Upholstery

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    26
    declining 16.1%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $4,772
    growing 49.4%

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    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Upholstery degree recipients are Savannah, GA, Mayagüez, PR, and Lakewood, WA. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Upholstery degree recipients are Mayagüez, PR, Savannah, GA, and Lakewood, WA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Upholstery is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Upholstery and the types of students that study this field. Savannah Technical College awards the most degrees in Upholstery in the US, but Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez and Savannah Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Upholstery.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Upholstery programs are Public, 2-year institutions (6 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (14 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Upholstery (2024)
    1. 11 degrees awarded
    2. 10 degrees awarded
    3. 2 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Upholstery, is Public, 2-year (14 completions in 2024).

    The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Upholstery programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $4,772
    Median In-State Public

    Savannah Technical College has the most Upholstery degree recipients, with 11 degrees awarded in 2024.

    The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Upholstery.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Highest Concentration Institution
    1. 12.2%
    2. 0.549%

    Out of all institutions that offer Upholstery programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Upholstery, with 12.2%.

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    Degrees Awarded by County

    Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Upholstery
    1. 11 degrees awarded
    2. 10 degrees awarded
    3. 2 degrees awarded

    This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Upholstery by year.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Precision Production in the United States.

    The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Precision Production degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Precision Production (15 students).

    Degrees Awarded

    The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Upholstery are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Female (53.8%)
    Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

    This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Upholstery.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. Hispanic or Latino
      15 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. White
      6 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Black or African American
      3 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Upholstery for each race & ethnicity.

    In 2024, Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Degrees

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Upholstery.

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    Skills

    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Upholstery field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Upholstery majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Upholstery majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.

    These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Upholstery majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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