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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
225,400
Total High School CTE Concentrators
1,248
Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
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Construction Managers | 5,270 | $88,590 | 12% |
Cost Estimators | 2,830 | $59,580 | 13.1% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 1,350 | $78,790 | 5.2% |
Landscape Architects | 420 | $51,350 | 11.9% |
Surveyors | 940 | $48,970 | 10.6% |
Civil Engineers | 5,950 | $77,200 | 11.8% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 910 | $49,130 | 9.9% |
Civil Engineering Technicians | 720 | $45,000 | 12.5% |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 1,210 | $35,780 | 9.1% |
Interior Designers | 590 | $42,780 | 8.5% |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 3,530 | $44,680 | 16.4% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 19,000 | $25,990 | 16.7% |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 50 | $39,570 | 0% |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 10,960 | $58,580 | 13% |
Boilermakers | 250 | $59,230 | 12% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 1,060 | $38,620 | 11.3% |
Stonemasons | 80 | $33,000 | 12.5% |
Carpenters | 12,960 | $39,410 | 9.3% |
Tile and Marble Setters | 460 | $35,860 | 10.9% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 1,740 | $36,660 | 11.5% |
Construction Laborers | 20,980 | $29,320 | 13.5% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 700 | $33,700 | 14.3% |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 5,800 | $37,590 | 12.4% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 1,210 | $35,560 | 1.7% |
Electricians | 8,300 | $43,730 | 9.8% |
Glaziers | 400 | $38,930 | 12.5% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 680 | $33,980 | 5.9% |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 650 | $39,000 | 9.2% |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 4,540 | $33,220 | 7.5% |
Pipelayers | 900 | $35,100 | 14.4% |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 4,770 | $44,310 | 16.1% |
Roofers | 1,680 | $34,250 | 11.3% |
Sheet Metal Workers | 2,030 | $37,280 | 11.8% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 950 | $40,650 | 13.7% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 290 | $30,490 | 10.3% |
Helpers--Carpenters | 910 | $29,000 | 12.1% |
Helpers--Electricians | 1,800 | $29,120 | 11.1% |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 90 | $28,520 | 11.1% |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,860 | $29,390 | 17.7% |
Helpers--Roofers | 180 | $21,460 | 16.7% |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 190 | $31,680 | 21.1% |
Elevator Installers and Repairers | 270 | $63,700 | 11.1% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 430 | $29,240 | 9.3% |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 180 | $43,060 | 22.2% |
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators | 50 | $46,410 | 0% |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 270 | $47,880 | 7.4% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 6,200 | $44,570 | 17.4% |
Millwrights | 1,130 | $46,850 | 11.5% |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 2,920 | $59,540 | 23.3% |
Riggers | 440 | $36,860 | 13.6% |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 2,120 | $29,110 | 17% |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1,650 | $37,880 | -9.1% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 200 | $46,220 | -5% |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 340 | $35,540 | 17.6% |
Crane and Tower Operators | 520 | $48,760 | 13.5% |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 760 | $45,090 | 9.2% |
Carpet Installers | 530 | $29,440 | 15.1% |
Pile-Driver Operators | 150 | $35,940 | 20% |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 390 | $38,410 | 12.8% |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 690 | $33,710 | 20.3% |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 20 | $48,950 | 0% |
Mechanical Door Repairers | 330 | $38,910 | 9.1% |
Dredge Operators | 50 | $48,400 | 20% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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Credential (South Carolina) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
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Demanded | Earned | ||||
NCCER - Core Curriculum | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 4 | 290 | |
AWS Certified Welder | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 632 | 234 | |
Autodesk Certified User | Software | Moderately Undersupplied | 514 | 211 | |
NCCER - Welding | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 8 | 54 | |
Certified Solidworks Associate | Software | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 49 | |
NCCER - Carpentry | Certification | Very Oversupplied | 0 | 44 | |
EPA Section 609 Technician Certification | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 47 | 23 | |
NCCER - Electrical | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 119 | 13 | |
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 28 | 10 | |
ETA Associate Certified Electronics Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 4 | |
ETA Network Computer Technician | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Building Construction Occupations | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 2 | |
NCCER - HVAC | Certification | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
NOCTI Job Ready Assessment - Fundamentals of Construction | CTE Assessment | Supply meets demand | 0 | 1 | |
Autodesk Certified Professional | Software | Very Undersupplied | 514 | 0 | |
Brainbench AutoCAD Certification | Software | Very Undersupplied | 448 | 0 | |
EPA HVAC Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 323 | 0 | |
EPA Painters, Repair, and Renovation Certificate | Certification | Supply meets demand | 3 | 0 | |
Electrician License | License | Very Undersupplied | 5,062 | 0 | |
NATE Certification | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 55 | 0 | |
NCCER - Heavy Equipment Operations | Certification | Moderately Undersupplied | 9 | 0 | |
Plumber License | License | Very Undersupplied | 2,380 | 0 |