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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
143,100
Total High School CTE Concentrators
240
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | 150 | $45,680 | 26.7% |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 950 | $36,690 | 13.7% |
| Lawyers | 3,900 | $82,570 | 15.9% |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | 400 | $52,870 | 12.5% |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 340 | $144,890 | 11.8% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 1,550 | $38,160 | 21.9% |
| Court Reporters | 200 | $47,640 | 15% |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 720 | $33,880 | 8.3% |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | 310 | $45,810 | 6.5% |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 2,110 | $29,300 | 14.7% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 380 | $46,660 | -2.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 1,490 | $51,470 | 12.1% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | 850 | $53,170 | 11.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 530 | $48,630 | 7.5% |
| Firefighters | 2,560 | $34,940 | 10.9% |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 40 | $44,440 | 25% |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | 170 | $34,330 | 35.3% |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 5,450 | $33,390 | -1.1% |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 520 | $44,700 | 9.6% |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 6,150 | $37,680 | 12.4% |
| Animal Control Workers | 180 | $28,450 | 11.1% |
| Security Guards | 6,440 | $27,320 | 7.3% |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 540 | $19,250 | 9.3% |
| Protective Service Workers, All Other | 560 | $29,840 | 14.3% |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 1,060 | $29,290 | 12.3% |
| Legal Secretaries | 1,110 | $35,230 | -14.4% |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 80 | $57,530 | 12.5% |
| Bailiffs | 110 | $33,260 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Arkansas) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| FEMA Introduction to Hazardous Materials | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 57 | |
| FEMA Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 19 | |
| FEMA Critical Infrastructure Security | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 10 | |
| APCO International - Emergency Medical Dispatch | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 9 | 0 | |