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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
95,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,722
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 1,340 | $208,000 | -0.7% |
| General and Operations Managers | 15,360 | $78,610 | 11.3% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 2,020 | $82,610 | 12.4% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2,000 | $116,700 | 13.5% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,090 | $93,870 | 10.1% |
| Purchasing Managers | 510 | $99,540 | 9.8% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 180 | $102,870 | 5.6% |
| Human Resources Managers | 820 | $98,760 | 12.2% |
| Training and Development Managers | 290 | $87,720 | 10.3% |
| Managers, All Other | 4,140 | $96,360 | 10.6% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 4,430 | $53,760 | 10.6% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 970 | $45,110 | -10.3% |
| Management Analysts | 3,060 | $76,700 | 16.7% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 630 | $44,270 | 9.5% |
| Fundraisers | 750 | $49,840 | 13.3% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 610 | $58,490 | 14.8% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 2,560 | $55,200 | 14.8% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 5,090 | $68,710 | 12.2% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 790 | $57,430 | 29.1% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 10,550 | $51,680 | 6.7% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 890 | $29,980 | -10.1% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 14,720 | $36,460 | 1.6% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 1,090 | $40,320 | 0.9% |
| Procurement Clerks | 730 | $38,120 | 1.4% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 20,880 | $33,820 | 7.4% |
| File Clerks | 470 | $28,700 | -10.6% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 3,890 | $25,280 | 11.6% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 550 | $21,960 | 5.5% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 720 | $33,670 | 4.2% |
| Order Clerks | 2,460 | $29,010 | 8.5% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 1,190 | $39,440 | 2.5% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 6,780 | $27,820 | 8.7% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 760 | $40,460 | 10.5% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 190 | $46,040 | -5.3% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 790 | $45,510 | 5.1% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 2,260 | $48,120 | 4.9% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 820 | $58,260 | 0% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 3,560 | $33,820 | 3.1% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 13,870 | $26,190 | 7.4% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 6,620 | $45,450 | -9.7% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 17,710 | $33,340 | -1.9% |
| Computer Operators | 1,190 | $44,000 | -17.6% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 1,700 | $29,350 | -17.1% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 240 | $33,540 | -33.3% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 650 | $29,730 | -1.5% |
| Office Clerks, General | 18,570 | $29,020 | 2.1% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 650 | $34,430 | -15.4% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 660 | $40,940 | 3% |
| Communications Equipment Operators, All Other | 30 | $38,260 | 33.3% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Nebraska) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | No Data | 13 | No Data | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | No Data | 5 | No Data | |