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How many credentials earned in each career cluster are valued by employers in each state?
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Total High School Students Enrolled
511,300
Total High School CTE Concentrators
2,442
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Managers | 15,210 | $91,130 | 8.8% |
| Cost Estimators | 11,140 | $60,640 | 8.3% |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 3,530 | $76,720 | 2.3% |
| Landscape Architects | 930 | $58,820 | 5.4% |
| Surveyors | 1,070 | $57,450 | 7.5% |
| Civil Engineers | 8,050 | $78,380 | 7.6% |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | 2,810 | $51,400 | 5.7% |
| Civil Engineering Technicians | 1,990 | $57,720 | 7% |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 1,510 | $41,900 | 6.6% |
| Interior Designers | 2,250 | $51,050 | 7.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 6,420 | $44,710 | 8.3% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 45,530 | $27,500 | 7.3% |
| Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 170 | $32,980 | 0% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 16,030 | $64,680 | 9.4% |
| Boilermakers | 610 | $73,040 | 3.3% |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 4,060 | $55,390 | 9.6% |
| Carpenters | 28,110 | $46,240 | 6.8% |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 330 | $41,480 | 9.1% |
| Tile and Marble Setters | 920 | $42,660 | 9.8% |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 4,720 | $46,280 | 11% |
| Construction Laborers | 45,160 | $39,970 | 8.7% |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 1,190 | $47,940 | 10.1% |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 15,200 | $53,060 | 5.7% |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 1,590 | $41,650 | -1.9% |
| Electricians | 24,520 | $52,170 | 8.1% |
| Glaziers | 1,450 | $42,710 | 8.3% |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 500 | $38,800 | 4% |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 960 | $57,480 | 10.4% |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 9,410 | $40,270 | 4.4% |
| Paperhangers | 420 | $38,970 | 4.8% |
| Pipelayers | 680 | $47,310 | 2.9% |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 16,070 | $55,330 | 14.8% |
| Roofers | 5,760 | $38,790 | 10.2% |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 4,150 | $54,470 | 8.2% |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 3,120 | $60,360 | 12.5% |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 620 | $37,300 | 11.3% |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 830 | $29,420 | 12% |
| Helpers--Electricians | 940 | $28,620 | 9.6% |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,030 | $30,480 | 15.5% |
| Helpers--Roofers | 470 | $29,260 | 10.6% |
| Elevator Installers and Repairers | 530 | $75,660 | 11.3% |
| Fence Erectors | 800 | $37,570 | 8.8% |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 7,850 | $41,190 | 2% |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 240 | $45,320 | 16.7% |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 690 | $49,340 | 15.9% |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 460 | $43,090 | 2.2% |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 10 | $47,490 | 0% |
| Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators | 200 | $50,160 | -5% |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 710 | $35,630 | 18.3% |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 180 | $36,820 | 11.1% |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 1,350 | $67,010 | 8.1% |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 11,790 | $46,870 | 15% |
| Millwrights | 2,340 | $59,000 | 11.5% |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 3,300 | $70,480 | -3.9% |
| Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers | 150 | $33,760 | -6.7% |
| Riggers | 380 | $43,930 | 7.9% |
| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 2,120 | $28,620 | 8% |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 3,420 | $35,950 | -16.7% |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 1,040 | $57,560 | 1.9% |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 1,200 | $32,100 | -3.3% |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 1,810 | $44,030 | 6.1% |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 1,060 | $42,580 | -0.9% |
| Hoist and Winch Operators | 110 | $36,870 | 0% |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 360 | $47,350 | 0% |
| Carpet Installers | 870 | $35,030 | 6.9% |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 460 | $46,920 | 8.7% |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 1,470 | $42,550 | 12.9% |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 740 | $0 | -6.8% |
| Mechanical Door Repairers | 1,140 | $41,720 | 10.5% |
| Dredge Operators | 70 | $42,870 | 0% |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 120 | $33,600 | -8.3% |
| Tapers | 250 | $62,750 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Ohio) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| NCCER - Core Curriculum | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 5 | 3,654 | |
| AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 806 | 1,054 | |
| EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 598 | 495 | |
| Career Connection Certificates - Level 1 | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 446 | |
| Career Connection Certificates - Level 2 | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 418 | |
| Career Connection Certificates - Level 3 | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 230 | |
| Autodesk Certified User | Software | Very Undersupplied | 2,186 | 181 | |
| Ohio Pre-Apprenticeship Program Certificate of Completion | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 143 | |
| Certified Nursery Technician | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 70 | |
| Certified Solidworks Associate | Software | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 69 | |
| Electrical Training Alliance - Interim Credential | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 69 | |
| EPA Painters, Repair, and Renovation Certificate | Certification | Moderately Oversupplied | 33 | 44 | |
| Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 2,186 | 5 | |
| Certified Solidworks Professional | Software | Supply meets demand | 0 | 5 | |
| NATE Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 131 | 5 | |
| Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 1,951 | 0 | |
| Certified Drafter | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |
| EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 35 | 0 | |
| EPA Section 609 Technician Certification | Certification | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |
| ETA Associate Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 1 | 0 | |
| Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 8,836 | 0 | |
| NCCER - Carpentry | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 5 | 0 | |
| NCCER - Electrical | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 8 | 0 | |
| NCCER - Your Role in the Green Environment | Certification | Supply meets demand | 4 | 0 | |
| Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 3,495 | 0 | |