Career in Human Resource Management

							HOUSTON ISD – CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOUR YEAR CAREER PLAN
Focused Cluster  Career Pathway:

                                 Human Resources
                                 Career Goal (O*NET Code): Human Resource Manager (11-2040), Human Resource Assistant (43-4161), Interviewer (13-
                                 1071), Benefits Specialist (13-1072), Labor Relations Specialist (13-1079), Training Specialist (13-1073), Organizational
                                 Psychologist (19-3032).
                                 Cluster Overview: Business, Management, and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing
                                 and evaluating functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business, Management and
                                 Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.
                                                                        SUGGESTED COURSEWORK
        9th                                                English I                                 World Geography
                   Core Courses:                           Algebra I                                 Languages other than English I
                                                           Biology                                   Health/PE or Equivalent
                   Career-Related Electives:               Introduction to Business and Technical Careers or Recordkeeping
        10th                                               English II                                World History
                   Core Courses:                           Geometry                                  Languages other than English II
                                                           Chemistry                                 Business Computer Information Systems I **
                   Career-Related Electives:               Administrative Procedures or Database Fundamentals or Banking and Financial Systems
        11th                                               English III                               United States History
                   Core Courses:                           Algebra II                                Communication Applications
                                                           Physics                                   PE or Equivalent
                                                           Business Law AND Constitutional Law, Law and Justice or Business Support Systems or
                   Career-Related Electives:
                                                           Business Computer Information Systems II
        12th                                               English IV                                Government/Economics
                   Core Courses:                           Precalculus                               Fine Arts
                                                           Environmental Systems
                                                           Related Career Preparation program* or Business Communications or Administrative
                   Career-Related Electives:               Procedures I or Psychology or Business Image Management and Multimedia** or Independent
                                                           Study or Statistics or Sociology
This plan of study serves as a guide, along with other career planning materials, for pursuing a career path and is based on the most recent information as of 2007. All plans should meet
high school graduation requirements as well as college entrance requirements. Students may select other elective courses for personal enrichment purposes.
*May substitute for the required credit for Physical Education                              Students should take Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), dual credit,
**Satisfies the required credit for Technology Applications                                 Advanced Technical Credit (ATC), or locally articulated courses, if possible.
***May substitute for the required credit for Health Education

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   HOUSTON ISD – CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOUR YEAR CAREER PLAN
Focused Cluster
                                Human Resources
                                Professional Associations: American Compensation Association, American Payroll Association, Employee Assistance
                                Professional Association, Employee Relocation Council, Human Resource Certification Institute, National Association
                                of Personnel Services, Phi BetaLambda
                                                           Extended Learning Experiences
Curricular Learning             Business Professionals of America             DECA
Experiences:                    Future Business Leaders of America
Career Learning                 Career Preparation (Paid/Unpaid)
Experiences:                    Job Shadowing                                 Internship
Extracurricular                 Academic Decathlon UIL                         UIL
Experiences:                    Language Tutor                                School Newspaper/Yearbook
Service Learning                Boy Scouts of America                         Community Service Volunteer
Experiences:                    Girls Scouts of the USA                       Boys and Girls Clubs of America
                                                              Training and Certificates
On–the-Job Training:            Human Resource Clerk                              Human Resource Assistant
                                Receptionist                                      Records Clerk                          Office Aide
                                NOTE: These experiences may be started and/or completed as part of the high school experience.
Certificates:                   Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)                 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Career Options:
                                Internet and Computing Core (IC3)           OSHA CareerSafe                    Adobe Expert          Data Entry Clerk
                                Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification (OPAC)                         Editing Assistant     Web Assistant
                                NOTE: These experiences may be started and/or completed as part of the high
                                school experience.
                                                                     Postsecondary
Associate’s           Business Administration and              Human Resource Management                Career Options:
Degrees:                 Management                            Business and Data Processing             Personnel Recruiter             Training Clerk
                      Administrative Secretarial Services      Accounting                               HR Information Specialist
                      Human Services                                                                    Applicant Records Coordinator
Bachelor’s            Human Resource Management                Organizational Behavior                  Career Options:             Human Resource Manager
Degrees:              Personnel Management                     Management Information Systems           EEO Specialist             Compensation Coordinator
                      Business Psychology                      Human Relations and Business             Payroll and Benefits Analyst
                      Human Services                           Technology Leadership and Supervision    OSHA/ADA Compliance Officer
Graduate Degrees:     Human Resources and Training             Business - Human Resource                Career Options:           Training Specialist
                      Human Resources Development                 Management                            Labor Relations           Organizational Psychologist
                         Leadership                            Human Resource Development               Human Resource Information Systems Manager
                      Training and Development                 Labor and Industrial Relations           Operations Manager         Talent Acquisition Director
                                                                                                        Human Resource Advisor
                      Business Administration                  Applied Technology and Performance
                                                                  Improvement
HOUSTON ISD – CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOUR YEAR CAREER PLAN