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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
45,100
Total High School CTE Concentrators
590
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 950 | $113,860 | 8.4% |
Cost Estimators | 580 | $67,190 | 12.1% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 400 | $78,190 | 5% |
Surveyors | 90 | $56,930 | 11.1% |
Civil Engineers | 840 | $83,420 | 10.7% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 270 | $57,070 | 11.1% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 310 | $54,100 | 3.2% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 110 | $49,620 | 18.2% |
Interior Designers | 250 | $70,010 | 4% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 900 | $56,400 | 5.6% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 5,930 | $33,000 | 7.3% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 2,200 | $75,700 | 11.8% |
Carpenters | 4,960 | $47,170 | 20.6% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 290 | $42,430 | 10.3% |
Construction Laborers | 3,770 | $44,210 | 9.8% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 680 | $62,570 | 10.3% |
Electricians | 2,320 | $59,070 | 14.2% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 1,350 | $41,430 | 3% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 2,010 | $0 | 21.4% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 510 | $58,870 | 23.5% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 140 | $74,830 | 14.3% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 290 | $31,540 | 17.2% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 230 | $33,940 | 17.4% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 590 | $44,720 | 3.4% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 270 | $59,590 | 0% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 750 | $52,980 | 10.7% |
Riggers | 70 | $56,330 | 28.6% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 390 | $32,740 | 10.3% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 100 | $55,690 | 0% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 170 | $51,300 | 5.9% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 110 | $39,280 | 9.1% |
Tapers | 110 | $0 | 0% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (Rhode Island) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
Autodesk Certified User | Software | Supply meets demand | 87 | 62 | |
NCCER - Core Curriculum | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 39 | 0 | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 87 | 0 | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 78 | 0 | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 27 | 0 | |
ETA Associate Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 0 | |
Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 687 | 0 | |
NCCER - Electrical | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |
NCCER - Welding | Certification | Supply meets demand | 2 | 0 | |
Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 357 | 0 |