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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
42,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,356
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 850 | $82,990 | 8.2% |
Cost Estimators | 1,030 | $57,390 | 16.5% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 630 | $0 | 6.3% |
Landscape Architects | 60 | $54,440 | 0% |
Surveyors | 330 | $64,140 | 12.1% |
Civil Engineers | 1,490 | $74,260 | 13.4% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 520 | $45,940 | 13.5% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 330 | $44,840 | 9.1% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 310 | $45,450 | 9.7% |
Interior Designers | 100 | $58,220 | 0% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 600 | $52,710 | 6.7% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 4,780 | $28,940 | 9.6% |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 100 | $37,000 | 10% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 3,520 | $63,400 | 12.8% |
Boilermakers | 130 | $72,520 | 15.4% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 370 | $45,710 | 18.9% |
Carpenters | 6,500 | $41,950 | 8% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 260 | $37,240 | 15.4% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 470 | $43,530 | 23.4% |
Construction Laborers | 5,660 | $36,660 | 11.1% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 280 | $49,530 | 7.1% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 3,160 | $49,190 | 8.9% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 360 | $38,020 | 5.6% |
Electricians | 2,420 | $58,280 | 16.5% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 170 | $37,480 | 11.8% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 70 | $66,480 | 14.3% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 1,490 | $37,290 | 8.1% |
Pipelayers | 140 | $47,350 | 14.3% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 2,380 | $59,850 | 19.3% |
Roofers | 540 | $35,620 | 20.4% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 680 | $52,680 | 19.1% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 140 | $25,940 | 28.6% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 80 | $35,330 | 12.5% |
Helpers--Electricians | 70 | $31,630 | 28.6% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 160 | $34,870 | 37.5% |
Fence Erectors | 440 | $33,740 | 22.7% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,000 | $44,740 | 7% |
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 300 | $56,490 | 6.7% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 120 | $50,010 | 8.3% |
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators | 160 | $0 | 0% |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 310 | $51,900 | 6.5% |
Helpers--Extraction Workers | 40 | $30,230 | 0% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 70 | $74,340 | 14.3% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 810 | $43,760 | 22.2% |
Millwrights | 180 | $43,740 | 5.6% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 740 | $88,920 | -5.4% |
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers | 70 | $37,320 | -14.3% |
Riggers | 50 | $53,500 | 20% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 200 | $27,440 | 15% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 70 | $39,400 | 0% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 220 | $48,490 | 0% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 160 | $37,970 | 6.3% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 150 | $66,080 | 13.3% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 200 | $49,860 | 0% |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 90 | $33,640 | 11.1% |
Carpet Installers | 170 | $25,850 | 11.8% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 240 | $35,160 | 16.7% |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 120 | $68,580 | 0% |
Rock Splitters, Quarry | 170 | $31,250 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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Credential (Montana) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | No Data | 89 | No Data | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | No Data | 167 | No Data | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | No Data | 167 | No Data | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | No Data | 150 | No Data | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | No Data | 38 | No Data | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
Electrician License | License | No Data | 1,291 | No Data | |
LEED Green Associate | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
NATE Certification | Certification | No Data | 9 | No Data | |
Plumber License | License | No Data | 946 | No Data |