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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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Total High School Students Enrolled
50,500
Total High School CTE Concentrators
47
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 190 | $59,100 | 10.5% |
| Mechanical Drafters | 70 | $49,190 | 14.3% |
| Drafters, All Other | 100 | $50,030 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | 590 | $71,280 | 3.4% |
| Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 660 | $79,600 | 4.5% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 610 | $51,390 | 6.6% |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 620 | $21,020 | -1.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 2,470 | $75,290 | 6.9% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 420 | $42,810 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 400 | $71,080 | 2.5% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 100 | $111,580 | 10% |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 490 | $46,300 | 10.2% |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 150 | $51,000 | 6.7% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 120 | $39,050 | 0% |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 780 | $67,030 | 7.7% |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 160 | $53,270 | 12.5% |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | 60 | $57,580 | 16.7% |
| Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other | 230 | $72,900 | 0% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 7,450 | $45,650 | 8.9% |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | 1,760 | $64,120 | 5.7% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,430 | $59,800 | 2.8% |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 600 | $42,500 | 10% |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 590 | $28,800 | 8.5% |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 100 | $23,530 | 0% |
| Food Batchmakers | 600 | $27,010 | 3.3% |
| Machinists | 290 | $67,810 | 6.9% |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 690 | $58,010 | 5.8% |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 420 | $24,570 | -7.1% |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 180 | $56,800 | 5.6% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 60 | $33,080 | 0% |
| Woodworkers, All Other | 180 | $25,260 | 5.6% |
| Power Plant Operators | 240 | $92,620 | -4.2% |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 70 | $33,370 | 14.3% |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 70 | $29,180 | -14.3% |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 70 | $34,510 | 0% |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 50 | $38,800 | -20% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 100 | $32,780 | 0% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 110 | $27,510 | 0% |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 580 | $26,830 | -1.7% |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 340 | $34,310 | -8.8% |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 130 | $38,280 | 15.4% |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 720 | $28,640 | 1.4% |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 40 | $31,040 | 0% |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 220 | $52,160 | 13.6% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 110 | $38,660 | 0% |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 710 | $28,400 | 7% |
| Production Workers, All Other | 250 | $26,410 | 4% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 170 | $31,880 | -17.6% |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 200 | $27,780 | -40% |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 120 | $33,780 | 8.3% |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 160 | $30,920 | 6.3% |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 130 | $68,920 | 0% |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 120 | $40,200 | 8.3% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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| Credential () | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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| Demanded | Earned | ||||