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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
42,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
585
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 830 | $108,100 | -1.2% |
| General and Operations Managers | 4,600 | $84,590 | 9.1% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 370 | $78,050 | 8.1% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 480 | $98,140 | 14.6% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 120 | $108,730 | 8.3% |
| Purchasing Managers | 60 | $102,050 | 16.7% |
| Human Resources Managers | 190 | $92,140 | 10.5% |
| Managers, All Other | 2,110 | $74,270 | 4.3% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 1,370 | $50,060 | 5.8% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 150 | $57,160 | 0% |
| Management Analysts | 690 | $67,340 | 11.6% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 490 | $37,610 | 12.2% |
| Fundraisers | 330 | $54,030 | 15.2% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 190 | $53,530 | 10.5% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 670 | $55,640 | 11.9% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 2,950 | $58,940 | 8.5% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 80 | $62,830 | 25% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 3,810 | $49,630 | 2.6% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 9,790 | $35,540 | 0.2% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 560 | $38,480 | 1.8% |
| Procurement Clerks | 180 | $41,350 | -5.6% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 5,340 | $32,390 | 3.4% |
| File Clerks | 540 | $27,520 | -9.3% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 850 | $30,340 | 9.4% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 130 | $24,560 | 7.7% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 260 | $33,350 | -7.7% |
| Order Clerks | 150 | $28,360 | 0% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 300 | $37,660 | -3.3% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 3,050 | $26,850 | 10.2% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,010 | $35,620 | 6.9% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 80 | $54,730 | -12.5% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 550 | $45,510 | 1.8% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 840 | $46,520 | 1.2% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 310 | $45,660 | -3.2% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 1,230 | $32,040 | 2.4% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 5,020 | $25,790 | 5.4% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 1,020 | $50,010 | -2% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 8,600 | $32,860 | 0.3% |
| Computer Operators | 150 | $35,550 | -13.3% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 400 | $27,710 | -20% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 70 | $33,410 | -42.9% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 310 | $26,390 | -12.9% |
| Office Clerks, General | 11,040 | $32,110 | 0.3% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 170 | $31,280 | -11.8% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 180 | $36,360 | 5.6% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Montana) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | No Data | 22 | No Data | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | No Data | 0 | No Data | |