What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

297,900

Total High School CTE Concentrators

679

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
General and Operations Managers 80,010 $110,760 7.9%
Administrative Services Managers 13,290 $101,250 9.2%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 16,360 $147,030 10.5%
Industrial Production Managers 5,900 $118,020 1.9%
Purchasing Managers 3,050 $121,980 5.9%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 840 $117,930 3.6%
Human Resources Managers 5,730 $123,750 8.6%
Training and Development Managers 1,680 $117,330 10.1%
Managers, All Other 17,220 $120,100 6.9%
Human Resources Specialists 16,040 $68,110 6.9%
Labor Relations Specialists 2,760 $70,110 -6.5%
Management Analysts 27,930 $95,080 15.3%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 3,220 $52,480 9%
Fundraisers 3,980 $59,950 13.1%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 1,830 $70,940 7.7%
Training and Development Specialists 7,390 $68,470 9.9%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13,640 $81,060 8.5%
Operations Research Analysts 4,030 $79,150 24.3%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 37,070 $61,510 1.5%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,870 $33,760 -20.9%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 46,070 $46,180 -2.6%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 3,880 $51,030 -1.5%
Procurement Clerks 1,330 $47,600 -4.5%
Correspondence Clerks 510 $44,890 -2%
Customer Service Representatives 60,910 $40,230 1.7%
File Clerks 1,590 $35,760 -13.2%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 2,750 $40,040 4.4%
Library Assistants, Clerical 2,420 $31,290 6.2%
New Accounts Clerks 500 $39,600 -8%
Order Clerks 2,320 $37,660 -5.2%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 2,380 $46,250 -2.5%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 21,450 $30,890 2.4%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 1,580 $46,410 7%
Meter Readers, Utilities 660 $61,120 -4.5%
Postal Service Clerks 2,440 $60,090 -10.2%
Postal Service Mail Carriers 8,420 $62,480 -10.2%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 3,450 $58,770 -14.8%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 13,840 $38,150 -0.7%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 41,200 $27,590 4.7%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 22,370 $60,450 -18.5%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43,360 $46,440 -7.2%
Computer Operators 1,550 $51,700 -23.9%
Data Entry Keyers 2,560 $37,050 -22.3%
Word Processors and Typists 880 $44,450 -33%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 2,080 $35,470 -8.2%
Office Clerks, General 60,280 $37,190 -2.6%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 1,340 $40,820 -15.7%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 2,630 $43,770 9.5%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

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