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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
262,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,412
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | 440 | $62,500 | 6.8% |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 1,780 | $57,830 | -10.1% |
| Lawyers | 14,520 | $107,450 | 2.8% |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 200 | $101,010 | -5% |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 110 | $42,350 | 0% |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 340 | $156,670 | -8.8% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 6,110 | $53,530 | 5.7% |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,270 | $41,520 | 8.7% |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | 1,860 | $62,590 | 3.2% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 4,830 | $44,680 | 13.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 2,120 | $60,630 | -9% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 3,540 | $92,600 | -0.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 1,870 | $93,310 | 0.5% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,650 | $56,240 | 6.1% |
| Firefighters | 3,830 | $59,870 | 0.3% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 6,960 | $47,150 | -8% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 970 | $106,000 | -1% |
| Parking Enforcement Workers | 180 | $38,830 | 5.6% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 13,550 | $67,030 | -1.1% |
| Animal Control Workers | 180 | $43,230 | 5.6% |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | 930 | $56,580 | 6.5% |
| Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators | 310 | $40,520 | 6.5% |
| Security Guards | 29,090 | $32,420 | 7.8% |
| Crossing Guards | 730 | $27,610 | 1.4% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 2,690 | $21,100 | 7.4% |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,940 | $36,410 | 3.6% |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 1,390 | $46,290 | 0% |
| Legal Secretaries | 3,830 | $49,710 | 7.6% |
| Bailiffs | 130 | $39,160 | 0% |
| Transit and Railroad Police | 180 | $65,400 | -5.6% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Maryland) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Maryland Firefighter I | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 53 | 36 | |
| Maryland Firefighter II | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 31 | |
| Maryland Rescue Technician–Site Operations | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 11 | |
| Maryland Hazardous Materials Operations | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 9 | |
| Maryland Rescue Technician–Vehicle Extrication | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 6 | |
| APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 11 | 0 | |
| APCO International - Public Safety Telecommunicator | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |
| Axon Taser Certification | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 5 | 0 | |
| Baton Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 4 | 0 | |
| FEMA Introduction to Hazardous Materials | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |
| IAED Certified Emergency Telecommunicator | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 9 | 0 | |
| OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 49 | 0 | |