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Exploration by Career Cluster
Explore credential attainment and employer demand within a career cluster—including occupation employment and wage data. Optional: Select a state to display state-specific employment and wage information for the selected career cluster.
How many credentials earned in each career cluster are valued by employers in each state?
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What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?
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Total High School Students Enrolled
271,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
4,885
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Environmental Engineers | 1,850 | $92,270 | 33% |
Environmental Engineering Technicians | 350 | $59,790 | 22.9% |
Food Scientists and Technologists | 130 | $61,680 | 23.1% |
Soil and Plant Scientists | 250 | $52,990 | 16% |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 680 | $65,750 | 14.7% |
Foresters | 200 | $61,230 | 15% |
Biological Technicians | 2,920 | $42,470 | 21.2% |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 570 | $0 | 22.8% |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 880 | $47,520 | 25% |
Forest and Conservation Technicians | 1,220 | $33,400 | 2.5% |
Pest Control Workers | 650 | $35,730 | 7.7% |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 6,650 | $24,050 | 27.5% |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 700 | $54,960 | 8.6% |
Agricultural Equipment Operators | 600 | $33,290 | 30% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 6,010 | $29,850 | 12.8% |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 4,340 | $27,560 | 21.2% |
Agricultural Workers, All Other | 190 | $34,640 | 10.5% |
Logging Equipment Operators | 140 | $39,520 | 0% |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 1,310 | $40,930 | 16% |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 610 | $43,380 | 18% |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 2,290 | $54,820 | 13.5% |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 1,900 | $40,840 | 14.7% |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,360 | $127,080 | 15.4% |
Animal Scientists | 30 | $48,900 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Colorado) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Colorado CTE Agriculture | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 2 | 105 | |
Certified Dietary Manager | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 87 | |
NAVTA - Approved Veterinary Assistant | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 6 | 55 | |
cPass Consortium of Agriculture Partners | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 26 | |
Animal Science Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |
Pork Quality Assurance Plus Certificate | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 5 | 0 |