What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

543,826

Total High School CTE Concentrators

1,240

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
Forensic Science Technicians 250 $46,900 16%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 4,490 $53,890 4.2%
Lawyers 31,640 $116,860 6.8%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 900 $85,770 4.4%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 390 $67,820 7.7%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 270 $57,630 3.7%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 10,670 $49,710 14.6%
Court Reporters 910 $52,150 4.4%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,640 $44,260 3.8%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 1,020 $61,110 2.9%
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 12,150 $31,020 12.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 3,430 $89,130 4.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 930 $73,820 4.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 2,480 $50,890 2.4%
Firefighters 5,350 $58,230 3.7%
Correctional Officers and Jailers 17,660 $51,010 -8.2%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,620 $77,340 3.3%
Parking Enforcement Workers 400 $36,220 -37.5%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 27,850 $67,440 4.1%
Animal Control Workers 250 $40,710 4%
Private Detectives and Investigators 1,890 $42,750 5.8%
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators 500 $50,530 4%
Security Guards 44,700 $26,760 3.5%
Crossing Guards 6,210 $28,120 6.9%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 5,170 $19,490 4.8%
Protective Service Workers, All Other 2,940 $25,190 6.5%
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 3,640 $41,780 5.8%
Legal Secretaries 9,840 $48,240 -19.1%
Judicial Law Clerks 1,160 $39,430 3.4%
Bailiffs 220 $32,650 -4.5%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

Credential Explorer

Credential (Pennsylvania) Credential Type Supply/Demand Category Credentials
Demanded Earned
Pennsylvania Certificate of Training - Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness Certification Very Oversupplied 0 284
Practical and Tactical Handcuffing Certification Very Oversupplied 0 221
Pennsylvania Certificate of Training - Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue Certification Very Oversupplied 0 216
Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training Certification Very Oversupplied 0 147
Pennsylvania Certificate of Training - Basic Vehicle Rescue Awareness Certification Very Oversupplied 37 135
Pennsylvania Certificate of Training - PA Essentials of Firefighting Certification Very Oversupplied 0 111
MOAB for Public Safety Officers Certification Very Oversupplied 0 105
Personal Protection Baton Tactics Certification Very Oversupplied 0 61
Pennsylvania Certificate of Training - Incident Command System Certification Very Oversupplied 0 56
Certified Protection Officer Certification Very Oversupplied 0 33
Monadnock Defensive Tactics System Certification Very Oversupplied 0 26
Pennsylvania Certificate of Training - Emergency Response to Terrorism Basic Concepts Certification Very Oversupplied 0 24
APCO International - Public Safety Telecommunicator Certification Very Oversupplied 0 19
Monadnock Expandable Baton Certification Supply meets demand 0 5
National Wildland and Firefighter Training Certification Supply meets demand 0 5
OSHA 24-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Certification Supply meets demand 6 5
APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch Certification Very Undersupplied 21 0
IAED Certified Emergency Telecommunicator Certification Supply meets demand 2 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 Moderately Undersupplied 7 0