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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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What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?
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Total High School Students Enrolled
225,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
963
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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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
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Credential (South Carolina) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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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 |