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How Education Pays

The more education you get, the higher your earnings are likely to be, and the more likely you are to be employed.

Counselors can use the charts below to show students how additional education and training can benefit them in the career area they're thinking of pursuing.

For each of the 16 career clusters and 74 career pathways, there are two charts. The first shows how education relates to employment in that area, and the second shows how education relates to earnings.

For additional information, see the Career Clusters website.

Also see career clusters identified by the U.S. Department of Labor as potentially high-growth and high-wage.


5.0 Education & Training Career Cluster
     

1.0 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Career Cluster
     

2.0 Architecture and Construction Career Cluster
     

3.0 Arts, A/V Technology and Communication Career Cluster
     

4.0 Business and Administration Career Cluster
     

6.0 Finance and Insurance Career Cluster
     

7.0 Government & Public Administration Career Cluster
     

8.0 Health Science Career Cluster
     

9.0 Hospitality and Tourism Career Cluster
     

10.0 Human Services Career Cluster
     

11.0 Information Technology Career Cluster
     

12.0 Law and Public Safety Career Cluster
     

13.0 Manufacturing Career Cluster
     

14.0 Marketing Sales and Service Career Cluster
     

15.0 Scientific Research/Engineering Career Cluster
     

16.0 Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster