What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

1,557,100

Total High School CTE Concentrators

136,175

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
Chief Executives 7,790 $208,000 4.4%
General and Operations Managers 168,200 $101,580 18.9%
Administrative Services Managers 20,800 $93,510 18.2%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 18,910 $145,880 19.1%
Industrial Production Managers 9,980 $109,690 11.6%
Purchasing Managers 4,920 $123,470 16.9%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 650 $111,910 15.4%
Human Resources Managers 6,600 $117,330 19.2%
Training and Development Managers 1,520 $117,660 18.4%
Managers, All Other 35,960 $113,510 14.7%
Human Resources Specialists 48,890 $61,140 15.7%
Labor Relations Specialists 2,730 $69,610 7%
Management Analysts 41,010 $85,770 21.2%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 9,870 $49,080 19.7%
Fundraisers 7,920 $56,140 20.6%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 5,650 $63,300 15.6%
Training and Development Specialists 23,560 $61,820 20.3%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 69,490 $72,730 15.2%
Operations Research Analysts 10,150 $77,970 36.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 117,610 $55,960 10.5%
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 7,300 $25,630 -12.1%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 131,300 $39,870 7%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 13,680 $43,220 7.7%
Procurement Clerks 7,830 $42,290 5.4%
Correspondence Clerks 620 $38,870 11.3%
Customer Service Representatives 251,970 $31,730 14.2%
File Clerks 13,410 $29,950 -5.1%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 11,070 $31,100 10.1%
Library Assistants, Clerical 5,840 $26,110 16.8%
New Accounts Clerks 4,240 $31,220 7.1%
Order Clerks 21,250 $34,850 5.6%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 11,620 $39,330 6.1%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 56,720 $26,420 11.7%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 13,320 $35,200 14.2%
Meter Readers, Utilities 2,590 $30,110 4.2%
Postal Service Clerks 4,530 $60,090 8.4%
Postal Service Mail Carriers 23,230 $52,620 8.3%
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 6,660 $58,780 2.9%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 62,980 $31,400 10.2%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 163,070 $26,280 16%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43,630 $57,280 -12.6%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 186,750 $34,250 0.4%
Computer Operators 3,840 $46,130 -16.4%
Data Entry Keyers 19,940 $30,200 -16%
Word Processors and Typists 1,580 $37,840 -27.8%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 7,200 $29,850 0.3%
Office Clerks, General 369,950 $33,850 6.7%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 5,760 $30,600 -7.5%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 8,420 $35,960 13.1%
Telephone Operators 350 $27,950 -17.1%
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 70 $38,770 28.6%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

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