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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
100,800
Total High School CTE Concentrators
0
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | 110 | $36,850 | 9.1% |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 770 | $42,580 | 6.5% |
| Lawyers | 3,600 | $87,530 | 4.4% |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 130 | $54,920 | 7.7% |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 300 | $85,590 | 3.3% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 1,630 | $45,200 | 12.3% |
| Court Reporters | 140 | $59,560 | 0% |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 510 | $44,650 | 2% |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | 210 | $45,970 | 0% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 1,900 | $33,990 | 10% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 540 | $45,390 | -7.4% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 730 | $73,780 | 2.7% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 810 | $54,280 | 2.5% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 790 | $45,120 | 3.8% |
| Firefighters | 2,000 | $35,860 | 3.5% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 4,140 | $35,860 | -8.9% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 1,370 | $83,170 | 2.2% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 4,490 | $52,070 | 3.6% |
| Animal Control Workers | 190 | $30,370 | 5.3% |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | 550 | $53,750 | 7.3% |
| Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators | 280 | $28,690 | 0% |
| Security Guards | 6,330 | $26,010 | 4.4% |
| Crossing Guards | 400 | $26,290 | 5% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 800 | $19,010 | 3.8% |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,210 | $34,850 | 8.3% |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 870 | $35,630 | 4.6% |
| Legal Secretaries | 1,590 | $35,910 | -20.8% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (New Mexico) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| National Wildland and Firefighter Training | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 80 | 8 | |
| APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |
| Axon Taser Certification | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 7 | 0 | |
| OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 28 | 0 | |