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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
262,600
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,867
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 10,120 | $94,770 | 9.4% |
Cost Estimators | 5,320 | $66,020 | 10% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 3,040 | $80,010 | 7.2% |
Landscape Architects | 590 | $70,930 | 10.2% |
Surveyors | 800 | $59,340 | 7.5% |
Civil Engineers | 6,980 | $78,620 | 5.6% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 1,130 | $61,400 | 8% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 1,010 | $50,020 | 0% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 730 | $48,060 | 5.5% |
Interior Designers | 1,530 | $58,290 | 5.9% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 3,820 | $46,230 | 8.6% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 21,810 | $30,990 | 8.3% |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 290 | $31,080 | 3.4% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 16,450 | $68,500 | 11% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 2,980 | $48,380 | 9.4% |
Stonemasons | 310 | $41,770 | 9.7% |
Carpenters | 19,460 | $46,320 | 10.3% |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 300 | $42,270 | 10% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 930 | $41,120 | 8.6% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 3,080 | $46,000 | 13.6% |
Construction Laborers | 27,180 | $33,590 | 11.2% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 880 | $40,040 | 13.6% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 5,510 | $47,990 | 10.2% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 3,170 | $45,390 | 13.2% |
Electricians | 13,250 | $54,150 | 10.2% |
Glaziers | 1,250 | $49,800 | 10.4% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 190 | $35,930 | 10.5% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 560 | $44,740 | 10.7% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 8,510 | $37,280 | 11.3% |
Pipelayers | 980 | $39,430 | 13.3% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 12,220 | $57,180 | 9.7% |
Roofers | 1,890 | $46,450 | 10.1% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 2,340 | $54,450 | 9% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,130 | $48,470 | 8.8% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 860 | $32,500 | 11.6% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 1,850 | $31,480 | 12.4% |
Helpers--Electricians | 1,850 | $31,170 | 10.8% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,180 | $29,120 | 11.9% |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 910 | $27,100 | 11% |
Elevator Installers and Repairers | 1,360 | $87,210 | 9.6% |
Fence Erectors | 480 | $30,030 | 8.3% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 930 | $36,130 | 2.2% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 390 | $42,480 | 0% |
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 360 | $62,250 | 5.6% |
Helpers--Extraction Workers | 20 | $30,970 | 0% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 1,420 | $57,130 | 8.5% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 6,190 | $56,910 | 8.2% |
Millwrights | 140 | $58,790 | 7.1% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 2,040 | $67,990 | 2.9% |
Riggers | 360 | $59,930 | 11.1% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 3,830 | $30,430 | 6.5% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 640 | $44,710 | 3.1% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 660 | $60,250 | 3% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 160 | $32,230 | 6.3% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 660 | $57,090 | 12.1% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 1,910 | $51,590 | 11% |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 430 | $52,830 | 11.6% |
Carpet Installers | 920 | $34,900 | 9.8% |
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 150 | $39,610 | 13.3% |
Pile-Driver Operators | 80 | $50,670 | 25% |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 470 | $45,740 | 10.6% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 330 | $40,960 | 12.1% |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 90 | $36,020 | -22.2% |
Mechanical Door Repairers | 200 | $38,560 | 15% |
Floor Sanders and Finishers | 310 | $38,510 | 9.7% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Maryland) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
NCCER - Carpentry | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 12 | 181 | |
NCCER - Electrical | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 1 | 102 | |
NCCER - HVAC | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 4 | 97 | |
NCCER - Welding | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 1 | 80 | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | Very Undersupplied | 981 | 60 | |
NCCER - Masonry | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 1 | 41 | |
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 508 | 40 | |
NCCER - Plumbing | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 5 | 30 | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 123 | 6 | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 981 | 0 | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 859 | 0 | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 239 | 0 | |
EPA Painters, Repair, and Renovation Certificate | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 6 | 0 | |
ETA Associate Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |
Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 5,150 | 0 | |
NATE Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 37 | 0 | |
Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 2,080 | 0 |