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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
165,000
Total High School CTE Concentrators
369
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | 90 | $74,700 | 0% |
| Lawyers | 12,260 | $129,160 | 5.7% |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 150 | $90,270 | 0% |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 60 | $60,980 | 0% |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 180 | $184,230 | 0% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 5,060 | $60,240 | 13% |
| Court Reporters | 250 | $57,600 | 0% |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 140 | $54,380 | 0% |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | 630 | $63,830 | 6.3% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 3,400 | $45,980 | 13.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 510 | $72,860 | -13.7% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1,710 | $95,840 | 1.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 1,160 | $88,220 | 2.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,000 | $57,380 | 0% |
| Firefighters | 3,140 | $67,260 | 2.9% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 2,820 | $54,300 | -14.5% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 780 | $85,310 | 1.3% |
| Fish and Game Wardens | 70 | $61,110 | 0% |
| Parking Enforcement Workers | 120 | $52,280 | -41.7% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 6,320 | $71,350 | 1.6% |
| Animal Control Workers | 250 | $47,420 | 0% |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | 330 | $57,300 | 0% |
| Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators | 260 | $0 | 0% |
| Security Guards | 11,660 | $31,760 | 1.1% |
| Crossing Guards | 1,140 | $0 | 1.8% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 1,550 | $23,860 | 7.1% |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,340 | $33,530 | 1.5% |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 1,230 | $55,470 | 6.5% |
| Legal Secretaries | 1,540 | $54,500 | -20.8% |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 190 | $78,610 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Connecticut) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | No Data | 6 | No Data | |
| Axon Taser Certification | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
| FEMA Hazardous Materials Operations | Certification | No Data | 25 | No Data | |
| FEMA Introduction to Hazardous Materials | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
| IAED Certified Emergency Telecommunicator | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
| NFPA - Firefighter | Certification | No Data | 21 | No Data | |
| OSHA 24-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
| OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | No Data | 12 | No Data | |
| Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training | Certification | No Data | 25 | No Data | |