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Tennessees 16 Career Clusters1 Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

2 Architecture and Construction

3 Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications

4 Business, Management, and Administration

5 Education and Training

6 Finance

7 Government and Public Administration

8 Health Science

9 Hospitality and Tourism10 Human Service

11 Information Technology

12 Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

13 Manufacturing

14 Sales

15 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

16 Transportation

Cluster/Program of Study Grade Criteria

Grade A = Excellent

The Growth Rate is greater than the Average Occupational Growth Rate for the State More than 10 annual openings Supply/Demand ratio is less than 1

Grade B = Good

The Growth Rate is less than or equal to the Average Occupational Growth Rate for the State Growth Rate is greater than zero More than 10 annual openings Supply/Demand ratio is less than 1

Grade C = Favorable

Growth Rate is greater than zero More than 10 annual openings Supply/Demand ratio is between 1 and 1.55

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Grade D = Competitive

Growth Rate is greater than zero More than 10 annual openings Supply/Demand ratio is between 1.55 and 3

Grade E = Very Competitive

Growth Rate is greater than zero More than 10 annual openings Supply/Demand ratio is greater than or equal to 3

Grade U = Ungraded

Anything else

Criteria for Adjusted Cluster D, E or U

Criteria 1o Annual Openings = 0o Growth Rate = 0o Number of placements >=10o The ratio of Employed/Available >=90%o The ratio of Employed/Total Supply >=50%

Criteria 2o Growth Rate > 0o Number of placements >=10o The ratio of Employed/Available >=90%o The ratio of Employed/Total Supply >=50%