The state of SC Education and Economic Development Act passed in 2005. This legislation will significantly alter the SC education system and hopefully lead to a workforce whose skills are more in synch with the new economic development in the state. Schools will have to revamp their curriculums and offerings to be centered in sixteen career clusters (see below). By clicking on the SC Department of Education link below, you can access a list of projected jobs in summary and in the career clusters.

Here are some links for more information about this initiative:

     SC Department of Education: www.ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/cate/jobsincareerclusters/SCJobsinCareerClusters.html

     Other Sites: www.careerclusters.org, www.carolinacareers.org, www.scasa.org, www.scchamber.net, and www.scois.net

Sixteen Career Clusters: 

(1) agriculture, food, and natural resources; 

(2) architecture and construction; 

(3) arts, audio-video technology, and communications; 

(4) business, management, and administration; 

(5) education and training; 

(6) finance; 

(7) health science; 

(8) hospitality and tourism; 

(9) human services; 

(10) information technology; 

(11) law, public safety, and security; 

(12) manufacturing; 

(13) government and public administration; 

(14) marketing, sales, and service; 

(15) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and 

(16) transportation, distribution, and logistics. 
 

Projected Jobs by Career Cluster (see above for link use table called summary listed there)