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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
183,000
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,164
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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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
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Credential (Oregon) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 62 | 0 |