What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?

Total High School Students Enrolled

543,826

Total High School CTE Concentrators

591

Occupation Employment
(2016)
Median Pay
(2017)
Projected Growth
(2016-26)
Architectural and Engineering Managers 5,850 $143,610 7%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 610 $106,800 13.1%
Statisticians 2,720 $77,310 33.1%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 230 $61,140 13%
Aerospace Engineers 1,480 $105,070 12.2%
Chemical Engineers 1,530 $91,890 9.2%
Computer Hardware Engineers 2,690 $108,570 12.3%
Electrical Engineers 6,960 $91,710 9.8%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,970 $96,340 6%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 940 $101,390 9.6%
Industrial Engineers 9,380 $82,210 10.3%
Materials Engineers 1,440 $87,830 6.3%
Mechanical Engineers 13,190 $81,270 9.8%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 400 $89,610 5%
Nuclear Engineers 1,960 $113,310 1.5%
Petroleum Engineers 800 $116,630 5%
Engineers, All Other 4,140 $93,400 7.7%
Microbiologists 1,160 $66,960 8.6%
Biological Scientists, All Other 860 $71,110 5.8%
Conservation Scientists 930 $51,720 4.3%
Life Scientists, All Other 210 $70,410 14.3%
Physicists 290 $132,410 6.9%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 150 $96,980 6.7%
Chemists 5,420 $71,600 3.3%
Materials Scientists 390 $100,920 5.1%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 2,360 $66,110 9.3%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1,130 $80,300 8.8%
Physical Scientists, All Other 380 $113,080 5.3%
Economists 660 $84,520 3%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 130 $65,730 -15.4%
Historians 120 $64,350 0%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 2,160 $47,500 11.1%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,330 $87,680 5.3%
Survey Researchers 2,830 $58,750 3.5%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 760 $79,460 2.6%
Mathematicians 80 $68,890 25%
Political Scientists 190 $89,170 0%
Social Science Research Assistants 870 $40,680 4.6%
Hydrologists 160 $0 6.3%
Sociologists 90 $120,900 -11.1%
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies

Credential Explorer

Credential (Pennsylvania) Credential Type Supply/Demand Category Credentials
Demanded Earned
NC3 - Electronics/Electrical Certification Certification Very Oversupplied 0 37
ETA Electronics Module - DC Certification Very Oversupplied 0 12
ETA Customer Service Specialist Certification Supply meets demand 0 5
Certified Electronics Technician Certification Very Undersupplied 95 0