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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
463,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
3,240
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 3,700 | $132,780 | 10% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 170 | $112,800 | 29.4% |
| Statisticians | 1,190 | $96,290 | 42% |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | 540 | $54,270 | 29.6% |
| Aerospace Engineers | 750 | $98,900 | 10.7% |
| Chemical Engineers | 790 | $97,700 | 5.1% |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 1,530 | $108,440 | 10.5% |
| Electrical Engineers | 5,420 | $91,680 | 13.7% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 3,200 | $92,940 | 9.1% |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 500 | $74,950 | 10% |
| Industrial Engineers | 8,380 | $82,900 | 14% |
| Materials Engineers | 560 | $0 | 5.4% |
| Mechanical Engineers | 7,210 | $82,730 | 14.8% |
| Nuclear Engineers | 910 | $115,590 | 6.6% |
| Engineers, All Other | 2,250 | $85,110 | 12.9% |
| Microbiologists | 310 | $61,330 | 12.9% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 900 | $79,580 | 10% |
| Conservation Scientists | 490 | $54,390 | 10.2% |
| Life Scientists, All Other | 140 | $91,080 | 14.3% |
| Physicists | 390 | $133,650 | 17.9% |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 170 | $81,210 | 11.8% |
| Chemists | 3,750 | $71,960 | 14.4% |
| Materials Scientists | 220 | $109,730 | 4.5% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 3,570 | $58,600 | 13.7% |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 460 | $70,160 | 19.6% |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 950 | $94,930 | 9.5% |
| Economists | 200 | $80,400 | 0% |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 100 | $56,340 | 0% |
| Historians | 50 | $61,190 | 0% |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 1,170 | $52,380 | 11.1% |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 840 | $84,820 | 16.7% |
| Survey Researchers | 270 | $75,030 | 3.7% |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 1,320 | $68,150 | 8.3% |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 1,240 | $44,430 | 6.5% |
| Hydrologists | 220 | $62,630 | 4.5% |
| Sociologists | 200 | $93,850 | -5% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (North Carolina) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| ETA Electronics Module - DC | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 182 | |
| ETA Electronics Module - Digital (EM4) | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 82 | |
| ETA Electronics Module - AC | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 16 | |
| Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 173 | 0 | |