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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
271,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
578
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | 340 | $62,870 | 35.3% |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 2,550 | $56,490 | 10.2% |
| Lawyers | 14,630 | $127,070 | 18.7% |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 230 | $106,620 | 0% |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 70 | $55,510 | 14.3% |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 630 | $158,580 | 6.3% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 5,980 | $56,710 | 22.6% |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | 1,470 | $58,200 | 12.2% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 4,410 | $38,300 | 32.4% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1,490 | $107,560 | 11.4% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,310 | $43,880 | 15.3% |
| Firefighters | 5,470 | $59,090 | 13% |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 180 | $73,250 | 16.7% |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | 60 | $39,520 | 16.7% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 1,810 | $83,940 | 8.3% |
| Parking Enforcement Workers | 110 | $0 | -18.2% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 9,690 | $74,550 | 13% |
| Animal Control Workers | 330 | $45,560 | 15.2% |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | 600 | $50,740 | 15% |
| Security Guards | 15,600 | $30,210 | 15.9% |
| Crossing Guards | 2,200 | $30,040 | 19.5% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 4,510 | $23,330 | 18.2% |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 3,590 | $30,750 | 18.1% |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 1,780 | $48,850 | 4.5% |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 190 | $58,300 | -5.3% |
| Bailiffs | 450 | $62,640 | 13.3% |
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | Supply meets demand | 28 | 20 | |
| Axon Taser Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 26 | 0 | |
| Certified Protection Officer | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |
| IAED Certified Emergency Telecommunicator | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 7 | 0 | |
| OSHA 24-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 14 | 0 | |
| OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 136 | 0 | |
| OSHA 8-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |