What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

622,700

Total High School CTE Concentrators

818

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
Art Directors 3,500 $90,880 4.3%
Craft Artists 570 $47,170 5.3%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 540 $44,160 3.7%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 2,270 $59,080 2.2%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 510 $65,560 2%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,690 $62,720 3.6%
Floral Designers 2,510 $23,480 -7.6%
Graphic Designers 11,290 $53,410 6.1%
Producers and Directors 3,490 $62,230 12%
Musicians and Singers 5,190 $0 2.1%
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other 800 $0 5%
Radio and Television Announcers 1,630 $35,970 -11%
Public Address System and Other Announcers 560 $23,080 0%
Broadcast News Analysts 260 $57,880 0%
Reporters and Correspondents 1,590 $40,710 -14.5%
Editors 5,660 $58,540 -4.1%
Technical Writers 1,760 $67,550 4%
Writers and Authors 3,820 $58,990 3.4%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 2,940 $38,700 11.2%
Broadcast Technicians 1,290 $40,230 -3.9%
Sound Engineering Technicians 360 $57,270 5.6%
Photographers 5,020 $31,460 -18.3%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 660 $43,000 3%
Film and Video Editors 480 $62,130 12.5%
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 160 $85,040 0%
Desktop Publishers 1,100 $36,100 -10.9%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 8,010 $60,070 -8.9%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 3,640 $56,460 -3.6%
Prepress Technicians and Workers 1,500 $46,290 -8.7%
Printing Press Operators 9,710 $41,410 -0.3%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 2,550 $34,800 -1.6%
Designers, All Other 560 $72,450 -7.1%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 460 $60,720 4.3%
Music Directors and Composers 2,590 $34,950 1.2%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 520 $46,810 -1.9%
Radio Operators 30 $0 0%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

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