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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
297,900
Total High School CTE Concentrators
4,877
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 10,060 | $102,410 | 9.9% |
Cost Estimators | 5,350 | $72,520 | 10.7% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 3,790 | $93,920 | 3.2% |
Landscape Architects | 1,060 | $71,880 | 3.8% |
Surveyors | 1,190 | $62,500 | 10.1% |
Civil Engineers | 7,730 | $88,780 | 9.8% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 2,140 | $58,610 | 7% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 670 | $54,850 | 9% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 560 | $57,220 | 10.7% |
Interior Designers | 1,870 | $62,840 | 4.8% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 4,880 | $55,230 | 9.8% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 27,070 | $36,020 | 10% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 12,810 | $80,900 | 10.9% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 1,960 | $60,980 | 10.2% |
Stonemasons | 440 | $48,500 | 9.1% |
Carpenters | 26,330 | $57,210 | 8.2% |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 290 | $57,640 | 10.3% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 1,350 | $40,350 | 11.1% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 1,930 | $55,710 | 10.9% |
Construction Laborers | 25,340 | $49,030 | 9.3% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 810 | $54,610 | 6.2% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 6,710 | $60,840 | 9.4% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 1,410 | $48,120 | 0% |
Electricians | 16,560 | $64,530 | 9.7% |
Glaziers | 1,160 | $51,770 | 10.3% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 1,130 | $41,770 | 0.9% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 440 | $88,680 | 9.1% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 7,780 | $44,230 | 5.4% |
Pipelayers | 690 | $60,460 | 11.6% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 13,630 | $64,300 | 16% |
Roofers | 2,110 | $51,640 | 11.4% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 3,870 | $62,120 | 10.9% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,160 | $82,370 | 12.9% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 630 | $42,420 | 12.7% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 500 | $35,910 | 10% |
Helpers--Electricians | 1,440 | $36,800 | 10.4% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 400 | $33,390 | 20% |
Helpers--Roofers | 130 | $32,720 | 7.7% |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 350 | $33,940 | 8.6% |
Elevator Installers and Repairers | 830 | $112,330 | 13.3% |
Fence Erectors | 810 | $37,720 | 9.9% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,930 | $48,670 | 4.7% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 230 | $60,340 | 17.4% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 1,380 | $74,190 | 5.1% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 7,250 | $58,800 | 10.3% |
Millwrights | 390 | $58,300 | 5.1% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 2,890 | $90,930 | 12.8% |
Riggers | 510 | $47,750 | 9.8% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 1,860 | $31,990 | 9.1% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 510 | $40,800 | -13.7% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 890 | $61,150 | 7.9% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 170 | $36,540 | 0% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 390 | $59,670 | 7.7% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 920 | $52,710 | 9.8% |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 400 | $69,670 | 5% |
Carpet Installers | 960 | $70,470 | 10.4% |
Pile-Driver Operators | 160 | $89,060 | 12.5% |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 180 | $58,760 | 11.1% |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 300 | $53,760 | 30% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 790 | $51,680 | 16.5% |
Mechanical Door Repairers | 410 | $45,180 | 4.9% |
Tapers | 710 | $57,870 | -1.4% |
Floor Sanders and Finishers | 390 | $36,360 | 12.8% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Massachusetts) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 4,806 | 458 | |
Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 3,327 | 437 | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 21 | 291 | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,542 | 170 | |
Certified Drafter | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 91 | |
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 300 | 84 | |
Hilti Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification Program (HAAICP) | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 82 | |
Certified Solidworks Associate - Academic | Software | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 40 | |
Hot Work Safety | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 38 | |
EPA Painters, Repair, and Renovation Certificate | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 36 | |
Massachusetts Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker License | License | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 35 | |
Sheet Metal License | License | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 28 | |
EPA Section 609 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 24 | |
Certified Solidworks Associate | Software | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 19 | |
ETA Associate Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 3 | |
Massachusetts Hoisting License | License | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,542 | 0 | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,238 | 0 | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 261 | 0 | |
Ladder Safety Training | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 6 | 0 | |
NATE Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 64 | 0 |