women in clean energy
New York's ambitious clean-energy goals are great news for CTE students!
As the state reduces its reliance on non-renewable energy and moves toward a carbon-neutral economy, it will need many skilled workers to help build, maintain, and improve the technologies that power a more sustainable future.
MEN in Cosmetology
Max Factor. Vidal Sassoon. Charles Revson. Wayne Goss. Patrick Starrr. [Your Name Here.]
Some of the biggest names in the history of the beauty industry have been men. Ironically, more than 90% of cosmetologists in the U.S. today are women! But the industry is experiencing a major shift, and you can be part of a new wave of men transforming the field of cosmetology.
WOMEN IN UAV (DRONE) Piloting
Drones — also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) — are an emerging technology that is poised to transform how innumerable industries function. Because drones can go places that humans cannot, they’re commonly associated with industries that require access to remote locations or dangerous conditions, such as disaster response, military operations, weather monitoring, oil and gas exploration, and mining. However, as technology has become cheaper and more accessible, drones are going mainstream in a BIG way, with sky-high employment prospects on the horizon.
women in hvac/r
Job opportunities for HVAC/R technicians are heating up! A lack of skilled labor, coupled with growing demand for cutting-edge technology and ecologically friendly systems, means that HVAC/R jobs are projected to grow at a much faster than average rate during the current decade (O*NET Online). To cope with this unprecedented workforce shortage, the HVAC/R industry is increasingly looking to women to help fill the gap.
Men in early Childhood Education
Male educators can make a real difference for their students, particularly to those who might not have positive male role models in their lives. But because teaching has long been perceived as “women’s work,” men are often conspicuously absent from the classroom. Nowhere is this gender imbalance more obvious than in early childhood education.
WOMEN IN Electrical trades
Every electrician knows that a circuit with gaps won’t function. And yet, the gender gap in the electrical trades is one of the largest among all occupations — the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that fewer than 4% of electricians employed in the U.S. are women.
PHLEBOTOMY CAREERS FOR MEN
Imagine a career where you are a critical member of a medical team that is literally saving lives every day. If you think that career would require years of schooling and thousands of dollars of tuition, think again. You can become one of the unsung heroes of healthcare in less than a year by training as a phlebotomist.
Men in dental hygiene and dental assisting
CTE students preparing for careers in dental assisting and dental hygiene have a lot to smile about. That’s because the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has designated these careers as “Bright Outlook” occupations that are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years. In New York, see more than 20% growth in job openings by 2032.
WOMEN IN WELDING
Welding is a vibrant and dynamic career path that expects significant growth in employment opportunities during this decade. The American Welding Society anticipates a shortage of 300,000 welders by 2024, and the industry needs women to help fill these jobs. However, welding remains one of the most male-dominated occupations in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up only 5% of all welders in the U.S. in 2022.