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Total High School Students Enrolled
859,500
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,337
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 900 | $50,910 | 20% |
Mechanical Drafters | 2,580 | $52,010 | 21.3% |
Drafters, All Other | 930 | $47,570 | 26.9% |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 740 | $60,440 | 17.6% |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | 5,500 | $58,180 | 12.7% |
Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 240 | $44,480 | 4.2% |
Industrial Engineering Technicians | 2,080 | $48,770 | 13% |
Mechanical Engineering Technicians | 770 | $47,480 | 22.1% |
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 4,010 | $58,320 | 5% |
Chemical Technicians | 2,080 | $44,770 | 19.7% |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 10,540 | $41,360 | 16.3% |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 4,100 | $34,720 | 8% |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 29,720 | $58,220 | 16.6% |
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 6,800 | $34,010 | 9.3% |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 770 | $38,140 | 13% |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 4,420 | $54,910 | 14% |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 1,340 | $74,990 | 8.2% |
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers | 3,250 | $38,450 | 14.8% |
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 6,310 | $40,590 | 20.1% |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 3,000 | $35,110 | 17.3% |
Home Appliance Repairers | 3,760 | $37,390 | 11.7% |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 13,010 | $46,910 | 15.3% |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 1,510 | $41,670 | 15.9% |
Medical Equipment Repairers | 4,170 | $47,270 | 12.5% |
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners | 350 | $28,990 | 5.7% |
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other | 320 | $53,750 | 6.3% |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 92,260 | $33,600 | 17.1% |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | 1,960 | $25,970 | 2% |
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | 2,870 | $37,840 | 2.8% |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | 14,910 | $34,220 | 22.9% |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 24,570 | $56,400 | 13.1% |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 1,740 | $45,570 | -6.9% |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 410 | $27,420 | -4.9% |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 2,260 | $32,730 | 12.8% |
Butchers and Meat Cutters | 9,800 | $30,750 | 16% |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 4,280 | $28,440 | 15% |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 380 | $26,250 | 10.5% |
Food Batchmakers | 4,570 | $24,800 | 16.4% |
Food Processing Workers, All Other | 1,110 | $25,560 | 19.8% |
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 1,810 | $37,270 | 13.8% |
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic | 430 | $49,740 | 30.2% |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,640 | $29,830 | -3% |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 90 | $27,830 | 0% |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 130 | $34,270 | 7.7% |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 3,910 | $30,520 | 6.9% |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 190 | $0 | -5.3% |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,930 | $32,190 | 6.7% |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 430 | $35,990 | 0% |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $41,570 | -15% |
Machinists | 9,400 | $40,780 | 11.7% |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 290 | $37,030 | 20.7% |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 230 | $39,470 | 4.3% |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 110 | $33,780 | 27.3% |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 3,240 | $30,110 | -2.2% |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 620 | $31,670 | 12.9% |
Tool and Die Makers | 930 | $46,820 | 9.7% |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 13,580 | $37,830 | 19.9% |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 650 | $37,770 | 1.5% |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 180 | $31,460 | -5.6% |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 110 | $43,330 | 9.1% |
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 830 | $30,930 | -3.6% |
Sewing Machine Operators | 8,280 | $25,110 | 2.1% |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 110 | $26,230 | -9.1% |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 300 | $27,030 | -6.7% |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 220 | $25,570 | -4.5% |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 110 | $29,590 | 0% |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 390 | $38,580 | 2.6% |
Upholsterers | 1,840 | $31,350 | 14.1% |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 4,880 | $35,990 | 20.9% |
Furniture Finishers | 1,160 | $29,820 | 17.2% |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 1,230 | $27,260 | 31.7% |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 2,630 | $27,830 | 30.4% |
Woodworkers, All Other | 240 | $38,250 | 20.8% |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 330 | $72,780 | 3% |
Power Plant Operators | 1,690 | $74,250 | 5.9% |
Chemical Plant and System Operators | 640 | $60,880 | 0% |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 260 | $50,590 | -3.8% |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 1,630 | $45,130 | 6.1% |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,360 | $36,090 | 10.3% |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,030 | $36,510 | 12.6% |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 580 | $30,130 | -5.2% |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 5,170 | $32,070 | 16.6% |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 200 | $28,900 | 0% |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,700 | $32,860 | 14.7% |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,890 | $32,470 | 15.3% |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 770 | $29,160 | 20.8% |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 14,040 | $35,860 | 2.7% |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 1,510 | $38,180 | 2.6% |
Dental Laboratory Technicians | 3,120 | $37,160 | 16.3% |
Medical Appliance Technicians | 880 | $39,470 | 19.3% |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 3,060 | $29,980 | 19.3% |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 15,460 | $25,970 | 14.2% |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 2,780 | $33,170 | 15.5% |
Painters, Transportation Equipment | 3,190 | $37,770 | 14.1% |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 540 | $27,010 | 20.4% |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 170 | $31,440 | 0% |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 600 | $29,630 | 15% |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 250 | $30,720 | 4% |
Etchers and Engravers | 300 | $19,400 | 13.3% |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 2,660 | $28,600 | 21.4% |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 2,630 | $34,400 | -7.2% |
Tire Builders | 180 | $25,840 | 11.1% |
Helpers--Production Workers | 8,550 | $25,010 | 32.3% |
Production Workers, All Other | 8,030 | $24,100 | 26.7% |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 1,880 | $28,230 | 11.2% |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 2,060 | $28,990 | -17% |
Watch Repairers | 160 | $38,990 | -25% |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 460 | $29,100 | 10.9% |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 510 | $24,420 | 13.7% |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 130 | $57,760 | 0% |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 180 | $30,330 | 11.1% |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 470 | $0 | 8.5% |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 110 | $24,510 | 0% |
Plant and System Operators, All Other | 610 | $53,040 | 14.8% |
Semiconductor Processors | 270 | $36,190 | 7.4% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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Credential (Florida) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
MSSC Certified Production Technician | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 5 | 64 | |
NIMS Machining | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 1 | 46 | |
NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Apparel and Textile Production | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 31 | |
MSSC Certified Logistics Technician | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 20 | |
NCCER - Industrial Maintenance Mechanic | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 2 | 15 | |
Certified Appliance Professional | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
IPC-A-610 Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 49 | 0 | |
MSSC Certified Logistics Associate | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 7 | 0 |