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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
511,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,212
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 7,040 | $196,500 | -7.1% |
| General and Operations Managers | 65,770 | $96,110 | 5.5% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 9,940 | $84,950 | 7.2% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 13,510 | $124,750 | 4.6% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 10,950 | $99,760 | -1.2% |
| Purchasing Managers | 2,520 | $116,820 | 6.3% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 570 | $118,760 | 3.5% |
| Human Resources Managers | 4,310 | $109,630 | 8.1% |
| Training and Development Managers | 800 | $102,670 | 7.5% |
| Managers, All Other | 24,170 | $97,600 | 7% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 19,960 | $57,830 | 6.4% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 6,760 | $39,110 | -15.1% |
| Management Analysts | 21,550 | $77,730 | 13.5% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 2,650 | $44,890 | 6.4% |
| Fundraisers | 4,800 | $53,970 | 8.1% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 3,150 | $58,440 | 14.3% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 9,310 | $56,420 | 8.9% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 34,130 | $65,930 | 7.3% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 3,850 | $79,570 | 24.4% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 45,940 | $53,930 | 1.4% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 2,680 | $27,690 | -19.8% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 66,290 | $38,470 | -3.5% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 6,300 | $43,780 | -4.1% |
| Procurement Clerks | 3,890 | $41,340 | -0.5% |
| Correspondence Clerks | 510 | $32,990 | -3.9% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 90,390 | $33,650 | 2.4% |
| File Clerks | 4,450 | $33,790 | -13.9% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 8,920 | $31,390 | 1.8% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 6,120 | $24,720 | 2.9% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 2,310 | $34,590 | -6.1% |
| Order Clerks | 10,190 | $31,220 | -4.2% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 4,600 | $38,730 | -2.6% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 26,250 | $26,630 | 0.5% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 3,790 | $41,920 | 8.4% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 1,020 | $44,680 | -9.8% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 2,670 | $47,500 | -14.2% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 12,760 | $52,200 | -14.3% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 3,810 | $58,770 | -18.6% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 34,240 | $32,610 | -1% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 83,960 | $24,880 | 4% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 21,740 | $56,140 | -19.5% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 83,500 | $35,550 | -8.7% |
| Computer Operators | 1,430 | $40,590 | -25.2% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 6,250 | $30,800 | -23.7% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 1,790 | $38,770 | -34.1% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 3,630 | $30,770 | -12.4% |
| Office Clerks, General | 94,520 | $32,730 | -3% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 2,830 | $30,490 | -14.5% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 5,530 | $38,910 | 11.6% |
| Telephone Operators | 340 | $34,660 | -20.6% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Ohio) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 29 | |
| Certified Billing and Coding Specialist | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 5 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 262 | 5 | |