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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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Total High School Students Enrolled
1,960,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
17,124
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | 4,100 | $121,800 | 7.3% |
| Marketing Managers | 34,900 | $156,450 | 15.5% |
| Sales Managers | 73,200 | $116,020 | 9.6% |
| Public Relations and Fundraising Managers | 7,400 | $126,720 | 13.5% |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 49,900 | $61,150 | 9% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 95,600 | $68,770 | 28.3% |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 12,900 | $29,580 | 5.4% |
| Public Relations Specialists | 26,500 | $65,830 | 11.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 152,400 | $40,420 | 3.2% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 45,900 | $66,020 | 6.8% |
| Cashiers | 404,100 | $24,750 | 0.2% |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | 87,100 | $29,560 | 6.7% |
| Retail Salespersons | 452,300 | $26,650 | 0.8% |
| Advertising Sales Agents | 18,000 | $57,400 | -0.6% |
| Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 127,500 | $57,710 | 15.2% |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 48,300 | $81,140 | 10.4% |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 148,300 | $60,330 | 5.9% |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | 28,300 | $59,420 | 13.4% |
| Sales Engineers | 11,500 | $110,640 | 10.4% |
| Telemarketers | 13,600 | $27,450 | -4.4% |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 44,400 | $32,940 | 7% |
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 21,000 | $33,660 | 9% |
| Real Estate Brokers | 13,600 | $56,500 | 16.2% |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | 16,900 | $42,980 | 17.8% |
| Parts Salespersons | 25,600 | $31,150 | 4.7% |
| Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | 12,700 | $28,680 | 5.5% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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| Credential () | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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| Demanded | Earned | ||||