Jump to a key position Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Interior Attorney General, Department of Justice Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Treasury Secretary of Veterans Affairs Central Intelligence Agency director Environmental Protection Agency administrator Office of Management and Budget director Director of National Intelligence Small Business Association administrator U.S. Trade Representative United Nations ambassador

Secretary of Agriculture Previous head: Tom Vilsack Trump’s agriculture pick will be tasked with overseeing the nation’s farming policy, including farming subsidies, food safety, nutrition assistance to low-income individuals, and international agriculture trade. Nominee

Secretary of Commerce Previous head: Penny Pritzker Nominee

Secretary of Defense Previous head: Ashton B. Carter The defense secretary oversees the U.S. Armed Forces and its estimated 2 million members, along with tens of thousands of civilian employees in the Pentagon and across the world. The Pentagon’s budget next year will be $580 billion, about 15 percent of all U.S. spending. Nominee

Secretary of Education Previous head: John B. King Jr. The bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act, passed last year, shifted authority over public education from the federal government to the states. Trump's education head is likely to further reduce the federal role in public schools, and to push for an expansion of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools. Trump called the Common Core State Standards "a total disaster" during the campaign, and repeatedly pledged to get rid of them. But he won't be able to do that; it's up to states to decide which standards they use. Nominee

Secretary of Energy Previous head: Ernest Moniz The Energy Secretary oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile and the environmental cleanup of old nuclear weapons development sites. The secretary also sets appliance standards and promotes energy research and innovation through the national laboratories, loans and grants. Obama’s energy secretary Ernest Moniz, a physicist, also played a key role in negotiating the Iran nuclear deal. Nominee

Secretary of Health and Human Services Previous head: Sylvia Mathews Burwell During his campaign, Trump railed against the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 law that is providing insurance coverage to about 20 million Americans and is changing many other aspects of the U.S. health-care system, and the president-elect and congressional Republicans are sounding eager to repeal it as one of their first acts. HHS also runs two vast insurance programs: Medicaid for low-income people and Medicare for older Americans. Altogether, the $80 billion department budget funds 11 operating divisions, including the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the agency that runs the nation’s welfare program, TANF. Nominee

Secretary of Homeland Security Previous head: Jeh Johnson Few jobs are likely to be as high-profile in the Trump administration than chief of the Department of Homeland Security, the third-largest Cabinet department, with more than 240,000 employees whose jobs include fighting terrorism, protecting the president and enforcing immigration laws. Nominee

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Previous head: Julián Castro The housing secretary is charged with carrying out the nation’s fair housing laws, overseeing thousands of public housing apartments and distributing grants to support community development and home ownership. Nominee

Secretary of Interior Previous head: Sally Jewell Nominee

Attorney General, Department of Justice Previous head: Loretta E. Lynch The attorney general is the top law enforcement official in the nation. The Justice Department head oversees the FBI, drug enforcement and civil rights enforcement, and is also responsible for civil litigation involving other government agencies. Nominee

Secretary of Labor Previous head: Thomas E. Perez The Labor Department leader oversees job training programs, worker protections and benefits and mine safety. The agency also collects employment data. Labor will be charged with carrying out Trump’s objectives on the minimum wage and collective bargaining. Nominee Failed nominee

Secretary of State Previous head: John F. Kerry The secretary of state is the star of most every Cabinet and the president’s principal foreign policy adviser. Trump has signaled he intends to change direction in the U.S. foreign policy toward some of the most sensitive and complex regions of the world, and his choice will be charged with implementing the new vision. He will oversee more than 70,000 State Department employees, including diplomats in more than 300 embassies, consulates and missions around the world. Nominee

Secretary of Transportation Previous head: Anthony Foxx Trump has promised to pour $1 trillion into roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Nominee

Secretary of Treasury Previous head: Jack Lew Nominee

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Previous head: Robert McDonald As the department recovers from a delayed-care scandal uncovered during the Obama years, the new VA head will need to deliver on Trump’s promise to revamp the agency, which may include privatizing parts of the veterans health care system. Nominee

Central Intelligence Agency director Previous head: John Brennan Nominee

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Previous head: Gina McCarthy Trump has vowed to “refocus” the EPA on its core mission of ensuring clean air and water, rather than its broader efforts under President Obama to combat climate change and accelerate the nation’s move toward cleaner sources of energy. Nominee

Office of Management and Budget director Previous head: Shaun Donovan Nominee

Director of National Intelligence Nominee

Small Business Association administrator Previous head: Maria Contreras-Sweet Nominee

U.S. Trade Representative Previous head: Michael Froman Nominee