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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
100,800
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,181
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | 15,570 | $85,950 | 7.8% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 1,690 | $88,960 | 9.5% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1,130 | $100,930 | 9.7% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 460 | $99,600 | 0% |
| Purchasing Managers | 240 | $114,470 | 4.2% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 40 | $100,790 | 0% |
| Human Resources Managers | 550 | $94,660 | 7.3% |
| Training and Development Managers | 100 | $90,340 | 10% |
| Managers, All Other | 5,910 | $94,930 | 5.4% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 2,470 | $57,550 | 4.9% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 290 | $63,990 | -6.9% |
| Management Analysts | 2,910 | $74,570 | 10.7% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 470 | $34,270 | 10.6% |
| Fundraisers | 330 | $54,990 | 15.2% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 210 | $55,350 | 4.8% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 1,840 | $52,150 | 9.8% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 6,970 | $62,470 | 7.3% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 320 | $83,170 | 25% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 10,710 | $50,800 | 1.7% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 670 | $29,370 | -26.9% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 9,090 | $36,840 | -2.8% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 910 | $38,700 | -1.1% |
| Procurement Clerks | 320 | $42,530 | -6.3% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 15,320 | $29,330 | 5.1% |
| File Clerks | 710 | $30,580 | -12.7% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 210 | $26,870 | 4.8% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 330 | $20,940 | 3% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 210 | $34,900 | -9.5% |
| Order Clerks | 160 | $31,420 | -6.3% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 940 | $37,490 | -3.2% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 6,020 | $27,250 | 5.6% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,120 | $42,890 | 4.5% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 350 | $36,660 | -5.7% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 690 | $47,510 | 4.3% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 1,570 | $51,600 | 4.5% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 380 | $58,770 | 0% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 2,080 | $31,250 | -2.4% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 10,000 | $25,030 | 5.2% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 2,550 | $61,470 | -19.2% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 23,570 | $33,330 | -8.2% |
| Computer Operators | 300 | $44,580 | -23.3% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 690 | $27,770 | -23.2% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 160 | $35,840 | -37.5% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 240 | $31,940 | -12.5% |
| Office Clerks, General | 10,120 | $23,690 | -3.2% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 230 | $36,170 | -21.7% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 970 | $34,280 | 6.2% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (New Mexico) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 21 | 0 | |