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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
511,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,631
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Directors | 2,890 | $79,300 | 4.2% |
| Craft Artists | 510 | $29,340 | 2% |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 1,780 | $37,360 | 7.9% |
| Multimedia Artists and Animators | 1,010 | $53,480 | 4% |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 1,490 | $59,230 | 6% |
| Floral Designers | 2,100 | $24,730 | -11% |
| Graphic Designers | 8,740 | $46,740 | 3% |
| Set and Exhibit Designers | 470 | $48,570 | 8.5% |
| Producers and Directors | 2,100 | $53,190 | 7.6% |
| Musicians and Singers | 6,490 | $0 | 1.7% |
| Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other | 640 | $0 | 4.7% |
| Radio and Television Announcers | 1,350 | $32,870 | -14.1% |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 1,810 | $34,430 | -16.6% |
| Editors | 2,810 | $52,450 | -8.2% |
| Technical Writers | 1,810 | $61,870 | 4.4% |
| Writers and Authors | 4,190 | $45,230 | 4.1% |
| Audio and Video Equipment Technicians | 1,340 | $37,260 | 8.2% |
| Broadcast Technicians | 920 | $29,670 | -2.2% |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | 340 | $45,210 | 5.9% |
| Photographers | 5,720 | $29,920 | -8.6% |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture | 570 | $55,870 | 5.3% |
| Film and Video Editors | 450 | $51,610 | 17.8% |
| Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other | 330 | $52,560 | 0% |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 9,160 | $51,190 | -6.9% |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | 3,390 | $41,770 | -1.2% |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 1,810 | $39,910 | -24.9% |
| Printing Press Operators | 9,120 | $35,730 | -11.3% |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 2,900 | $30,140 | -15.2% |
| Designers, All Other | 190 | $50,120 | 0% |
| Actors | 1,030 | $0 | 5.8% |
| Dancers | 400 | $0 | 5% |
| Media and Communication Workers, All Other | 2,330 | $44,850 | 10.7% |
| Costume Attendants | 110 | $35,250 | 0% |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | 120 | $34,800 | 25% |
| Music Directors and Composers | 3,300 | $42,290 | 1.2% |
| Choreographers | 80 | $47,100 | 0% |
| Radio Operators | 90 | $39,330 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Ohio) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Adobe Certified Associate | Software | Moderately Undersupplied | 4,731 | 2,066 | |
| Adobe Certified Expert | Software | Very Undersupplied | 4,731 | 256 | |
| PrintED/Skills USA Certificate | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 58 | |
| Apple Certified Support Professional | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |
| Avid Certified User - Media Composer | Software | Very Undersupplied | 21 | 0 | |
| Modeling and Simulation Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |