maryland career clusters - Maryland State Department of Education

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Career Cluster 6
HEALTH AND BIOSCIENCES
CROSS-CLUSTER SKILL AREAS
In addition to focusing on a Pathway, students gain transferable skills across Career Clusters. These cross-cluster
skills broaden a student’s understanding of how different careers connect and intersect.
• Information Technology and Communications Support: Telecommunications, data, and computer support
services to core business functions of sales and service and of the research and manufacturing industries,
including communications systems and devices, film and audio-visual services and equipment, computer
software and hardware, and Internet services.
• Business Management/Managed Care: Managing healthcare finances associated with insurance and
managed care organizations.
• Financial Management and Accounting: Business support services in finance and accounting.
• Legal Services: Legal services that address all aspects of the business, including purchasing contracts, leases,
human resources, and risk management.
• Public Policy/Government Relations: Managing government communications and lobbying and managing
relationships with government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Human Resources/Training: Business activities involved in recruitment and hiring of employees, performance
reviews, compensation and benefits management, labor relations, and compliance with government laws
and regulations. It also refers to the training and development of employees, ranging from orientation to
professional and management development.
• Risk Management: Business support services providing health, safety, and environmental protection and
insurance for employees and customers; loss prevention for both merchandise and facilities; compliance with
government laws and regulations; and security.
• Maintenance/Facility Support: Maintaining physical facilities, including architecture and design services,
facility and equipment maintenance services, building cleaning services, landscape and grounds planning, and
maintenance.
• Marketing and Sales: Market analysis, advertising and promotion, sales, and customer service.
• Accreditation: Attaining and maintaining organizational accreditation.
• Health and Safety/Environmental Management: Managing and improving health and safety and maintaining
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including OSHA, EPA, MOSH, and CDC.
PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHT
HEALTH AND BIOSCIENCES
Medical careers programs offer secondary students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in
diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care, and health support services. These programs often
allow students to earn an industry-recognized certification to document their skill level and advance
their career options. Completers of medical careers programs are academically prepared to enter a
postsecondary healthcare program of study.