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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
262,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
4,714
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 4,910 | $127,330 | -1.6% |
| General and Operations Managers | 36,590 | $104,990 | 9.6% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 5,690 | $103,360 | 10.7% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 6,420 | $119,120 | 14.5% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 6,220 | $104,520 | 7.7% |
| Purchasing Managers | 1,380 | $99,650 | 12.3% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 470 | $110,690 | 10.6% |
| Human Resources Managers | 2,850 | $109,110 | 13% |
| Training and Development Managers | 750 | $95,920 | 13.3% |
| Managers, All Other | 19,810 | $75,630 | 13% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 11,240 | $57,650 | 8.8% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 13,690 | $19,600 | -4.6% |
| Management Analysts | 11,440 | $73,570 | 16.2% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 2,290 | $44,610 | 12.7% |
| Fundraisers | 2,310 | $53,580 | 18.2% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 1,720 | $54,330 | 14.5% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 6,470 | $52,360 | 11.9% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 13,390 | $57,100 | 12% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,770 | $69,890 | 29.9% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 29,560 | $53,120 | 4% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 1,320 | $29,710 | -21.2% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 34,070 | $37,180 | -0.4% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 3,090 | $43,710 | -1% |
| Procurement Clerks | 890 | $37,730 | 2.2% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 58,680 | $35,740 | 4.4% |
| File Clerks | 1,550 | $33,910 | -10.3% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 2,400 | $35,670 | 6.3% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 2,440 | $33,060 | 6.1% |
| New Accounts Clerks | 1,140 | $36,780 | -5.3% |
| Order Clerks | 5,110 | $34,770 | -2.9% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 2,450 | $38,510 | -0.4% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 20,710 | $29,480 | 4.7% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 2,240 | $33,830 | 6.7% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 410 | $58,130 | -12.2% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 1,610 | $46,510 | -3.7% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 6,620 | $51,010 | -3.2% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 1,710 | $58,780 | -8.2% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 14,850 | $36,010 | 1.2% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 33,850 | $24,060 | 4.5% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 9,110 | $55,330 | -16.7% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 22,630 | $36,160 | -7.3% |
| Computer Operators | 850 | $50,110 | -14.1% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 3,270 | $31,720 | -20.5% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 1,350 | $42,180 | -34.1% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 2,460 | $30,890 | -13.4% |
| Office Clerks, General | 95,580 | $34,320 | -1% |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 1,440 | $29,940 | -9.7% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 3,020 | $25,690 | 8.3% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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| Credential (Wisconsin) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| ASK Fundamental Business Concepts | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 83 | |
| Wisconsin Cooperative Education Skill Standards - Business Management & Administration | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 66 | |
| Wisconsin Cooperative Education Skill Standards - Retail Management | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 15 | |
| Wisconsin Cooperative Education Skill Standards - Business & Information Technology | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 6 | |
| Wisconsin Cooperative Education Skill Standards - Entrepreneurship | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 204 | 0 | |