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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
148,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
14,535
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Chief Executives | 3,740 | $208,000 | -5.1% |
General and Operations Managers | 11,430 | $81,740 | 10% |
Administrative Services Managers | 2,770 | $81,740 | 13.4% |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3,170 | $123,450 | 14.2% |
Industrial Production Managers | 2,780 | $91,910 | 5.8% |
Purchasing Managers | 630 | $94,640 | 7.9% |
Compensation and Benefits Managers | 400 | $94,870 | 10% |
Human Resources Managers | 870 | $98,760 | 13.8% |
Training and Development Managers | 320 | $83,910 | 12.5% |
Managers, All Other | 11,920 | $90,210 | 6.4% |
Human Resources Specialists | 2,130 | $54,610 | 9.4% |
Labor Relations Specialists | 2,250 | $67,740 | -5.3% |
Management Analysts | 5,250 | $74,600 | 18.3% |
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 530 | $43,980 | 13.2% |
Fundraisers | 670 | $47,360 | 19.4% |
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 1,300 | $60,470 | 16.2% |
Training and Development Specialists | 2,700 | $51,070 | 15.9% |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 11,440 | $61,500 | 11.8% |
Operations Research Analysts | 680 | $83,690 | 39.7% |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 11,190 | $53,410 | 8.8% |
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 580 | $27,250 | -13.8% |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 24,250 | $37,740 | 0.6% |
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 1,270 | $43,550 | 2.4% |
Procurement Clerks | 560 | $39,910 | 0% |
Correspondence Clerks | 110 | $29,410 | 9.1% |
Customer Service Representatives | 26,660 | $35,130 | 10.4% |
File Clerks | 940 | $31,310 | -7.4% |
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 1,690 | $30,630 | 5.9% |
Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,770 | $22,300 | 6.2% |
New Accounts Clerks | 960 | $38,130 | 7.3% |
Order Clerks | 2,180 | $34,670 | 2.8% |
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 1,110 | $40,190 | 1.8% |
Receptionists and Information Clerks | 10,670 | $29,000 | 8.1% |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 3,110 | $35,860 | 14.1% |
Meter Readers, Utilities | 380 | $47,040 | -2.6% |
Postal Service Clerks | 660 | $44,720 | -9.1% |
Postal Service Mail Carriers | 3,740 | $50,000 | -7.8% |
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 1,730 | $58,770 | -12.7% |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 6,460 | $34,590 | 3.3% |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 19,060 | $26,130 | 9.5% |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 11,390 | $49,880 | -13.6% |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 23,400 | $34,450 | -4.8% |
Computer Operators | 1,080 | $43,970 | -15.7% |
Data Entry Keyers | 1,640 | $31,860 | -15.2% |
Word Processors and Typists | 810 | $39,480 | -32.1% |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 1,960 | $28,790 | 2.6% |
Office Clerks, General | 31,980 | $33,490 | 1.3% |
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 860 | $34,930 | -7% |
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 5,520 | $35,030 | 13% |
Telephone Operators | 110 | $30,130 | -18.2% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Iowa) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | No Data | 87 | No Data |