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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
225,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,233
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service Managers | 600 | $59,480 | 6.7% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | 1,130 | $58,800 | 18.6% |
| Credit Counselors | 280 | $44,020 | 21.4% |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 1,530 | $61,030 | 13.7% |
| Psychologists, All Other | 190 | $98,900 | 5.3% |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | 90 | $0 | 33.3% |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | 690 | $31,060 | 14.5% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 3,960 | $36,670 | 14.1% |
| Healthcare Social Workers | 2,080 | $56,460 | 22.6% |
| Social Workers, All Other | 3,830 | $43,280 | 4.4% |
| Health Educators | 960 | $61,170 | 16.7% |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 6,130 | $28,400 | 13.5% |
| Community Health Workers | 290 | $38,140 | 17.2% |
| Clergy | 690 | $49,780 | 17.4% |
| Massage Therapists | 1,860 | $40,980 | 29.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 3,320 | $35,190 | 13% |
| Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 190 | $21,620 | 10.5% |
| Embalmers | 100 | $43,770 | 0% |
| Funeral Attendants | 990 | $22,980 | 2% |
| Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors | 360 | $46,930 | 2.8% |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | 7,900 | $19,420 | 13.3% |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | 260 | $28,660 | 15.4% |
| Skincare Specialists | 630 | $26,640 | 14.3% |
| Childcare Workers | 16,180 | $19,570 | 6.4% |
| Personal Care Aides | 16,850 | $20,620 | 37.8% |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | 3,890 | $33,670 | 9.3% |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 3,420 | $21,780 | 2.9% |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 960 | $22,050 | -1% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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| Credential (South Carolina) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Hair Stylist / Cosmetologist / Barber License | License | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 431 | |
| South Carolina Paid Feeding Assistant | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 90 | |
| S/P2 - Cosmetology | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 65 | |
| Community Emergency Response Team | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 57 | |
| Manicurist License | License | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 57 | |
| S/P2 - Culinary | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 32 | |
| Esthetician License | License | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 18 | |
| AAFCS Pre-PAC - Family & Community Services | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
| Certified Personal Trainer | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 91 | 0 | |
| NASM Certified Personal Trainer | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 11 | 0 | |