This project team will examine how skills and credentials obtained through career and technical education are rewarded in the labor market. To do so, the researchers will link NOCTI technical assessment scores from four Atlanta-area school districts to postsecondary and earnings data. The team will also analyze whether there is an additional earnings increase for obtaining industry-recognized credentials and how outcomes may vary across career and technical education pathways and student and school characteristics.

Data Sources

• Data: Administrative student records from Georgia's State Longitudinal Data System (GA•AWARDS) for high school students in four metro area school districts, CTE test scores, high school graduation, and college enrollment and completion
• Mobility Outcomes: GA•AWARDS data on employment and earnings