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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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Total High School Students Enrolled
419,900
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,490
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Funeral Service Managers | 720 | $84,870 | 18.1% |
Social and Community Service Managers | 3,860 | $82,240 | 19.4% |
Credit Counselors | 710 | $60,140 | 15.5% |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 4,880 | $85,160 | 7.6% |
Marriage and Family Therapists | 4,420 | $72,450 | 0% |
Rehabilitation Counselors | 1,250 | $62,600 | 10.4% |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 6,060 | $63,720 | 11.6% |
Healthcare Social Workers | 3,340 | $62,900 | 15.9% |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 1,680 | $73,840 | 15.5% |
Social Workers, All Other | 550 | $66,110 | 3.6% |
Health Educators | 690 | $58,460 | 8.7% |
Social and Human Service Assistants | 27,320 | $34,960 | 17.6% |
Community Health Workers | 1,500 | $45,750 | 13.3% |
Clergy | 2,100 | $58,300 | 10% |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education | 500 | $60,730 | 8% |
Religious Workers, All Other | 730 | $19,970 | 8.2% |
Massage Therapists | 5,480 | $42,500 | 32.3% |
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 8,810 | $44,600 | 16.1% |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 680 | $22,120 | 22.1% |
Funeral Attendants | 860 | $33,940 | 14% |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | 26,650 | $33,940 | 24% |
Manicurists and Pedicurists | 11,640 | $23,250 | 25.3% |
Skincare Specialists | 3,400 | $31,130 | 24.1% |
Childcare Workers | 30,340 | $24,470 | 9.2% |
Personal Care Aides | 13,390 | $28,840 | 39.3% |
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | 14,810 | $53,290 | 21.2% |
Residential Advisors | 880 | $32,360 | 15.9% |
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other | 3,230 | $25,760 | 17.6% |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 7,640 | $21,680 | 5.6% |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 1,140 | $23,280 | 4.4% |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 610 | $29,250 | -3.3% |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | 4,280 | $56,760 | 5.1% |
Counselors, All Other | 1,030 | $56,970 | 11.7% |
Barbers | 4,410 | $25,480 | 25.6% |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 70 | $116,890 | 14.3% |
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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 | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Hair Stylist / Cosmetologist / Barber License | License | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 395 | |
Certified Personal Trainer | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 491 | 0 | |
NASM Certified Personal Trainer | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 40 | 0 |