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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
543,826
Total High School CTE Concentrators
591
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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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
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Credential (Pennsylvania) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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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 |