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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
199,200
Total High School CTE Concentrators
719
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Directors | 570 | $74,450 | 1.8% |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 210 | $39,730 | 0% |
| Multimedia Artists and Animators | 330 | $50,540 | 6.1% |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 330 | $59,930 | -3% |
| Floral Designers | 700 | $24,170 | -10% |
| Graphic Designers | 2,330 | $40,130 | -3% |
| Producers and Directors | 1,070 | $50,710 | 8.4% |
| Musicians and Singers | 320 | $0 | 3.1% |
| Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other | 480 | $0 | 6.3% |
| Radio and Television Announcers | 920 | $26,150 | -9.8% |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 700 | $36,410 | -22.9% |
| Editors | 980 | $40,330 | -13.3% |
| Technical Writers | 290 | $59,970 | 17.2% |
| Writers and Authors | 1,220 | $50,530 | 4.1% |
| Audio and Video Equipment Technicians | 340 | $34,170 | 11.8% |
| Broadcast Technicians | 330 | $31,090 | 3% |
| Photographers | 1,490 | $33,870 | -22.1% |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture | 280 | $34,420 | 3.6% |
| Film and Video Editors | 120 | $51,430 | 16.7% |
| Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other | 60 | $69,380 | 0% |
| Desktop Publishers | 50 | $36,210 | -20% |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 3,360 | $49,850 | 1.8% |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | 1,090 | $42,780 | 5.5% |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 460 | $41,610 | -34.8% |
| Printing Press Operators | 3,210 | $32,850 | -17.1% |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 1,100 | $36,830 | -26.4% |
| Designers, All Other | 70 | $42,710 | 0% |
| Media and Communication Workers, All Other | 160 | $42,160 | -6.3% |
| Music Directors and Composers | 60 | $41,290 | 0% |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 160 | $36,920 | -18.8% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Kentucky) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Adobe Certified Associate | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,226 | 293 | |
| Unity Certified Programmer | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 25 | |
| Kentucky CTE - Interactive Media | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 24 | |
| PrintED/Skills USA - Screen Printing Technology | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 8 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Visual Communications and Interactive Media Design | CTE Assessment | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 6 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Advertising and Design | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
| Kentucky CTE - Graphic Design | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
| Adobe Certified Expert | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,226 | 0 | |
| Apple Certified Support Professional | Certification | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |
| Avid Certified User - Media Composer | Software | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |