CIP Code
Educ. Award Level
Program Title
11.9999
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
51.2706 51.2706
Number % Employed Est. First Year of Grads in TN Annual Wages
MA
15
67%
$83,276
Medical Informatics
CPBA
12
92%
$52,365
Medical Informatics
MA
10
40%
$71,393
Source: P20 Connect, public postsecondary and select private postsecondary completers, 2019-20 and TDLWD Unemployment Insurance (UI) employment and wage records.
High School CTE Information Technology Completers, 2018-19
CIP Code
Educ. Award Level
Program Title
Number % Employed Est. First Year of Grads in TN Annual Wages
11.0201
Computer Programming/Programmer, General
CTE HS
50
56%
$14,447
11.1002
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
CTE HS
92
63%
$18,059
11.1003
Computer and Information Systems Security CTE HS
8
63%
$18,573
Source: P20 Connect, TDOE high school CTE completers, 2018-19 and TDLWD Unemployment Insurance (UI) employment and wage records.
The information technology programs with employment rates of seventy percent or more include the associate (70 percent) and master’s degree (74 percent) programs in information technology, certificate programs in system, networking, and LAN/WAN management/manager (88 percent) and computer and information systems security/information assurance (85 percent), and the post bachelor’s certificate program in medical informatics (92 percent). Average earnings for the master’s degree program in information technology were nearly twice that of the associate degree program.
Engineering and Other STEM Occupations Engineering and engineering-related occupations play an instrumental role for Tennessee businesses. These positions provide critical functions in the design, building, and testing of products. Engineers and related positions are in high demand for several TNECD’s target industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, chemical products, and electrical equipment and appliances. Tennessee has a low concentration of employees in these high-wage fields, relative to the national average. In 2020, approximately 24,700 engineers were employed in Tennessee, which is 30 percent below the national average concentration. Median wages for engineers 72
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