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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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Total High School Students Enrolled
225,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,186
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | 34,240 | $82,130 | 13.7% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 3,270 | $89,280 | 12.8% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3,160 | $117,420 | 14.2% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,990 | $112,140 | 10.7% |
| Purchasing Managers | 850 | $99,760 | 11.8% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 160 | $99,900 | 6.3% |
| Human Resources Managers | 1,710 | $95,850 | 14% |
| Training and Development Managers | 770 | $94,480 | 13% |
| Managers, All Other | 4,160 | $98,620 | 8.2% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 6,510 | $52,630 | 11.7% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 840 | $63,060 | -6% |
| Management Analysts | 8,830 | $68,900 | 17.3% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 1,850 | $36,860 | 14.6% |
| Fundraisers | 1,630 | $47,170 | 14.7% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 880 | $48,440 | 11.4% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 4,380 | $53,040 | 15.5% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 4,350 | $64,110 | 9.2% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 930 | $74,050 | 37.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 27,330 | $48,930 | 5.8% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 1,700 | $26,220 | -17.1% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 23,530 | $35,630 | 2% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 1,900 | $39,600 | 2.6% |
| Procurement Clerks | 1,240 | $41,650 | -1.6% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 48,950 | $30,030 | 10.2% |
| File Clerks | 1,170 | $29,200 | -7.7% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 2,360 | $30,360 | 9.7% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,080 | $23,830 | 8.3% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 310 | $38,820 | -3.2% |
| Order Clerks | 1,120 | $33,220 | 4.5% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 1,690 | $35,820 | 1.2% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 12,500 | $27,080 | 11.6% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,080 | $42,190 | 7.4% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 940 | $50,500 | 1.1% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 4,660 | $48,350 | 0.6% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 1,190 | $57,400 | -5% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 9,510 | $31,950 | 8.8% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 27,220 | $24,440 | 11.5% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 4,540 | $53,360 | -14.3% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 42,190 | $34,790 | -4.4% |
| Computer Operators | 530 | $41,870 | -18.9% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 1,790 | $28,690 | -17.3% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 540 | $37,500 | -31.5% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 830 | $29,570 | -1.2% |
| Office Clerks, General | 31,380 | $26,820 | 3.3% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 340 | $30,510 | -11.8% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 1,300 | $33,410 | 12.3% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (South Carolina) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 97 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 166 | 62 | |
| Professional Communications Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 45 | |
| Certified Medical Administrative Assistant | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 12 | |