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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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What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?
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Total High School Students Enrolled
25,000
Total High School CTE Concentrators
240
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Environmental Engineers | 110 | $83,990 | 9.1% |
Environmental Engineering Technicians | 90 | $49,510 | 11.1% |
Food Scientists and Technologists | 70 | $82,320 | 0% |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 120 | $68,240 | 8.3% |
Foresters | 80 | $64,110 | 0% |
Biological Technicians | 110 | $41,360 | 18.2% |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 90 | $36,350 | 11.1% |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 720 | $24,780 | 15.3% |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 300 | $42,330 | 10% |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 370 | $25,660 | 0% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 790 | $32,360 | 19% |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 1,150 | $28,230 | 18.3% |
Logging Equipment Operators | 280 | $38,660 | -17.9% |
Log Graders and Scalers | 40 | $36,660 | -25% |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 130 | $37,060 | 7.7% |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 130 | $33,620 | 7.7% |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 350 | $48,010 | 2.9% |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 720 | $33,840 | 12.5% |
Natural Sciences Managers | 80 | $92,660 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Vermont) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Game of Logging Chainsaw Safety Training | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 172 | |
Game of Logging Chainsaw Safety Training Level 1 | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 97 | |
National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operator | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 57 | |
EPA Certified Pesticide Applicator | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 16 |