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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.
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Total High School Students Enrolled
15,222,100
Total High School CTE Concentrators
256,735
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,452,200 | $20,180 | 16.8% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 2,600,500 | $20,820 | 7% |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,384,600 | $24,990 | 9.9% |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,443,200 | $22,860 | 6.1% |
| Cooks, restaurant | 1,231,900 | $25,180 | 11.8% |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | 936,900 | $31,960 | 9.3% |
| Food preparation workers | 871,100 | $22,730 | 7.9% |
| Bartenders | 611,200 | $21,690 | 2.5% |
| Cooks, fast food | 517,600 | $21,040 | -5.2% |
| Dishwashers | 514,300 | $21,500 | 4.3% |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 505,200 | $21,280 | 4.6% |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 431,200 | $21,160 | 7.1% |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 424,800 | $25,860 | 7.7% |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 409,200 | $20,930 | 6.9% |
| Recreation workers | 390,000 | $24,540 | 8.7% |
| Food service managers | 308,700 | $52,030 | 9% |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 300,000 | $21,060 | 9.3% |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 263,800 | $22,320 | 10.2% |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 252,600 | $22,850 | 4.4% |
| First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 243,500 | $39,230 | 9.9% |
| Bakers | 191,000 | $25,690 | 7.6% |
| Cooks, short order | 185,900 | $22,740 | -3.3% |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 150,100 | $36,280 | 3.8% |
| Chefs and head cooks | 146,500 | $45,950 | 9.6% |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 117,700 | $20,820 | 7.5% |
| Gaming dealers | 96,900 | $19,820 | 1.2% |
| Travel agents | 81,700 | $36,990 | -11.7% |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 60,900 | $22,620 | 9.3% |
| Animal trainers | 54,900 | $28,880 | 11.2% |
| Lodging managers | 47,800 | $51,800 | 4% |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 45,100 | $23,230 | 8.2% |
| Concierges | 32,500 | $30,150 | 11.3% |
| Cooks, private household | 25,000 | $38,280 | 5.5% |
| Gaming change persons and booth cashiers | 23,400 | $23,910 | 2.6% |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 21,100 | $26,800 | 7.6% |
| Gaming cage workers | 19,000 | $26,320 | 1.4% |
| Cooks, all other | 17,800 | $27,990 | 9% |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 16,200 | $29,060 | 12.8% |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 14,600 | $24,200 | 11.4% |
| Gaming service workers, all other | 12,500 | $27,040 | 0.7% |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 11,800 | $51,370 | 7.5% |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 11,700 | $24,030 | 3.8% |
| Motion picture projectionists | 5,800 | $22,050 | -9.7% |
| Gaming managers | 4,500 | $72,930 | 2.5% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (National) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| ServSafe Certification (Manager/Food Handler/Allergens/Alcohol) | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 92,717 | 37,380 | |
| Certified Guest Service Professional | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 6,593 | |
| ProStart National Certificate of Achievement | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 3,575 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Culinary Arts Level 2 Cook | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 1,736 | |
| Certified Hospitality Management and Tourism Professional | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 1,019 | |
| AAFCS Pre-PAC - Culinary Arts | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 662 | |
| Colorado CTE Hospitality and Food Production | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 572 | |
| American Culinary Federation Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 570 | 556 | |
| Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship - Restaurant & Food/Beverage Services | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 384 | |
| Massachusetts Allergy Awareness Certificate | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 17 | 231 | |
| Oklahoma CareerTech - Basic Culinary Arts | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 219 | |
| Kaladi Brothers Barista Certificate | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 195 | |
| Certified Front Desk Supervisor | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 193 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Culinary Arts Level 1 Prep Cook | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 151 | |
| Certified Restaurant Server | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 2,998 | 135 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Hospitality Management (Lodging) | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 104 | |
| Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship - Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 85 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Retail Commercial Baking | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 71 | |
| NOCTI Pathway Assessment - Restaurant, Food and Beverage Services | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 60 | |
| Action Sports Industry | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 58 | |
| START Training Completer | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 53 | |
| NOCTI Pathway Assessment - Travel and Tourism | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 43 | |
| PADI Diving Certificate | Certification | Supply meets demand | 83 | 43 | |
| Wisconsin Cooperative Education Skill Standards - Food Service | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 42 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Hospitality Management (Food and Beverage) | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 39 | |
| NOCTI Pathway Assessment - Recreation, Amusements and Attractions | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 37 | |
| NAI Certified Interpretive Guide | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 6 | 31 | |
| Oklahoma CareerTech - Advanced Culinary | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 27 | |
| Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association ProStart | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 26 | |
| Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship - Lodging | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 16 | |
| Customer Service Institute of America - Customer Service National Professional Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 13 | |
| American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 2 | 10 | |
| Oklahoma CareerTech - Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism | CTE Assessment | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 8 | |
| Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship - Travel & Tourism | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 7 | |
| National Restaurant Association - Baking | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 5 | |
| Career Essentials - Culinary Arts | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 3 | 4 | |
| Certified Journey Baker | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 4 | |
| NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Commercial Foods | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 4 | |
| Certified Guestroom Attendant | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
| TIPS Alcohol Awareness Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 120 | 1 | |