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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
342,100
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,116
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Managers | 9,210 | $85,890 | 24.8% |
| Cost Estimators | 4,380 | $62,850 | 30.1% |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,780 | $88,590 | 10.1% |
| Landscape Architects | 680 | $64,500 | 14.7% |
| Surveyors | 800 | $59,270 | 17.5% |
| Civil Engineers | 4,890 | $79,410 | 19% |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | 1,820 | $58,390 | 17% |
| Civil Engineering Technicians | 830 | $54,420 | 15.7% |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 1,140 | $54,660 | 12.3% |
| Interior Designers | 1,190 | $0 | 8.4% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 4,480 | $40,020 | 17.6% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 25,700 | $27,230 | 19% |
| Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 460 | $34,530 | 15.2% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 14,680 | $60,420 | 29.8% |
| Boilermakers | 50 | $58,400 | 40% |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 1,070 | $45,890 | 21.5% |
| Stonemasons | 770 | $32,490 | 33.8% |
| Carpenters | 16,070 | $41,010 | 21.1% |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 320 | $45,340 | 18.8% |
| Tile and Marble Setters | 990 | $42,220 | 25.3% |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 5,940 | $41,720 | 36% |
| Construction Laborers | 23,040 | $33,840 | 23.2% |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 1,560 | $39,650 | 32.7% |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 7,260 | $45,930 | 18.2% |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 4,490 | $40,250 | 20.7% |
| Electricians | 11,270 | $46,620 | 29.3% |
| Glaziers | 1,050 | $43,160 | 35.2% |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 430 | $43,210 | 25.6% |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 60 | $56,290 | 16.7% |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 7,360 | $35,730 | 20.1% |
| Paperhangers | 150 | $34,140 | 13.3% |
| Pipelayers | 580 | $42,780 | 17.2% |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 8,390 | $45,860 | 34.1% |
| Roofers | 3,860 | $35,590 | 32.1% |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 2,810 | $39,920 | 32.7% |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,570 | $43,970 | 38.2% |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 490 | $32,170 | 38.8% |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 500 | $33,580 | 40% |
| Helpers--Electricians | 1,360 | $32,000 | 36% |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 340 | $29,870 | 29.4% |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 500 | $32,450 | 42% |
| Helpers--Roofers | 210 | $28,530 | 42.9% |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 870 | $29,610 | 21.8% |
| Elevator Installers and Repairers | 190 | $81,920 | 42.1% |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,140 | $38,980 | 10.5% |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 130 | $45,000 | 23.1% |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 660 | $51,270 | 16.7% |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 150 | $56,670 | 13.3% |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 80 | $28,680 | 25% |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 220 | $32,640 | 18.2% |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 490 | $55,940 | 8.2% |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 7,990 | $43,190 | 41.7% |
| Millwrights | 270 | $66,440 | 29.6% |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 1,820 | $86,640 | 12.1% |
| Riggers | 60 | $54,680 | 0% |
| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 2,410 | $30,530 | 17.4% |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 610 | $33,790 | 16.4% |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 320 | $56,090 | 12.5% |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 140 | $28,640 | 7.1% |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 260 | $47,380 | 15.4% |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 1,080 | $46,480 | 18.5% |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 1,910 | $41,490 | 25.7% |
| Carpet Installers | 630 | $35,010 | 23.8% |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 230 | $54,930 | 17.4% |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 350 | $37,930 | 20% |
| Mechanical Door Repairers | 350 | $42,510 | 40% |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 140 | $37,570 | 7.1% |
| Tapers | 1,230 | $44,430 | 22% |
| Mining Machine Operators, All Other | 160 | $56,570 | 12.5% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Arizona) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| ALCA Certified Landscape Technician | Certification | No Data | 8 | No Data | |
| AWS Certified Welder | Certification | No Data | 540 | No Data | |
| Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | No Data | 1,456 | No Data | |
| Autodesk Certified User | Software | No Data | 1,456 | No Data | |
| Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | No Data | 1,301 | No Data | |
| Certified Fiber Optic Technician | Certification | No Data | 4 | No Data | |
| EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | No Data | 382 | No Data | |
| EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | No Data | 11 | No Data | |
| Electrician License | License | No Data | 7,199 | No Data | |
| HBI Building Construction Technology | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
| LEED Green Associate | Certification | No Data | 8 | No Data | |
| Ladder Safety Training | Certification | No Data | 4 | No Data | |
| Landscape Management Certification | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
| NATE Certification | Certification | No Data | 121 | No Data | |
| NCCER - Construction Craft Laborer | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
| NCCER - Core Curriculum | Certification | No Data | 99 | No Data | |
| NCCER - Electrical | Certification | No Data | 0 | No Data | |
| NCCER - Welding | Certification | No Data | 0 | No Data | |
| Plumber License | License | No Data | 3,972 | No Data | |
| S/P2 - Construction | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |