Human services

Core responsibilities of human services professionals include assisting individuals, families, and communities in overcoming their problems and helping them improve their quality of life and relationships.

The Human Services career cluster prepares learners for postsecondary credentials and careers in occupations that support the everyday functioning of society and individual well-being, including careers in social work, counseling, dietetics and nutrition, athletic training, cosmetology, aesthetics, and barbering.

This career cluster includes four programs of study: Human and Social Sciences, Dietetics and Nutrition, Cosmetology, and Barbering.

The Human Services Career Cluster is divided into three pathways: Counseling and Mental Health Services (Human and Social Sciences); Family and Community Services (Dietetics and Nutrition); and Consumer Services (Cosmetology and Barbering)

The Human and Social Sciences and Dietetics and Nutrition programs of study careers have the strongest occupational growth and more job openings than training completers.