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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
271,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
21,399
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 1,200 | $180,190 | 10.8% |
| General and Operations Managers | 43,620 | $107,140 | 20.6% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 2,340 | $113,320 | 20.1% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 6,540 | $153,780 | 29.8% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,150 | $117,200 | 7% |
| Purchasing Managers | 760 | $134,820 | 15.8% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 190 | $152,150 | 15.8% |
| Human Resources Managers | 1,490 | $129,880 | 23.5% |
| Training and Development Managers | 370 | $113,540 | 18.9% |
| Managers, All Other | 19,890 | $127,750 | 16.3% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 11,370 | $64,150 | 17.6% |
| Management Analysts | 11,190 | $86,560 | 27.4% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 3,910 | $48,210 | 23.5% |
| Fundraisers | 2,810 | $55,170 | 23.8% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 1,190 | $68,650 | 17.6% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 5,670 | $67,290 | 20.8% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 43,780 | $74,910 | 19% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,060 | $84,420 | 42.5% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 20,000 | $59,320 | 17.4% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 1,360 | $29,820 | -25% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 29,480 | $41,820 | 2.4% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 2,520 | $48,940 | 9.1% |
| Procurement Clerks | 980 | $45,270 | 2% |
| Correspondence Clerks | 170 | $40,350 | -11.8% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 45,000 | $34,260 | 21.8% |
| File Clerks | 2,130 | $35,040 | 4.2% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 4,560 | $36,910 | 22.1% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,560 | $27,440 | 14.1% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 490 | $33,710 | -10.2% |
| Order Clerks | 2,470 | $36,020 | 3.2% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 2,370 | $43,330 | 7.2% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 19,880 | $31,380 | 18.8% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 9,520 | $41,740 | 20.7% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 390 | $59,870 | -15.4% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 1,350 | $60,090 | -2.2% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 5,110 | $49,410 | -2.5% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 2,200 | $58,770 | -12.3% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 8,980 | $32,790 | 9.2% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 32,440 | $28,820 | 17.1% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 10,980 | $53,450 | 3.5% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 51,080 | $37,360 | 15.1% |
| Computer Operators | 450 | $48,360 | -8.9% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 2,550 | $34,750 | 7.8% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 1,260 | $32,360 | -19% |
| Office Clerks, General | 47,090 | $38,310 | 15.3% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 900 | $35,040 | -10% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 2,240 | $34,570 | 16.5% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Colorado) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Colorado Administrative Assistant | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 5 | 78 | |
| Colorado CTE Fashion Design and Merchandising | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 101 | 0 | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |