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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
1,960,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
21,327
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 16,900 | $96,700 | 14.2% |
Logisticians | 16,800 | $80,970 | 11.3% |
Billing and Posting Clerks | 58,700 | $42,570 | 15% |
Cargo and Freight Agents | 13,100 | $43,950 | 19.8% |
Couriers and Messengers | 17,400 | $31,310 | 19% |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 26,000 | $41,040 | 6.2% |
Avionics Technicians | 2,000 | $71,570 | 5% |
Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 15,300 | $48,830 | 9.2% |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | 1,300 | $29,430 | 7.7% |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 74,100 | $45,840 | 7.4% |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 23,100 | $54,830 | 13% |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 11,800 | $63,550 | 9.3% |
Rail Car Repairers | 1,100 | $55,800 | 9.1% |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | 1,200 | $44,810 | 8.3% |
Motorcycle Mechanics | 1,600 | $45,840 | 12.5% |
Tire Repairers and Changers | 10,600 | $30,720 | 0.9% |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 8,600 | $197,740 | 11.6% |
Commercial Pilots | 4,100 | $81,940 | 12.2% |
Air Traffic Controllers | 2,400 | $141,970 | 8.3% |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 1,500 | $29,190 | 20% |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 23,300 | $50,760 | 9.9% |
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client | 29,200 | $38,490 | 8.6% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 147,500 | $45,790 | 11.9% |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 111,900 | $35,790 | 12.1% |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 28,700 | $30,640 | 34.8% |
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 1,600 | $73,740 | -6.3% |
Parking Lot Attendants | 28,900 | $25,930 | 9.3% |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 9,100 | $28,430 | 12.1% |
Transportation Workers, All Other | 4,800 | $0 | 16.7% |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 59,900 | $35,460 | 17.9% |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 52,700 | $25,960 | 12.7% |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 323,400 | $29,070 | 15.6% |
Packers and Packagers, Hand | 102,500 | $25,190 | 6.2% |
Material Moving Workers, All Other | 9,600 | $26,970 | 10.4% |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 13,200 | $70,980 | 12.1% |
Bicycle Repairers | 2,100 | $30,980 | 14.3% |
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | 2,100 | $73,820 | 9.5% |
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles | 1,900 | $36,970 | -21.1% |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | 1,300 | $42,020 | 7.7% |
Flight Attendants | 14,500 | $53,860 | 19.3% |
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants | 6,500 | $36,540 | 6.2% |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 1,100 | $54,040 | 9.1% |
Subway and Streetcar Operators | 3,800 | $58,440 | 2.6% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (California) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Automotive Service Excellence Certification | Certification | No Data | 11,196 | No Data | |
Certified Lube Technician | Certification | No Data | 4 | No Data | |
Commercial Driver's License | License | No Data | 109,333 | No Data | |
FAA A&P Aviation and Maintenance Technician | Certification | No Data | 609 | No Data | |
FAA Drone Simulator Pilot Certification | Certification | No Data | 234 | No Data | |
FAA Ground School | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
FAA Private Pilot | Certification | No Data | 60 | No Data | |
FAA Remote Pilot Certificate | Certification | No Data | 88 | No Data | |
FAA Small UAS Remote Pilot Airman | Certification | No Data | 49 | No Data | |
Flagger Certification | Certification | No Data | 164 | No Data | |
Honda Engines Certified Technician | Certification | No Data | 15 | No Data | |
ICAR Certification | Certification | No Data | 542 | No Data |