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In this classification system the education and training required reflects the manner in which most workers become proficient in that occupation and the preferences of most employers.
The Annual Projected openings include estimates for new and replacement jobs.
Cells with N/A reflect the fact that California colleges did not grant a degree matched to that course of study in the most recent year.
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| Occupation |
Annual Projected Openings |
Degree/Course of Study |
Minimum Degree Level |
Degrees At Minimum Level |
Degrees Above Minimum Level |
Degrees At or Above Minimum Level |
11-9041 - Engineering Managers
Additional Information | 1,220 |
04.0200 - Architecture Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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04.0201 - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 548 | 314 | 862 |
| | |
04.0301 - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 163 | 286 | 449 |
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04.0401 - Environmental Design/Architecture Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 42 | 3 | 45 |
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04.0501 - Interior Architecture Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 9 | N/A | 9 |
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04.0601 - Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 120 | 35 | 155 |
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14.0101 - Engineering, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 207 | 360 | 567 |
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14.0201 - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 357 | 353 | 710 |
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14.0301 - Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 75 | 3 | 78 |
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14.0401 - Architectural Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 60 | N/A | 60 |
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14.0501 - Biomedical/Medical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 571 | 334 | 905 |
| | |
14.0601 - Ceramic Sciences and Engineering Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.0701 - Chemical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 517 | 228 | 745 |
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14.0801 - Civil Engineering, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 1,415 | 734 | 2,149 |
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14.0802 - Geotechnical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | 2 | 2 |
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14.0803 - Structural Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 111 | 115 | 226 |
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14.0804 - Transportation and Highway Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | 4 | 4 |
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14.0805 - Water Resources Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.0899 - Civil Engineering, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 2 | 21 | 23 |
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14.0900 - Computer Engineering, General Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.0901 - Computer Engineering, General Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 520 | 199 | 719 |
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14.0902 - Computer Hardware Engineering Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.0903 - Computer Software Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 79 | 382 | 461 |
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14.0999 - Computer Engineering, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 19 | 21 | 40 |
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14.1001 - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 1,475 | 2,221 | 3,696 |
| | |
14.1101 - Engineering Mechanics Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | 3 | 3 |
| | |
14.1201 - Engineering Physics Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| | |
14.1301 - Engineering Science Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 38 | 11 | 49 |
| | |
14.1401 - Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 93 | 30 | 123 |
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14.1801 - Materials Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 76 | 157 | 233 |
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14.1901 - Mechanical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 1,752 | 884 | 2,636 |
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14.2001 - Metallurgical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.2101 - Mining and Mineral Engineering Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | |
14.2201 - Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.2301 - Nuclear Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 8 | 19 | 27 |
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14.2401 - Ocean Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.2501 - Petroleum Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | 37 | 37 |
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14.2701 - Systems Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | 358 | 358 |
| | |
14.2801 - Textile Sciences and Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.3101 - Materials Science Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | 24 | 24 |
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14.3201 - Polymer/Plastics Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.3301 - Construction Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 118 | N/A | 118 |
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14.3401 - Forest Engineering Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.3501 - Industrial Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 140 | 79 | 219 |
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14.3601 - Manufacturing Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 36 | 24 | 60 |
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14.3801 - Surveying Engineering Match to Other Occupations |
Bachelor's Degrees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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14.3901 - Geological/Geophysical Engineering Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 1 | N/A | 1 |
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14.9999 - Engineering, Other Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 154 | 115 | 269 |
| | |
15.1501 - Engineering/Industrial Management Match to Other Occupations Colleges Offering Degree Enrollment in Discipline Degrees Awarded |
Bachelor's Degrees | 86 | 370 | 456 |
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