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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
419,900
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,130
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineers | 1,220 | $84,940 | 9% |
| Environmental Engineering Technicians | 440 | $42,910 | 13.6% |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 1,230 | $71,610 | 11.4% |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 70 | $71,480 | 0% |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 150 | $61,940 | 6.7% |
| Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 260 | $54,120 | 7.7% |
| Biological Technicians | 820 | $50,350 | 6.1% |
| Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 60 | $0 | 16.7% |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 790 | $41,610 | 6.3% |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | 260 | $36,980 | 11.5% |
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners | 600 | $48,120 | 6.7% |
| Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 6,750 | $23,960 | 29.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 290 | $41,700 | 3.4% |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 380 | $29,390 | 0% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 1,760 | $24,870 | -1.1% |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 90 | $25,880 | -11.1% |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 90 | $19,920 | -11.1% |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 1,140 | $57,340 | 7.9% |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 2,350 | $59,900 | -9.4% |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 2,320 | $33,980 | 3% |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 4,280 | $166,190 | 8.9% |
| Forest and Conservation Workers | 320 | $35,570 | -6.3% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (New Jersey) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Animal Science Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 42 | 0 | |
| Plant Science Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |