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Total High School Students Enrolled
42,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
882
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 120 | $48,610 | 16.7% |
| Mechanical Drafters | 130 | $47,800 | 23.1% |
| Drafters, All Other | 150 | $64,890 | 13.3% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | 190 | $69,850 | 10.5% |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians | 40 | $61,920 | 25% |
| Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 150 | $60,730 | 0% |
| Chemical Technicians | 130 | $49,290 | 7.7% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 530 | $51,080 | 9.4% |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 90 | $29,370 | 0% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 1,850 | $67,750 | 8.1% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 500 | $38,970 | -4% |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 110 | $39,320 | 18.2% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 90 | $64,430 | 11.1% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 40 | $88,380 | 0% |
| Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers | 160 | $26,780 | 6.3% |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 120 | $47,400 | 16.7% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 100 | $33,380 | 0% |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 680 | $54,580 | 5.9% |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 110 | $52,650 | 9.1% |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | 90 | $58,780 | 11.1% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 4,690 | $36,220 | 12.4% |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | 80 | $37,270 | 0% |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | 710 | $38,340 | 9.9% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,620 | $56,560 | 7.4% |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 790 | $32,490 | 10.1% |
| Food Batchmakers | 200 | $29,150 | 10% |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 170 | $38,520 | 23.5% |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 120 | $36,560 | 8.3% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 80 | $28,800 | 0% |
| Machinists | 610 | $45,760 | 13.1% |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 240 | $28,800 | 4.2% |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 1,490 | $40,070 | 16.8% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 50 | $33,720 | 0% |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 30 | $35,880 | 0% |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 410 | $27,210 | 2.4% |
| Upholsterers | 70 | $33,600 | 0% |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 750 | $36,050 | 6.7% |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 380 | $42,440 | -7.9% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 460 | $34,070 | -2.2% |
| Power Plant Operators | 160 | $85,340 | -12.5% |
| Gas Plant Operators | 150 | $69,430 | -6.7% |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 510 | $83,590 | 5.9% |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 280 | $38,080 | 14.3% |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 230 | $43,050 | -4.3% |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 40 | $29,810 | 0% |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 210 | $38,890 | 9.5% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 60 | $36,580 | 16.7% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 120 | $34,300 | 8.3% |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 110 | $38,650 | -9.1% |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 470 | $47,240 | 0% |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 120 | $33,860 | 0% |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 140 | $38,580 | 28.6% |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 110 | $31,280 | 0% |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 670 | $28,480 | 13.4% |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 150 | $34,840 | 6.7% |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment | 160 | $47,730 | 12.5% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 170 | $36,630 | 0% |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 500 | $30,120 | 12% |
| Production Workers, All Other | 220 | $29,440 | 13.6% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 70 | $19,650 | 0% |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 50 | $38,990 | 0% |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 60 | $18,880 | 0% |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 130 | $59,710 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Montana) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| MSSC Certified Logistics Associate | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |