The STC Guide to Mohawk Valley Career Options

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The STC Guide
to Mohawk Valley
Career Options
The STC Guide
to Mohawk Valley Career Options
School to Careers – or STC for short – is a partnership developed by Herkimer-FultonHamilton-Otsego BOCES among schools and businesses in the region with a goal of connecting
students to jobs in the area.
All career pathways fall into one of the 16 nationally recognized career clusters shown below.
The STC Guide to Mohawk Valley Career Options provides a glance at each of the 16 career
clusters in the Mohawk Valley – providing examples of local companies, giving an idea of salaries
for local jobs and noting the level of education and work experience needed for each of the jobs.
STC Guide Introduction and Career Clusters
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For Information:
To find out more about School to
Careers such as opportunities for student
workshops, internships and educational
plans, contact:
Chris Groves
School to Careers Director
Phone: 315-867-2045
Email: [email protected]
MaryBeth Napolitano
School to Careers Liaison
Phone: 315-867-2067
Email: [email protected]
The Guide
The information in this guide
was compiled by Herkimer-FultonHamilton-Otsego BOCES.
Salary figures are from 2015 data
for the Mohawk Valley from the New
York State Department of Labor. The
salary information for a few of the
job titles is from 2014 because 2015
information was not available.
The career cluster definitions used
were based on information from
www.careertech.org.
Guide to Mohawk Valley
Career Options
Table of Contents
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources..........................................Page 4
Architecture and Construction...........................................................Page 5
Arts, Audio/Visual Technology and Communications.........................Page 6
Business Management and Administration.......................................Page 7
Education and Training.....................................................................Page 8
Finance............................................................................................Page 9
Government and Public Administration..........................................Page 10
Health Science.................................................................................Page 11
Hospitality and Tourism...................................................................Page 12
Human Services..............................................................................Page 13
Information Technology..................................................................Page 14
Law, Public Safety and Security.........................................................Page 15
352 Gros Blvd. Herkimer, NY 13350
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Manufacturing...............................................................................Page 16
Marketing, Sales and Service............................................................Page 17
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.....................................Page 18
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics.......................................Page 19
Table of Contents
Agriculture, Food
and Natural
Resources
The agriculture, food and natural resources
career cluster is the production, processing,
marketing, distribution, financing and
development of agricultural commodities and
resources including food, fiber, wood products,
natural resources, horticulture and other plant
and animal products and resources.
Local companies:
The following are just some examples of local companies in the
agriculture, food and natural resources career cluster:
Pictured above, Herkimer BOCES natural
resource management students work in
teams to wrap trees for the Herkimer
County Soil and Water Conservation
District’s annual tree sale.
George’s Farm Products Inc.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Schoharie Valley Farms LLC
Shaul Farms Inc.
Twin Orchards Farm Inc.
Potential Mohawk Valley careers in this cluster:
The following is a look at Mohawk Valley salaries for five examples of jobs that full under this career cluster.
Also listed for each job are the education and prior work experience in a related occupation typically needed for the positions.
Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Prior Work
Experience
Veterinarians
$102,860
$74,860
$116,860
Doctoral or
professional degree
None
$39,360
$26,830
$45,620
High school diploma
or equivalent
None
$36,800
$26,030
$42,190
Logging equipment operators
$28,470
$22,220
$31,590
Food batchmakers
$26,810
$20,790
$29,810
Water and wastewater
treatment plant and system
operators
Farm equipment mechanics
and service technicians
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
None
None
None
4
Architecture
and Construction
The architecture and construction career
cluster includes careers in designing,
planning, managing, building and maintaining
the built environment.
Local companies:
architecture and construction career cluster:
(Front, left) Katie Chapman, interior
designer, and (front, right) Luc Lefebvre, senior
project architect, work with their team at
King + King Architects of Syracuse on the
design of the Hoag Library in Albion.
Lancaster Development Inc.
Lupini Construction Inc.
Putrelo Building
Tetra Tech Construction
Tioga Construction Co. Inc.
5
Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Electrical engineers
Architects
$90,890
$65,330
$63,040
$49,590
$104,810
$73,200
Electricians
$53,160
$38,040
$60,720
Carpenters
$45,530
$30,560
$53,020
Aircraft mechanics and
service technicians
$42,580
$36,440
$45,650
Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
Postsecondary nondegree award
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
None
None
None
None
None
Architecture and Construction
Arts, Audio/Visual
Technology and
Communications
The arts, audio/visual technology and
communications career cluster features
designing, producing, writing and publishing
multimedia content including performing arts
and design, journalism and entertainment
services.
Local companies:
Robert Critser, owner of
CAD Designs in Herkimer, adds vinyl graphics
made at his business to a sign panel for a customer.
His CAD Designs business does signs and graphics,
and his Digital Sports Photography and
DSP Images businesses do a variety of
types of photography.
The following are just some examples of local companies in the arts,
audio/visual technology and communications career cluster:
Citizens Telecom Services Co.
Local newspaper, television and radio companies
Newport Telephone Co. Inc.
Time Warner Cable
Verizon
Occupation
Audio and video
equipment technicians
Public Relations Specialists
Graphic designers
Reporters and correspondents
Radio and television
announcers
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
$51,680
$26,530
$64,260
$51,270
$40,850
$40,670
$32,140
$28,050
$27,550
$60,830
$47,260
$47,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
$34,050
$17,230
$42,460
Bachelor’s degree
Arts, Audio/Visual Technology and Communications
Education
Prior Work
Experience
None
None
None
None
None
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Business,
Management and
Administration
The business, management and
administration career cluster includes careers
that encompass planning, organizing, directing
and evaluating business functions essential to
efficient and productive business operations.
Career opportunities in this cluster are
available in every sector of the economy.
Local companies:
Sherry DePerno, president and chief
executive officer of Advanced Tool Inc., works
in her office in Marcy. She also is founder and
CEO of Sherry DePerno: Business Consulting
& Training and the founder and executive
director of ALS of Utica.
business, management and administration career cluster:
Carbone Management Group LLC
D’Arcangelo and Co. LLP
Fitzgerald, DePietro and Wojnas
Med-Care Administrators LLC
West and Company CPAs PC
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Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Chief executives
$142,590
$91,770
$168,000
Bachelor’s degree
Human resources managers
$98,150
$63,540
$115,460
Bachelor’s degree
Executive secretaries and
executive administrative
assistants
$55,530
$39,330
$63,630
High school diploma
or equivalent
Wholesale and retail buyers
$51,740
$29,600
$62,820
Receptionists and
information clerks
$27,340
$20,310
$30,860
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
Five years
or more
Five years
or more
Less than
five years
None
None
Business Management and Administration
Education and
Training
The education and training career cluster
covers planning, managing and providing
education and training services, as well as
related learning support services.
Local companies:
education and training career cluster:
(Right) Lisa Krause, admissions counselor
for SUNY Polytechnic Institute, talks with
(left) Alexis Dawley, a Herkimer BOCES
health science careers student , during
Herkimer BOCES College Day.
Central Valley Central School District
Herkimer College
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica City School District
Occupation
Postsecondary (college)
economics teacher
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
schools
Secondary school teachers
(not including special
education and CTE)
Educational, guidance, school
and vocational counselors
Child, family and school
social workers
Education and Training
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Prior Work
Experience
$94,750
$57,700
$113,270
Doctoral or
professional degree
None
$93,500
$74,890
$102,800
Master’s degree
Five years
or more
$59,880
$43,530
$68,050
Master’s degree
None
$54,090
$35,140
$63,560
Master’s degree
None
$49,090
$34,040
$56,620
Bachelor’s degree
None
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Finance
The finance career cluster includes
planning and services for financial and
investment planning, banking, insurance and
business financial management.
Local companies:
finance career cluster:
Students participate in College Day at
Herkimer BOCES, where they can meet
directly with local college representatives
about going into college programs on
various career paths including finance.
Bank of New York
Defense, Finance and Accounting Service
Metlife Group
New York Century Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
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Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Personal financial advisors
Accountants and auditors
Insurance underwriters
Loan officers
$110,230
$69,080
$62,590
$55,350
$48,310
$44,270
$39,420
$41,390
$141,190
$81,490
$74,170
$62,330
Bill and account collectors
$36,010
$26,650
$40,680
Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
None
None
None
None
None
Finance
Government
and Public
Administration
The government and public administration
career cluster covers executing governmental
functions including governance, national
security, foreign service, planning, revenue
and taxation, regulation and administration
at the local, state and federal levels.
Local companies:
government and public administration career cluster:
Students from the region participate in
the Herkimer County Youth Summit at
Herkimer BOCES. During the event,
students work together and learn how to
be leaders in their school districts.
City of Rome
City of Utica
County of Herkimer
County of Oneida
County of Otsego
Prior Work
Experience
Less than
five years
Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Legislators
$81,090
$71,170
$86,060
Bachelor’s degree
$52,400
$41,100
$58,060
Bachelor’s degree
None
$50,610
$35,680
$58,070
Bachelor’s degree
None
$37,930
$25,650
$44,070
$36,500
$30,100
$39,700
Tax examiners, tax collectors
and revenue agents
Appraisers and assessors
of real estate
Court, municipal and
license clerks
Eligibility interviewers
(government programs)
Government and Public Administration
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
None
None
10
Health Science
The health science career cluster is
the planning, managing and providing of
therapeutic services, diagnostic services,
health informatics, support services, along
with biotechnology research and development.
Local companies:
Herkimer BOCES adult education
students prepare to take the stage for their
graduation from the licensed practical
nursing program. BOCES offers adults a
full-time program or part-time day
or evening program.
The following are just some examples of local companies in the health
science career cluster:
Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare
Little Falls Hospital
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Valley Health Services
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Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Pharmacists
$131,390
$106,040
$144,060
Dentists
$122,360
$99,690
$133,690
Occupational therapists
Dietitians and nutritionists
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
$71,170
$57,910
$51,260
$39,440
$81,130
$67,140
$37,420
$32,290
$39,990
Prior Work
Experience
Education
Doctoral or
professional degree
Doctoral or
professional degree
Master’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postsecondary
non-degree award
None
None
None
None
None
Health Science
Hospitality and
Tourism
The hospitality and touristn career cluster
encompasses the management, marketing
and operations of restaurants and other
foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation
events and travel-related services.
Local companies:
hospitality and tourism career cluster:
Culinary hospitality students serve food
they cooked with their classmates for
an Annual Meeting at Herkimer BOCES.
Students in the program prepare and serve
food for the Annual Meeting each year.
Cooperstown Dreams Park Inc.
Old Forge Properties Inc.
Troon Golf LLC
Turning Stone Resort and Casino
Vernon Downs
Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Food service managers
$54,450
$36,840
$63,250
Chefs and head cooks
$52,810
$32,760
$62,840
$41,750
$30,020
$47,610
$26,740
$18,460
$30,880
$20,700
$18,350
$21,870
Meeting, convention and
event planners
Hotel, motel and resort
desk clerks
Waiters and waitresses
Hospitality and Tourism
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
Less than
five years
Five years
or more
Bachelor’s degree
None
Education
High school diploma
or equivalent
Less than
high school
None
None
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Human Services
The human services career cluster prepares
individuals for employment in career pathways
that relate to family and human needs.
Local companies:
Several Herkimer BOCES child and family
services graduates, pictured here, now work
at the Masonic Care Community’s Child
Care Center. The graduates put to use their
BOCES experience of working with young
children of various ages.
human services career cluster:
Masonic Care Community Child Care Center
New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
New York State Office of Mental Health
Resource Center for Independent Living
United Cerebral Palsy Palsy Association of Utica
Occupation
Social and community service
managers
Mental health counselors
Healthcare social workers
Preschool teachers (not
counting special education)
Hairdressers, hairstylists
and cosmetologists
13
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
$67,120
$46,100
$77,630
Bachelor’s degree
$54,390
$53,410
$32,150
$40,070
$65,520
$60,080
Master’s degree
Master’s degree
Prior Work
Experience
Five years
or more
None
None
$32,900
$22,270
$38,220
Associate degree
None
$22,600
$18,410
$24,700
Postsecondary
non-degree award
None
Human Services
Information
Technology
The information technology career
cluster includes entry level, technical and
professional careers related to the design,
development, support and management of
hardware, software, multimedia and systems
integration services.
Local companies:
information technology career cluster:
A Herkimer BOCES Information Technology
Academy student works on a computer in
class. The ITA offers two programs: business
management and network administration.
Air Force Research Laboratory
Assured Information Security Inc.
BAE Systems Information Solutions Inc.
PAR Government Systems Corp.
Rome Research Corp.
Occupation
Software developers
(applications)
Network and computer
systems administrators
Web developers
Computer programmers
Database administrators
Information Technology
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Prior Work
Experience
$86,550
$56,900
$101,370
Bachelor’s degree
None
$66,840
$45,330
$77,600
Bachelor’s degree
None
$66,330
$60,220
$36,830
$39,130
$81,080
$70,770
Associate degree
Bachelor’s degree
$55,910
$38,520
$64,610
Bachelor’s degree
None
None
Less than
five years
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Law, Public Safety
and Security
The law, public safety, corrections and
security career cluster covers the planning,
managing and providing of legal, public safety,
protective services and homeland security
including professional and technical support
services.
Local companies:
The following are just some examples of local companies in the law,
public safety and security career cluster:
Herkimer BOCES criminal justice
students practice putting on handcuffs
as just one of the many techniques and
skills they learn during class.
City of Utica Police Department
County Sheriff’s and Emergency Departments
Local law firms
Marcy, Mid-State and Mohawk, Correctional Facilities
New York State Police
Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Judges, magistrate judges
and magistrates
$136,980
$123,500
$143,730
Lawyers
$115,590
$60,730
$143,020
$72,880
$45,030
$86,800
$58,100
$34,430
$69,930
$32,490
$26,020
$35,730
Detectives and criminal
investigators
Police and sheriff’s
patrol officers
Police, fire and
ambulance dispatchers
15
Education
Doctoral or
professional degree
Doctoral or
professional degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
Five years
or more
None
Less than
five years
None
None
Law, Public Safety and Security
Manufacturing
The manufacturing career cluster covers
the planning, managing and performing of
the processing of materials into intermediate
or final products, as well as the related
professional and technical support activities
such as production planning and control,
maintenance and manufacturing/process
engineering.
Local companies:
manufacturing career cluster:
Feldmeier Equipment officials - including
multiple Herkimer BOCES graduates - pose
by a large tank welded at Feldmeier in
Little Falls. About 30 percent of Feldmeier’s
employees went through the BOCES
welding program.
Amsterdam Printing and Litho Inc.
Conmed Corp.
Keymark Corp.
Remington Arms Co. LLC
Revere Copper Products Inc.
Occupation
Industrial production
managers
Industrial engineers
Welders, cutters,
solderers and brazers
Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers and weighers
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators and tenders
(metal and plastic)
Manufacturing
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
$78,110
$51,990
$91,160
Bachelor’s degree
$79,000
$56,900
$90,050
$38,370
$27,200
$43,950
$38,040
$24,920
$44,600
Bachelor’s degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
High school diploma
or equivalent
$36,910
$27,770
$41,490
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
Five years
or more
None
None
None
None
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Marketing, Sales
and Service
The marketing, sales and service career
cluster includes the planning, managing and
performing of marketing activities to reach
organizational objectives.
Local companies:
marketing, sales and service career cluster:
Herkimer BOCES students pose with medals
they won during a SkillsUSA competition in
Syracuse - including a first-place finish and
one student taking second place in
advertising design.
ACS Education Solutions LLC
AFSA Data Corp.
APAC Customer Services Inc.
Columbia Place Associates LLC
Staffworks Inc.
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Occupation
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
Marketing managers
$159,950
$96,310
$187,000
Bachelor’s degree
Sales managers
$128,670
$80,990
$152,510
Bachelor’s degree
Market research analysts
and marketing specialists
$54,210
$33,320
$64,650
Bachelor’s degree
Advertising sales agents
$55,930
$25,250
$71,270
Interior designers
$31,120
$21,690
$35,840
High school diploma
or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree
Prior Work
Experience
Five years
or more
Less than
five years
None
None
None
Marketing, Sales and Service
Science,
Technology,
Engineering
and Math
The science, technology, engineering and
math career cluster includes the planning,
managing and providing of scientific research
and professional and technical services
(in areas such as physical science, social
science and engineering) including laboratory
and testing services and research and
development services.
Local companies:
science, technology, engineering and math career cluster:
The final assembly stage of an LED digital
billboard is completed at Fiberdyne Labs in
Frankfort. Pictured, from left to right: Louis
Tucker, LED sign technician; Fred Ostrander, senior
mechanical engineer, and Carl Fredlund, vice
president of engineering.
Centrex Clinical Lab Inc.
Fiberdyne Labs Inc.
Icon Development Solutions LLC
The Indium Corp. of America
Trenton Technology Inc.
Occupation
Computer and information
research scientists
Biological science teachers
(postsecondary)
Farm equipment mechanics
and service technicians
Operations research analysts
Surveying and mapping
technicians
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
$98,520
$78,180
$108,690
$81,910
$45,060
$100,340
$36,800
$26,030
$42,190
$64,270
$41,830
$75,480
$39,640
$28,720
$45,100
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Education
Doctoral or
professional degree
Doctoral or
professional degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
None
None
None
None
None
18
Transportation,
Distribution
and Logistics
The transportation, distribution and
logistics career cluster covers the planning,
management and movement of people,
materials and goods by road, pipeline, air,
rail and water, as well as related professional
and technical support services such as
transportation infrastructure planning and
management, logistics services, mobile
equipment and facility maintenance.
Local companies:
transportation, distribution and logistics career cluster:
Roger Auger, an equipment specialist
and sales representative for the Hunter
Engineering Co., provides tire-changing
training to Herkimer BOCES automotive
technology students.
Family Dollar Distribution Center
Monro Muffler Brake and Services
New York State Department of Transportation
Target Distribution Center
Walmart Distribution Centers in Marcy and Sharon Springs
Occupation
Transportation, storage and
distribution managers
Occupational health and
safety specialists
Logisticians
Heavy and tractor-trailer
truck drivers
Automotive service
technicians and mechanics
19
Average
Entry Level
Experienced
Education
$96,090
$52,700
$117,790
High school diploma
or equivalent
Prior Work
Experience
Five years
or more
$65,270
$48,700
$73,550
Bachelor’s degree
None
$67,060
$44,760
$78,210
None
$38,360
$25,900
$44,590
$36,160
$25,210
$41,640
Bachelor’s degree
Postsecondary
non-degree award
High school diploma
or equivalent
None
None
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

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