Employment Clusters
While nobody can predict the future, it helps to have a goal which you can aspire to, and work towards. While your end-point may not be clear yet, choosing an Employment Cluster can see you headed in the right direction.
Although a compass has just four directions, AppliedHE has 22 Employment Clusters. Explore them all and find out which Cluster is the right fit for your future.

Agriculture & Fisheries
Agriculture • agricultural technology • aquaculture • fisheries technology • veterinary • zoology

Art & Design
Graphics design • photography • illustration • applied art • product/industrial design • user-interface design • multimedia design • interior design • packaging design • automobile design

Buildings & Infrastructure
Construction engineering • civil engineering • architecture • building maintenance • construction management • building automation technology • HVEC engineer • safety inspector • railway engineering • urban planning • real estate management

Computers & IT
Computer science • computer engineering • information technology • information science • cybersecurity • systems engineering • software development • data science • telecom engineering

Education & Counselling
Education • education management • early childhood education • social work • librarian • religious education • counselling

Electrical & Precision Industries
Electronics engineering • electrical engineering • applied physics • precision engineering • measurement technology

Fashion
Fashion design • textile design • beauty

Financial Services
Banking • finance • accounting • actuarial sciences • auditing • economics • applied mathematics • statistics

Food & Beverages
Food technology • food packaging • food processing • food safety

Healthcare
Nursing • medicine • radiology • physical therapy • nutrition • hospital management • public health

Hospitality & Tourism
Travel • hotel and restaurant management • tourism • chef • barista • tour guide • event management

Legal Services
Law • paralegal • legal management • criminology • notary public

Logistics & Trade
Supply chain management • customs/trade management • warehouse management • retail management • logistics • industrial engineering

Management
Business administration • secretarial services • human resources management • marketing • public administration

Media & Entertainment
Music • film • theatre • dance • performing arts • broadcasting technology • computer game design • creative writing • journalism • advertising • mass communications • publishing

Mining
Mining engineering • extractive industries • geology

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Pharmacy • biotechnology • genetics • biology • bioinformatics • laboratory technician

Processing Industries
Chemical engineering • chemistry • biochemistry • environmental technology • water treatment technology • metallurgy • applied chemistry • materials

Production Industries
Mechanical engineering • production technology • automotive engineering • ship building • aerospace engineering • textile engineering

Security & Defence
Police science • security management • military academy

Sports
Sports science • sports management

Transportation
Aircraft maintenance • flight engineer • piloting • seafaring • ship maintenance • motor vehicle maintenance