What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

183,000

Total High School CTE Concentrators

2,164

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,770 $129,510 13.5%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 250 $116,770 24%
Statisticians 580 $76,940 36.2%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 500 $63,040 38%
Aerospace Engineers 120 $96,380 16.7%
Chemical Engineers 230 $91,740 17.4%
Electrical Engineers 2,530 $88,880 21.3%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,800 $86,520 9.4%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 140 $85,280 14.3%
Industrial Engineers 3,740 $88,640 17.6%
Mechanical Engineers 3,930 $82,680 18.8%
Engineers, All Other 2,600 $87,070 13.8%
Microbiologists 110 $59,160 9.1%
Biological Scientists, All Other 770 $67,350 5.2%
Conservation Scientists 790 $71,640 10.1%
Life Scientists, All Other 160 $56,860 6.3%
Physicists 90 $87,930 11.1%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 110 $92,950 27.3%
Chemists 650 $69,930 18.5%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 920 $77,330 16.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 300 $72,320 23.3%
Physical Scientists, All Other 310 $78,890 9.7%
Economists 230 $88,330 17.4%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 470 $59,510 4.3%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 1,370 $51,210 11.7%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 140 $77,310 21.4%
Survey Researchers 90 $64,780 22.2%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 300 $73,860 13.3%
Social Science Research Assistants 320 $45,780 3.1%
Hydrologists 190 $78,760 10.5%
Geographers 30 $75,800 33.3%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

Credential Explorer

Credential (Oregon) Credential Type Supply/Demand Category Credentials
Demanded Earned
Certified Electronics Technician Certification Very Undersupplied 62 0