Cluster Resources

Cluster Specific

• Careers-in-Business.com
• Entrepreneur.com
• Executive Women International
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)

Occupation Specific

Accountants

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International
• American Accounting Association (AAA)
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) - Career
• AICPA - CPA Exam
• Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
• International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
• National Society of Accountants (NSA)

Auditors

• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) - The Audit Career Center
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Billing and Posting Clerks

• CollegeBoard - Financial Clerks

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

• American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB)

Cargo and Freight Agents

• Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)

Chief Executives

• American Management Association (AMA)
• Institute for Certified Professional Managers
• National Management Association (NMA)

Computer and Information Systems Managers

• IT Managers Inbox
• thegeekpub.com - Defining the Role of an IT Manager

Computer Programmers

• Association of Software Professionals (ASP)
• CollegeBoard - Computer Programmers
• Which Programming Language Should You Learn?

Construction Managers

• American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)
• American Institute of Constructors and the Constructor Commission
• Construction Management Association of America (CMMA)

Cost Estimators

• AACE International
• American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)
• Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA)

Customer Service Representatives

• International Customer Service Association (ICSA)

Database Administrators

• CollegeBoard - Database Administrators
• Data Management (DAMA) International

Driver/Sales Workers

• American Trucking Associations (ATA)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
• GetTrucking.com
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

• Association of Executive and Administrative Professionals (AEAP)
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
• International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA)

Financial Analysts

• American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute

Financial Managers, Branch or Department

• Financial Managers Society (FMS)
• Financial Management Association International (FMA)

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

• Cornell University - Building Mechanic

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

• International Association of Administrative Professionals

General and Operations Managers

• American Management Association (AMA)
• Association for Operations Management (APICS) - Education
• Institute for Certified Professional Managers
• Financial Executives International (FEI)
• Financial Management Association International (FMA)
• International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR)
• National Management Association (NMA)

Management Analysts

• Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF)
• Institute of Management Consultants (USA)

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

• Marketing Research Association (MRA)
• Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)

Medical and Health Services Managers

• Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
• American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA)
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
• Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM)

Medical Secretaries

• Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR)
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
• International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA)

Office Clerks, General

• Association of Professional Office Managers (APOM)
• American Management Association (AMA)
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail Sales

• National Retail Federation (NRF)

Postal Service Mail Carriers

• United States Post Office (USPS)

Public Relations Specialists

• International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
• Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
• Universal Accreditation Board (UAB)
• Note that the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) accreditation, which is a generally acknowledged industry award, has nothing to do with program accreditation.

Receptionists and Information Clerks

• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

Sales Managers

• Sales Management Association
• The Sales Management Association

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

• Manufacturers' Agents National Association (MANA)
• Manufacturers' Representatives Educational Research Foundation (MRERF)

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
• International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA)

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

• Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)

Treasurers and Controllers

• Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
• Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators (AFCA)
• Association of Public Treasurers of the US & Canada
• National Association of Corporate Treasurers
• National Association of State Treasurers