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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
271,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
6,907
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 10,770 | $89,190 | 22.5% |
Cost Estimators | 4,780 | $66,270 | 25.5% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 4,050 | $65,690 | 23.5% |
Landscape Architects | 390 | $67,480 | 15.4% |
Surveyors | 1,460 | $62,400 | 11% |
Civil Engineers | 9,160 | $86,810 | 23.3% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 2,460 | $56,880 | 10.2% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 1,330 | $56,010 | 18.8% |
Interior Designers | 2,050 | $47,580 | 20.5% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 3,930 | $53,880 | 16.3% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 31,550 | $32,260 | 17.7% |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 580 | $39,570 | 19% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 15,680 | $69,300 | 29.6% |
Boilermakers | 70 | $72,250 | 14.3% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 1,980 | $55,480 | 47% |
Stonemasons | 320 | $39,550 | 40.6% |
Carpenters | 20,480 | $47,550 | 27.3% |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 200 | $35,270 | 40% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 1,480 | $39,950 | 27.7% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 5,510 | $44,960 | 35.8% |
Construction Laborers | 27,800 | $35,470 | 29.4% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 2,330 | $45,300 | 18.9% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 9,650 | $49,460 | 25.2% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 3,600 | $46,500 | 27.8% |
Electricians | 17,970 | $54,980 | 39.8% |
Glaziers | 1,290 | $47,180 | 24% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 730 | $35,470 | 28.8% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 740 | $42,550 | 45.9% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 6,920 | $40,210 | 30.1% |
Pipelayers | 810 | $41,750 | 24.7% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 9,570 | $51,890 | 34% |
Roofers | 3,910 | $40,660 | 37.3% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 3,520 | $44,110 | 30.1% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,300 | $50,300 | 23.1% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 500 | $37,270 | 50% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 280 | $34,770 | 28.6% |
Helpers--Electricians | 370 | $36,780 | 45.9% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 310 | $33,970 | 35.5% |
Helpers--Roofers | 170 | $29,710 | 41.2% |
Elevator Installers and Repairers | 390 | $76,760 | 38.5% |
Fence Erectors | 590 | $33,720 | 32.2% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 3,240 | $41,890 | 11.1% |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 810 | $50,180 | 32.1% |
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 1,790 | $47,640 | 22.3% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 450 | $49,730 | 28.9% |
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators | 70 | $56,590 | 0% |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 2,390 | $42,790 | 26.4% |
Helpers--Extraction Workers | 310 | $35,970 | 29% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 1,150 | $63,520 | 1.7% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 5,410 | $51,880 | 38.3% |
Millwrights | 380 | $52,280 | 31.6% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 2,610 | $84,570 | 20.7% |
Riggers | 90 | $45,830 | 11.1% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 1,040 | $33,470 | 16.3% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1,020 | $39,390 | 5.9% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 740 | $58,050 | 27% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 250 | $33,320 | 20% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 460 | $53,520 | 19.6% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 880 | $50,590 | 10.2% |
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 70 | $59,440 | 0% |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 870 | $36,560 | 29.9% |
Carpet Installers | 410 | $45,850 | 22% |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 340 | $45,930 | 52.9% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 450 | $44,690 | 22.2% |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 420 | $60,770 | 0% |
Mechanical Door Repairers | 840 | $42,790 | 31% |
Rock Splitters, Quarry | 90 | $39,950 | 11.1% |
Tapers | 610 | $50,790 | 27.9% |
Extraction Workers, All Other | 90 | $49,190 | 33.3% |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 260 | $53,090 | 30.8% |
Floor Sanders and Finishers | 350 | $33,660 | 31.4% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Colorado) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Certified Solidworks Associate | Software | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 210 | |
HBI Building Construction Technology | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 150 | |
NATE Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 403 | 99 | |
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 436 | 65 | |
Colorado CTE Drafting and Design | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 65 | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,867 | 62 | |
Colorado CTE Architechture and Construction | CTE Assessment | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 61 | |
Woodwork Career Alliance - Passport | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 47 | |
cPass Consortium of Skilled Trade Partners | CTE Assessment | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 10 | |
NCCER - Construction Technology | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 0 | 9 | |
Colorado Apprenticeship Carpenter | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 102 | 2 | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,867 | 0 | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,533 | 0 | |
Certified Drafter | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 403 | 0 | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 8 | 0 | |
Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 4,335 | 0 | |
ICC Certificate of Achievement | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 5 | 0 | |
Ladder Safety Training | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |
NCCER - Carpentry | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |
NCCER - Electrical | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |
Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 3,581 | 0 |