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Total High School Students Enrolled
543,826
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,240
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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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
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Credential (Pennsylvania) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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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 |