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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
522,500
Total High School CTE Concentrators
17,038
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 9,360 | $208,000 | -1.7% |
| General and Operations Managers | 88,130 | $92,450 | 14.8% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 8,680 | $100,620 | 15.7% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 11,540 | $136,190 | 12.6% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 4,870 | $98,260 | 10.9% |
| Purchasing Managers | 1,760 | $115,340 | 15.3% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 440 | $118,000 | 9.1% |
| Human Resources Managers | 4,610 | $111,470 | 16.1% |
| Training and Development Managers | 1,090 | $107,990 | 15.6% |
| Managers, All Other | 23,100 | $109,920 | 9% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 17,050 | $54,480 | 12.6% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 560 | $61,200 | 8.9% |
| Management Analysts | 24,630 | $80,710 | 16.7% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 2,490 | $48,370 | 13.7% |
| Fundraisers | 1,810 | $47,430 | 21.5% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 2,570 | $61,860 | 15.6% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 9,470 | $59,920 | 15.4% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 33,670 | $69,380 | 13.3% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 2,480 | $62,680 | 27.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 39,920 | $52,740 | 9.6% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 3,700 | $30,340 | -14.3% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 44,890 | $39,070 | 4.1% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 4,630 | $45,290 | 3.5% |
| Procurement Clerks | 1,800 | $38,980 | 0% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 98,780 | $32,500 | 10.2% |
| File Clerks | 2,770 | $30,910 | -5.8% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 3,710 | $27,570 | 11.1% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,770 | $24,090 | 12.4% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 440 | $37,780 | -4.5% |
| Order Clerks | 3,640 | $31,570 | 1.9% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 3,620 | $38,280 | 2.2% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 28,810 | $27,310 | 13.7% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 7,050 | $42,720 | 12.1% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 1,720 | $33,490 | 5.8% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 2,140 | $60,100 | -12.6% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 9,560 | $48,380 | -12.4% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 2,660 | $58,780 | -16.9% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 22,060 | $31,770 | 8.2% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 58,010 | $24,120 | 13.4% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 17,410 | $59,180 | -13% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 66,370 | $33,420 | -3.1% |
| Computer Operators | 2,060 | $40,910 | -18.9% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 3,900 | $31,030 | -16.7% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 480 | $42,200 | -31.3% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 2,920 | $28,050 | -2.7% |
| Office Clerks, General | 84,210 | $28,470 | 3.8% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 1,420 | $33,610 | -16.9% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 4,060 | $32,890 | 11.6% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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| Credential (Georgia) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| NOCTI Pathway Assessment - General Management | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 1,825 | |
| NOCTI Pathway Assessment - Human Resource Management | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 217 | |
| NOCTI Pathway Assessment - Business Financial Management | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 174 | |
| Oklahoma CareerTech - Entrepreneur | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 82 | |
| Certified Medical Administrative Assistant | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 44 | |
| Certified Billing and Coding Specialist | Certification | Supply meets demand | 4 | 0 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 267 | 0 | |