What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

148,300

Total High School CTE Concentrators

14,535

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
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

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