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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
212,200
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,815
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 670 | $82,330 | 9% |
Logisticians | 3,350 | $89,030 | 9.9% |
Billing and Posting Clerks | 7,000 | $34,010 | 12.1% |
Cargo and Freight Agents | 740 | $50,550 | 9.5% |
Couriers and Messengers | 2,170 | $24,010 | 6.9% |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 2,210 | $35,960 | 0% |
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 250 | $44,450 | 24% |
Avionics Technicians | 560 | $56,290 | 35.7% |
Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 2,540 | $42,030 | 7.9% |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | 180 | $34,540 | 11.1% |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 9,410 | $38,890 | 5.8% |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 4,980 | $42,140 | 9.4% |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 2,830 | $51,160 | 4.9% |
Rail Car Repairers | 600 | $47,650 | 8.3% |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | 300 | $31,940 | 3.3% |
Motorcycle Mechanics | 280 | $33,480 | 7.1% |
Tire Repairers and Changers | 3,030 | $24,580 | 2% |
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 40 | $37,570 | 0% |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 290 | $104,690 | 3.4% |
Commercial Pilots | 980 | $89,730 | 13.3% |
Air Traffic Controllers | 230 | $91,560 | 4.3% |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 490 | $23,050 | 24.5% |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 1,490 | $27,160 | 6.7% |
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client | 9,490 | $18,160 | 1.3% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 35,350 | $38,610 | 6.2% |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 12,990 | $26,860 | 5.2% |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 1,850 | $21,230 | 6.5% |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 630 | $40,460 | 4.8% |
Locomotive Engineers | 760 | $63,360 | 2.6% |
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | 120 | $58,930 | 8.3% |
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators | 220 | $40,050 | 4.5% |
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 820 | $60,850 | 3.7% |
Sailors and Marine Oilers | 320 | $34,000 | 3.1% |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 220 | $72,970 | 0% |
Motorboat Operators | 20 | $38,570 | 0% |
Parking Lot Attendants | 410 | $20,740 | 2.4% |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 1,630 | $22,250 | 12.3% |
Transportation Workers, All Other | 170 | $27,720 | 5.9% |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 10,410 | $32,840 | 11.9% |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 5,650 | $23,030 | 10.3% |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 43,220 | $25,060 | 8.8% |
Packers and Packagers, Hand | 7,690 | $23,340 | 6.6% |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 590 | $34,710 | 6.8% |
Material Moving Workers, All Other | 80 | $38,110 | 12.5% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Alabama) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Automotive Service Excellence Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 2,472 | 635 | |
ICAR Intro to Collision Repair | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 133 | |
Briggs and Stratton - Master Service Technician | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 81 | |
ICAR Refinish Technician | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 33 | |
ICAR Non-Structural Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
Commercial Driver's License | License | Very Undersupplied | 22,935 | 0 | |
FAA A&P Aviation and Maintenance Technician | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 147 | 0 | |
FAA Drone Simulator Pilot Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |
FAA Ground School | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |
FAA Private Pilot | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 6 | 0 | |
FAA Small UAS Remote Pilot Airman | Certification | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |
Flagger Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 55 | 0 | |
ICAR Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 26 | 0 |