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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
199,200
Total High School CTE Concentrators
3,364
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | 60 | $47,240 | 16.7% |
| Lawyers | 6,850 | $77,310 | 5.8% |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 390 | $43,190 | 0% |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 30 | $50,140 | 0% |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 300 | $135,610 | 0% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 3,120 | $43,710 | 12.5% |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 260 | $36,810 | 11.5% |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | 240 | $53,440 | 4.2% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 4,790 | $30,270 | 10% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 910 | $43,110 | -9.9% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1,610 | $59,590 | 6.2% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 1,040 | $56,690 | 6.7% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 620 | $43,400 | 6.5% |
| Firefighters | 3,670 | $30,470 | 7.9% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6,740 | $33,830 | -6.4% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 690 | $53,820 | 4.3% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 7,210 | $44,820 | 6.7% |
| Animal Control Workers | 270 | $27,000 | 7.4% |
| Security Guards | 10,730 | $22,680 | 10.3% |
| Crossing Guards | 420 | $25,780 | 11.9% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 1,360 | $18,910 | 11% |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,000 | $38,750 | 15% |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 1,570 | $35,120 | 8.3% |
| Legal Secretaries | 3,000 | $34,380 | -19% |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 50 | $30,180 | 20% |
| Bailiffs | 740 | $23,240 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Kentucky) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Criminal Justice | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 180 | |
| IAED Certified Emergency Telecommunicator | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 69 | |
| APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 7 | 0 | |
| OSHA 24-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 8 | 0 | |
| OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 27 | 0 | |