn about the careers, what kind of training they require, and what the working conditions are for the career cluster. Includes links to eThemes on career exploration, career interest assessments, and personal budgeting. |
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Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Resource Links:
| Careers in Finance
This one-page PDF file includes a list of all the different occupations available in the career cluster.
Focusing Education on the Future
This nine-page PDF file includes an overview of the career paths within finance. Includes information about education needed and employment outlook.
Finance Career Cluster
Page 6 of this 16-page PDF file includes a chart about careers in finance. Find out how much they pay and about the employment growth rate.
Finance Video
Watch this two and a half minute video about the careers available in finance.
Careers: Finance
Explore the links to find out about careers in finance. Click on the symbols next to the links to see short video clips about the careers.
Business, Management, and Finance Career Cluster
Scroll down to the third table to see a chart of finance careers. Click on the links to find information about education and training, working conditions, and salary.
U.S. Department of Labor: Finance Activities
Read about the occupations available in banking, insurance, and investments. Includes an overview of working conditions, job advancement, salary, and more.
Money Home Page
Click on "Accountant," "Financial Analyst," or "Loan Officer" to find out about these finance careers.
Career Overview
This website on business careers includes several links to finance careers.
Today's CPA
Find out what kinds of careers would be available to you if you get a Certified Public Accountant certificate. Find out what the exam is like and what courses you need to take in high school and college. Some features are only available to site members.
Today's Accountant
Read an article about how to become an accountant. Find out what skills you will need.
eThemes Resource: Careers: Exploration
This site contains information about careers. Students can explore different positions in fields such as medicine, military, architecture, and television. Learn about different jobs, the required skills, training, potential pay, and working conditions. Includes information about making a career plan. An eMINTS WebQuest on careers is linked. There are links to eThemes resources on job hunting and interest assesments.
eThemes Resource: Careers: Inventory and Interest Assessments
These sites contain online inventory and interest assessments. These assessments can help to create students' profiles, identify skills, abilities, specific interests, and help to find a right career. There are eThemes resources on career exploration and job hunting.
eThemes Resource: Economics: Personal Finance and Budgeting
These web sites help children understand the value of money, learn about banking, credit cards, and budgeting. Kids learn how to earn and save money, choose a credit card, use checking and savings accounts, and balance personal budgets. Includes worksheets, quizzes, games, online interest inventory, and budget calculators. There are links to eThemes Resources on basic concepts of economics, owning an ice cream shop, and taxes.
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