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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
841,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
4,359
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 21,440 | $116,420 | 11.3% |
Cost Estimators | 9,940 | $67,400 | 13.1% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 14,290 | $92,240 | 9.3% |
Landscape Architects | 1,780 | $76,740 | 11.2% |
Surveyors | 1,760 | $70,090 | 17% |
Civil Engineers | 16,410 | $92,810 | 15.5% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 6,400 | $58,230 | 14.4% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 1,910 | $60,260 | 17.8% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 1,820 | $49,600 | 16.5% |
Interior Designers | 3,700 | $62,760 | 7.8% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 9,180 | $55,380 | 17.4% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 63,790 | $32,400 | 16.1% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 27,410 | $81,670 | 12.1% |
Boilermakers | 360 | $64,330 | 11.1% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 7,820 | $71,670 | 12.9% |
Stonemasons | 2,000 | $32,760 | 15.5% |
Carpenters | 67,580 | $54,820 | 9.1% |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 800 | $45,180 | 11.3% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 3,070 | $52,260 | 11.1% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 7,830 | $72,100 | 14.4% |
Construction Laborers | 78,030 | $44,460 | 12.6% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 2,050 | $53,800 | 10.7% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 13,010 | $69,590 | 11.7% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 4,600 | $41,010 | 4.8% |
Electricians | 43,780 | $70,990 | 13.1% |
Glaziers | 2,900 | $55,760 | 14.8% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 880 | $36,890 | 5.7% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 1,190 | $71,690 | 14.3% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 22,710 | $43,670 | 8.9% |
Paperhangers | 500 | $43,630 | 8% |
Pipelayers | 940 | $56,280 | 17% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 31,940 | $67,120 | 20.5% |
Roofers | 6,790 | $54,870 | 14% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 8,240 | $60,870 | 13.7% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 5,720 | $89,770 | 15.9% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 1,290 | $39,600 | 15.5% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 1,290 | $29,900 | 11.6% |
Helpers--Electricians | 5,280 | $36,960 | 14.2% |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 300 | $39,260 | 6.7% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 3,050 | $35,030 | 23.3% |
Elevator Installers and Repairers | 3,850 | $84,820 | 16.9% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 16,080 | $44,620 | 9.3% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 540 | $58,760 | 16.7% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 4,440 | $76,950 | 2% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 18,030 | $57,820 | 15% |
Millwrights | 920 | $60,040 | 12% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 5,150 | $77,820 | 11.5% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 5,250 | $35,670 | 11.6% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1,980 | $45,870 | -7.6% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 4,680 | $70,890 | 12% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 730 | $36,360 | 2.7% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 1,450 | $0 | 9% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 1,670 | $62,350 | 8.4% |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 980 | $0 | 8.2% |
Carpet Installers | 2,170 | $33,800 | 13.8% |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 740 | $84,420 | 14.9% |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 830 | $46,700 | 104.8% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 1,540 | $39,670 | 20.1% |
Tapers | 1,240 | $59,910 | 3.2% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
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Credential (New York) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | No Data | 965 | No Data | |
Air Conditioning Service Certification | Certification | No Data | 6 | No Data | |
Air to Air Heat Pump Installation Certification | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | No Data | 4,569 | No Data | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | No Data | 4,569 | No Data | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | No Data | 3,947 | No Data | |
Career Essentials - Plumbing | CTE Assessment | No Data | 0 | No Data | |
Certified Fiber Optic Technician | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | No Data | 659 | No Data | |
EPA Indoor Air Quality Certification | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
EPA Painters, Repair, and Renovation Certificate | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | No Data | 17 | No Data | |
EPA Section 609 Technician Certification | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
ETA Fiber Optics Installer Certification | Certification | No Data | 3 | No Data | |
Electrician License | License | No Data | 12,749 | No Data | |
LEED Green Associate | Certification | No Data | 72 | No Data | |
Ladder Safety Training | Certification | No Data | 6 | No Data | |
NATE Certification | Certification | No Data | 142 | No Data | |
NCCER - Carpentry | Certification | No Data | 4 | No Data | |
NCCER - Core Curriculum | Certification | No Data | 1 | No Data | |
NCCER - Electrical | Certification | No Data | 2 | No Data | |
Plumber License | License | No Data | 8,483 | No Data |