The topic of career pathways has gained momentum across the country. It is the latest effort in the field of career development to assist young people to be able to map out their high school and postsecondary courses of study which will lead them to a meaningful and productive future. Although the philosophy of career pathways has been developing for a number of years, one of the highlights of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) is the requirement for the development and implementation of "career and technical programs of study." In this article, the author describes the Career Pathways Initiative and discusses how introducing career clusters to students helps them identify multiple points of entry into the career field.