What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

225,400

Total High School CTE Concentrators

963

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
Forensic Science Technicians 100 $41,810 20%
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 560 $41,780 3.6%
Lawyers 8,160 $80,990 8.7%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 130 $93,080 7.7%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 90 $67,830 22.2%
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 640 $61,000 7.8%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 5,560 $41,850 15.6%
Court Reporters 140 $45,720 7.1%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 290 $38,150 13.8%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 230 $53,770 4.3%
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 5,130 $32,300 14.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 410 $52,020 -4.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 1,720 $57,350 7.6%
First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 1,260 $55,610 7.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 930 $44,840 11.8%
Firefighters 5,440 $35,230 7.9%
Correctional Officers and Jailers 7,800 $36,200 -7.2%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,080 $48,270 5.6%
Parking Enforcement Workers 80 $32,710 -37.5%
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 12,080 $40,770 7.1%
Animal Control Workers 240 $30,900 8.3%
Private Detectives and Investigators 260 $50,440 11.5%
Security Guards 15,270 $26,320 13%
Crossing Guards 530 $23,980 9.4%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 1,620 $20,290 5.6%
Protective Service Workers, All Other 700 $30,680 12.9%
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 1,480 $31,860 8.8%
Legal Secretaries 2,090 $37,330 -17.7%
Judicial Law Clerks 150 $35,420 6.7%
Bailiffs 260 $24,660 0%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

Credential Explorer

Credential (South Carolina) Credential Type Supply/Demand Category Credentials
Demanded Earned
South Carolina Fire Fighter 1 License Very Oversupplied 0 112
South Carolina Fire Fighter 2 License Very Oversupplied 0 71
IAED Certified Emergency Telecommunicator Certification Very Oversupplied 0 27
APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch Certification Very Undersupplied 18 0
Axon Taser Certification Certification Moderately Undersupplied 5 0
Baton Certification Certification Supply meets demand 0 0
OSHA 24-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Certification Supply meets demand 3 0
OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Certification Supply meets demand 2 0
OSHA 8-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Certification Supply meets demand 2 0