What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

25,000

Total High School CTE Concentrators

240

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
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

Credential (Vermont) Credential Type Supply/Demand Category Credentials
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