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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
342,700
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,811
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Forensic Science Technicians | 490 | $58,920 | 10.2% |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 2,280 | $61,370 | 7% |
Lawyers | 15,510 | $115,500 | 9.9% |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 350 | $101,800 | 5.7% |
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 200 | $64,340 | 10% |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 1,000 | $121,640 | 10% |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 6,080 | $57,670 | 16.3% |
Court Reporters | 260 | $68,960 | 0% |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,960 | $47,030 | -5.1% |
Legal Support Workers, All Other | 1,020 | $61,270 | 6.9% |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 3,420 | $72,850 | 20.2% |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 440 | $63,780 | 11.4% |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 2,520 | $107,580 | 10.3% |
First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 2,450 | $100,900 | 11.4% |
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 1,970 | $44,190 | 23.9% |
Firefighters | 8,480 | $75,200 | 10.8% |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 200 | $78,040 | 10% |
Correctional Officers and Jailers | 7,820 | $55,290 | 7.2% |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 2,400 | $84,580 | 5% |
Fish and Game Wardens | 120 | $79,960 | 8.3% |
Parking Enforcement Workers | 200 | $58,230 | 15% |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 9,940 | $78,870 | 10.5% |
Animal Control Workers | 180 | $48,270 | 11.1% |
Private Detectives and Investigators | 670 | $48,920 | 11.9% |
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators | 360 | $30,860 | 41.7% |
Security Guards | 19,380 | $34,900 | 24.6% |
Crossing Guards | 2,200 | $37,190 | 19.1% |
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 2,310 | $26,510 | 14.3% |
Protective Service Workers, All Other | 3,720 | $37,570 | 19.1% |
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 1,720 | $56,900 | 12.2% |
Legal Secretaries | 4,010 | $52,350 | -7.7% |
Judicial Law Clerks | 620 | $57,670 | 12.9% |
Bailiffs | 210 | $58,400 | 9.5% |
Transit and Railroad Police | 90 | $81,380 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Washington) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | No Data | 20 | No Data | |
Axon Taser Certification | Certification | No Data | 0 | No Data | |
FEMA Hazardous Materials Operations | Certification | No Data | 56 | No Data | |
FEMA Introduction to Hazardous Materials | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
NFPA - Firefighter | Certification | No Data | 18 | No Data | |
OSHA 24-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
OSHA 40-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | No Data | 74 | No Data | |
OSHA 8-Hour - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | Certification | No Data | 0 | No Data |