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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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What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?
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Total High School Students Enrolled
267,100
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,049
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 7,030 | $144,070 | -2.7% |
| General and Operations Managers | 43,890 | $81,500 | 9.5% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 5,420 | $86,940 | 10.7% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 6,240 | $125,790 | 18.3% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 3,420 | $97,310 | 1.8% |
| Purchasing Managers | 1,060 | $123,840 | 5.7% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 270 | $119,560 | 7.4% |
| Human Resources Managers | 1,900 | $106,570 | 9.5% |
| Training and Development Managers | 400 | $104,860 | 15% |
| Managers, All Other | 14,920 | $93,580 | 9.6% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 9,840 | $55,700 | 9% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 1,960 | $59,140 | -7.7% |
| Management Analysts | 8,260 | $76,230 | 14.4% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 3,310 | $42,390 | 14.5% |
| Fundraisers | 1,560 | $48,710 | 16% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 1,460 | $58,900 | 8.9% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 5,530 | $56,440 | 14.5% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 15,130 | $67,990 | 9.3% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,030 | $72,020 | 24.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 24,570 | $54,180 | 4% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 1,750 | $29,120 | -21.1% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 34,820 | $36,780 | -2.5% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 3,070 | $38,350 | -2.3% |
| Procurement Clerks | 1,820 | $40,810 | -6% |
| Correspondence Clerks | 210 | $35,560 | 9.5% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 54,010 | $33,060 | 5.1% |
| File Clerks | 3,600 | $31,460 | -8.9% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 6,870 | $31,870 | 11.1% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 2,390 | $19,940 | 10% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 1,610 | $30,880 | -1.9% |
| Order Clerks | 3,450 | $32,460 | -4.1% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 3,540 | $40,740 | -2% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 14,880 | $26,780 | 3.2% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 2,520 | $39,060 | 2.4% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 650 | $38,380 | -4.6% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 1,920 | $45,870 | -10.4% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 7,400 | $48,740 | -10.8% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 2,830 | $58,770 | -15.2% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 10,330 | $32,900 | 0.3% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 33,790 | $24,680 | 6.5% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 11,310 | $56,220 | -16.4% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 81,830 | $33,750 | -6.4% |
| Computer Operators | 1,420 | $40,690 | -19% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 4,740 | $31,480 | -19.6% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 950 | $32,930 | -32.6% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 2,500 | $30,460 | -11.2% |
| Office Clerks, General | 48,040 | $29,870 | 0.2% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 1,530 | $33,890 | -8.5% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 3,010 | $38,030 | 9% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Missouri) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| ASK Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for Business | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 232 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 97 | 0 | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |