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Career and TeChniCal eduCaTion
Five Ways ThaT Pay
along The Way To The B.a.
CERTIFICATES
EMPL
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R-BA
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TRA
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INDUSTRY-BASEDCERTIFICATIONS
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ASSOCIATE’S DEGREES
CIVIC ENTERPRISES
Anthony P. CarnevaleTamara JayasunderaAndrew R. Hanson
September 2012
exeCuTive summary
2 | Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A.
There are 29 million “middle jobs” in the united states that pay $35,000 or more on average and don’t require a Bachelor’s degree.
Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A. | 3
There are five Career and Technical education (CTe) pathways that educate and train americans for these jobs.
employer-based training
associate’s degrees
industry-based certifications
Postsecondary certificates
apprenticeships
4 | Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A.
The united states invests roughly $1.4 trillion in human capital development each year. national spending on the five CTe pathways totals $524 billion annually.
National Spending on Five CTE Pathways Totals $524 billion(in billions of $)
National Spending on Human Capital Development Totals $1.4 trillion(in billions of $)
Two-year public colleges
Two-year private colleges
Apprenticeships
Industry-based certi�cations
Employer-based training (informal)
Employer-based training (formal)
$141
$25
$313
$38$6
$0.3
Five CTE Pathways
Four-year colleges
Primary and secondary education
Public job training
$536$524
$233
$16
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The 29 million “middle jobs” represent one out of every five jobs in the american economy and nearly half of all american jobs that pay middle-class wages.
All Jobs
Middle-class Jobs
Other jobs
Middle jobs
79%
21%
Other middle- and upper-class jobs
Middle jobs
53%47%
6 | Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A.
more than 11 million middle jobs pay $50,000 or more annually, and 4 million pay $75,000 or more.
Earn $75,000 or more
Earn $50,000 to $74,999
Earn $35,000 to $49,999
Earn $25,000 to $34,999
Earn under $25,00025%
13%
23%
25%
14%
at least some postsecondary education or training is becoming the entry-level requirement for many jobs.
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The united states is ranked second internationally in baccalaureate attainment, but ranks 16th in sub-baccalaureate (CTe) attainment.
Baccalaureate attainment
Sub-baccalaureate (CTE) attainment
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information systems that make the connections between CTe programs and job openings transparent are the crucial reform going forward.
HIGH-SCHOOLGRADUATES
STUDENTTRANSCRIPTS
WAGERECORDS
DATACOLLECTION
EXCHANGEDATABASE
LEARNING & EARNING EXCHANGE
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HIGH-SCHOOLGRADUATES
STUDENTTRANSCRIPTS
WAGERECORDS
DATACOLLECTION
EXCHANGEDATABASE
LEARNING & EARNING EXCHANGE
Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A. | 9
The five CTe pathways make further education
more affordable.
Career and Technical Education: Five Ways That Pay Along the Way to the B.A. comprises a full report and an executive summary.
Both can be accessed online at cew.georgetown.edu/ctefiveways.
3300 Whitehaven Street NW, Suite 5000
Washington, DC 20007cew.georgetown.edu