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Exploration by Career Cluster
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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
6,431
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 4,540 | $86,350 | 7.5% |
Cost Estimators | 2,340 | $55,910 | 10.3% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,350 | $84,170 | 3.7% |
Landscape Architects | 60 | $63,840 | 0% |
Surveyors | 590 | $54,650 | 8.5% |
Civil Engineers | 4,210 | $75,150 | 6.2% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 1,140 | $50,000 | 6.1% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 1,640 | $37,920 | 4.3% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 790 | $38,490 | 7.6% |
Interior Designers | 590 | $50,140 | 3.4% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 3,580 | $39,910 | 8.7% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 17,410 | $24,800 | 8.4% |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 70 | $68,330 | 14.3% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 11,290 | $57,070 | 8.5% |
Boilermakers | 240 | $56,350 | 4.2% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 740 | $39,080 | 6.8% |
Stonemasons | 90 | $42,040 | 0% |
Carpenters | 12,020 | $39,040 | 6% |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 400 | $32,330 | 12.5% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 380 | $37,200 | 10.5% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 1,790 | $37,360 | 8.4% |
Construction Laborers | 10,850 | $30,190 | 7.6% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 1,220 | $34,300 | 8.2% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 5,900 | $38,720 | 7.1% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 810 | $32,930 | 2.5% |
Electricians | 9,790 | $45,930 | 6.5% |
Glaziers | 500 | $35,620 | 8% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 240 | $36,020 | 4.2% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 300 | $41,700 | 3.3% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,370 | $35,740 | 6.2% |
Paperhangers | 60 | $38,580 | 0% |
Pipelayers | 2,690 | $32,850 | 7.1% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 5,460 | $44,880 | 10.6% |
Roofers | 1,180 | $34,360 | 8.5% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 1,240 | $37,470 | 8.9% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,170 | $48,670 | 12% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 350 | $27,480 | 8.6% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 480 | $24,500 | 10.4% |
Helpers--Electricians | 1,960 | $28,330 | 7.1% |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 220 | $20,630 | 4.5% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,330 | $25,990 | 12% |
Helpers--Roofers | 250 | $25,150 | 8% |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 370 | $26,790 | 8.1% |
Elevator Installers and Repairers | 270 | $65,590 | 3.7% |
Fence Erectors | 310 | $23,560 | 6.5% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 3,770 | $29,660 | 4.2% |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 50 | $38,340 | 20% |
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 100 | $45,570 | 20% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 210 | $36,670 | 4.8% |
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 160 | $51,620 | 12.5% |
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators | 310 | $55,440 | -6.5% |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 130 | $43,440 | 7.7% |
Helpers--Extraction Workers | 80 | $56,500 | 12.5% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 1,420 | $43,330 | 4.9% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 5,700 | $39,730 | 13.5% |
Millwrights | 960 | $47,510 | 9.4% |
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | 90 | $47,330 | 0% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 3,980 | $68,420 | 13.1% |
Commercial Divers | 80 | $59,750 | 0% |
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers | 160 | $36,090 | 0% |
Riggers | 160 | $44,960 | 6.3% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 3,460 | $26,410 | 10.1% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 2,650 | $38,930 | -11.3% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 290 | $47,180 | 3.4% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 250 | $37,650 | 0% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 1,280 | $49,200 | 5.5% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 1,360 | $38,620 | 0.7% |
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 180 | $41,720 | -5.6% |
Hoist and Winch Operators | 70 | $40,330 | 0% |
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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 | ||||
NCCER - Core Curriculum | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 2,579 | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | Moderately Undersupplied | 644 | 434 | |
ALCA Certified Landscape Technician | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 322 | |
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 569 | 127 | |
Solid Edge Certified Professional | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 108 | |
NCCER - Welding | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 5 | 79 | |
Certified Solidworks Associate | Software | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 72 | |
C-Tech Network Cabling Certificate | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 64 | |
NCCER - Electrical | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 7 | 58 | |
NCCER - Carpentry | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 47 | |
EPA Section 609 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 32 | |
NCCER - Masonry | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 23 | |
NCCER - HVAC | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 21 | |
EEI - Construction and Skilled Trades Assessment | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
NCCER - Pipefitting | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
NCCER - Plumbing | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 644 | 0 | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 562 | 0 | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 266 | 0 | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 17 | 0 | |
Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 4,787 | 0 | |
NATE Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 58 | 0 | |
NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Welding | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |
Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 3,023 | 0 |