Carver Career Center

Charleston, WV · Public · 163 students · Visit Website

Carver Career Center in Charleston, WV, offers hands-on vocational and technical training for both high school students and adults in various in-demand fields. The center emphasizes practical skills through a "Simulated Workplace" model and provides certification opportunities in programs like Allied Health and Cosmetology. Many adult programs feature flexible schedules, including morning, afternoon, and some evening classes, with select healthcare programs including clinical experience.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$27,517/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

48/100

All Programs at Carver Career Center

2 trade programs at Carver Career Center, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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55 $41,510/yr Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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41 $13,524/yr Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Carver Career Center using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.