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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
197,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,992
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 5,120 | $151,750 | 12.5% |
| General and Operations Managers | 34,970 | $66,670 | 33.9% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 2,170 | $75,800 | 31.3% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3,460 | $119,410 | 43.6% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,790 | $89,300 | 26.3% |
| Purchasing Managers | 480 | $95,800 | 33.3% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 130 | $93,260 | 38.5% |
| Human Resources Managers | 1,090 | $95,140 | 31.2% |
| Training and Development Managers | 420 | $89,850 | 40.5% |
| Managers, All Other | 5,270 | $92,070 | 30.6% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 5,670 | $50,600 | 33.9% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 370 | $43,800 | -5.4% |
| Management Analysts | 7,260 | $72,320 | 57.4% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 1,040 | $41,680 | 41.3% |
| Fundraisers | 580 | $48,470 | 27.6% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 490 | $48,380 | 24.5% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 4,660 | $49,980 | 36.9% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 7,510 | $66,870 | 24.4% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 730 | $69,210 | 60.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 15,970 | $48,490 | 24% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 15,150 | $37,420 | 18.2% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 1,670 | $43,730 | 21% |
| Procurement Clerks | 910 | $41,200 | 9.9% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 46,270 | $30,830 | 33.6% |
| File Clerks | 1,080 | $30,530 | 1.9% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 2,730 | $28,720 | 27.1% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 1,220 | $23,530 | 26.2% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 390 | $36,720 | 17.9% |
| Order Clerks | 1,610 | $29,720 | 29.2% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 840 | $39,670 | 15.5% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 11,400 | $27,490 | 27.1% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,310 | $37,220 | 11.5% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 320 | $49,000 | 6.3% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 680 | $46,630 | 13.2% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 2,210 | $51,740 | 16.7% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 700 | $45,680 | 15.7% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 10,230 | $30,600 | 27.3% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 16,750 | $27,230 | 21.3% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 5,720 | $50,480 | 2.1% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 30,630 | $33,800 | 13.3% |
| Computer Operators | 360 | $45,500 | -11.1% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 4,140 | $32,840 | -7% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 720 | $32,900 | -19.4% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 1,630 | $30,420 | 11.7% |
| Office Clerks, General | 25,720 | $31,110 | 18.7% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 410 | $27,400 | -9.8% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 2,580 | $34,000 | 42.2% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Utah) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 17 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 28 | 0 | |