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Career pathways is a taxonomy defined by the United States Department of Education. Career pathways are programs of study related to defined occupations that exist in the United States economy. There are over 70 career pathways that are organized within 16 career clusters. Below are projected openings and average wages for each of the 16 career clusters, using data source from Jobs4TN and Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
2030 Projected Openings
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| PATHWAY | OPENINGS | AVG WAGE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trans/Dist/Logistics | 14,103 | 44,004 |
| 2 | Bus Management | 13,328 | 56,393 |
| 3 | Hospitality | 12,609 | 28,803 |
| 4 | Health Science | 7,556 | 54,564 |
| 5 | Marketing | 7,495 | 45,563 |
| 6 | Manufacturing | 6,108 | 44,657 |
| 7 | Arch / Construction | 3,303 | 49,302 |
| 8 | Law, Public Safety | 3,299 | 44,265 |
| 9 | Education-Training | 3,243 | 58,310 |
| 10 | Human Services | 3,201 | 40,376 |
| 11 | Finance | 1,331 | 78,670 |
| 12 | Info Tech | 1,051 | 85,937 |
| 13 | Agriculture | 946 | 47,442 |
| 14 | Arts, AV Tech, COM | 926 | 54,158 |
| 15 | Government | 520 | 55,451 |
| 16 | STEM | 501 | 94,314 |
2022 Average Wages
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| PATHWAY | OPENINGS | AVG WAGE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEM | 501 | 94,314 |
| 2 | Info Tech | 1,051 | 85,937 |
| 3 | Finance | 1,331 | 78,670 |
| 4 | Education-Training | 3,243 | 58,310 |
| 5 | Bus Management | 13,328 | 56,393 |
| 6 | Government | 520 | 55,451 |
| 7 | Health Science | 7,556 | 54,564 |
| 8 | Arts, AV Tech, COM | 926 | 54,158 |
| 9 | Arch / Construction | 3,303 | 49,302 |
| 10 | Agriculture | 946 | 47,442 |
| 11 | Marketing | 7,495 | 45,563 |
| 12 | Manufacturing | 6,108 | 44,657 |
| 13 | Law, Public Safety | 3,299 | 44,265 |
| 14 | Trans/Dist/Logistics | 14,103 | 44,004 |
| 15 | Human Services | 3,201 | 40,376 |
| 16 | Hospitality | 12,609 | 28,803 |