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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
622,700
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,244
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 8,490 | $90,420 | 7.2% |
Logisticians | 6,370 | $64,990 | 8.9% |
Billing and Posting Clerks | 15,440 | $39,390 | 7.3% |
Cargo and Freight Agents | 5,450 | $44,180 | 10.8% |
Couriers and Messengers | 2,960 | $28,280 | 7.4% |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 7,210 | $43,050 | -0.4% |
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 1,010 | $57,060 | 4% |
Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 7,170 | $45,170 | 4% |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | 410 | $38,500 | 2.4% |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 30,810 | $42,970 | 3.9% |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 9,490 | $52,190 | 9.4% |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 2,690 | $60,470 | 8.6% |
Rail Car Repairers | 2,420 | $52,240 | 8.3% |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | 510 | $34,650 | -2% |
Motorcycle Mechanics | 580 | $37,620 | 0% |
Tire Repairers and Changers | 3,150 | $27,490 | 1.3% |
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 410 | $51,410 | 14.6% |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 7,470 | $177,280 | 13.3% |
Commercial Pilots | 860 | $89,520 | 7% |
Air Traffic Controllers | 1,210 | $150,960 | 6.6% |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 730 | $23,360 | 19.2% |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 8,460 | $60,520 | 7.8% |
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client | 21,700 | $35,880 | 6.7% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 70,300 | $47,830 | 7.3% |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 48,620 | $36,850 | 9.4% |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 11,150 | $27,090 | -3.3% |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 650 | $31,170 | 9.2% |
Locomotive Engineers | 3,820 | $64,570 | 2.9% |
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators | 1,250 | $62,400 | 3.2% |
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 3,180 | $65,010 | 2.8% |
Sailors and Marine Oilers | 680 | $43,640 | 1.5% |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 1,040 | $43,670 | 3.8% |
Parking Lot Attendants | 4,590 | $24,790 | 0.9% |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 2,960 | $24,770 | 9.5% |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 27,020 | $34,460 | 10.2% |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 18,620 | $23,570 | 10.5% |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 148,680 | $27,200 | 10.6% |
Packers and Packagers, Hand | 52,770 | $25,080 | 8.8% |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 260 | $38,310 | 15.4% |
Material Moving Workers, All Other | 340 | $31,020 | 2.9% |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 4,220 | $63,970 | 5.2% |
Flight Attendants | 11,770 | $54,020 | 20.4% |
Bridge and Lock Tenders | 300 | $58,300 | 3.3% |
Traffic Technicians | 110 | $54,570 | 0% |
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants | 860 | $23,220 | 10.5% |
Signal and Track Switch Repairers | 1,170 | $76,330 | 3.4% |
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other | 1,790 | $68,310 | 2.2% |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | 120 | $68,340 | -8.3% |
Wellhead Pumpers | 100 | $30,280 | 10% |
Mine Shuttle Car Operators | 160 | $57,960 | -25% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Illinois) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
ABYC Standards | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
Automotive Service Excellence Certification | Certification | No Data | 5,136 | No Data | |
Certified Lube Technician | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
Commercial Driver's License | License | No Data | 56,069 | No Data | |
EETC Certified Technician | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
FAA A&P Aviation and Maintenance Technician | Certification | No Data | 189 | No Data | |
FAA Drone Simulator Pilot Certification | Certification | No Data | 29 | No Data | |
FAA Private Pilot | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
FAA Remote Pilot Certificate | Certification | No Data | 40 | No Data | |
FAA Small UAS Remote Pilot Airman | Certification | No Data | 49 | No Data | |
Flagger Certification | Certification | No Data | 12 | No Data | |
ICAR Certification | Certification | No Data | 235 | No Data | |
ICAR Non-Structural Technician | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
ICAR Refinish Technician | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data |