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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
212,200
Total High School CTE Concentrators
19,064
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 1,910 | $189,920 | -4.2% |
| General and Operations Managers | 27,840 | $100,980 | 9.6% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 850 | $89,520 | 7.1% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3,380 | $119,120 | 12.1% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,970 | $96,770 | 14.8% |
| Purchasing Managers | 970 | $107,760 | 11.3% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 100 | $100,790 | 10% |
| Human Resources Managers | 1,410 | $95,810 | 10.6% |
| Training and Development Managers | 160 | $105,180 | 12.5% |
| Managers, All Other | 5,180 | $101,560 | 5.6% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 5,470 | $57,210 | 8% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 900 | $19,950 | -7.8% |
| Management Analysts | 5,590 | $84,400 | 15.6% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 600 | $43,150 | 6.7% |
| Fundraisers | 960 | $48,830 | 10.4% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 670 | $58,270 | 6% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 2,820 | $57,110 | 15.2% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 6,850 | $79,600 | 5.5% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 850 | $84,780 | 30.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 18,520 | $51,000 | 2.1% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 1,310 | $23,570 | -23.7% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 25,570 | $36,140 | -2.5% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 2,610 | $38,240 | -1.9% |
| Procurement Clerks | 700 | $42,060 | -5.7% |
| Correspondence Clerks | 50 | $29,930 | 0% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 31,710 | $30,940 | 6.6% |
| File Clerks | 710 | $22,540 | -11.3% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 3,390 | $29,780 | 1.8% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,340 | $22,130 | 6.7% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 420 | $34,640 | -4.8% |
| Order Clerks | 1,420 | $28,930 | -4.2% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 1,590 | $37,220 | -3.8% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 14,740 | $25,430 | 7.5% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,160 | $43,420 | 1.7% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 650 | $36,380 | -4.6% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 1,290 | $47,500 | -10.1% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 5,170 | $48,350 | -9.7% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 1,000 | $58,770 | -14% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 8,060 | $31,030 | 3.6% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 23,690 | $24,120 | 6.7% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 4,010 | $59,080 | -18% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 50,990 | $34,650 | -7.2% |
| Computer Operators | 760 | $39,220 | -25% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 1,710 | $30,350 | -21.1% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 380 | $36,070 | -31.6% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 590 | $29,700 | -11.9% |
| Office Clerks, General | 35,330 | $24,050 | -3.2% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 740 | $29,510 | -12.2% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 2,100 | $37,880 | 11% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Alabama) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Certified Medical Administrative Assistant | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 23 | |
| ASK Fundamental Business Concepts | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 11 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 104 | 0 | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |