Fence Erectors build coordination, time management and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (90%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 90% | $58,970 | +23% | None |
| 2 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 88% | $58,930 | +23% | None |
| 3 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 88% | $62,780 | +31% | None |
| 4 | Carpenters | 87% | $60,580 | +26% | None |
| 5 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 86% | $49,120 | +2% | None |
| 6 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 83% | $57,020 | +19% | None |
| 7 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 82% | $51,330 | +7% | None |
| 8 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 81% | $63,870 | +33% | None |
| 9 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 81% | $76,170 | +59% | None |
| 10 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 79% | $62,120 | +29% | None |
Compared with Fence Erectors, median $47,980. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as fence erectors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
90% skill match · $58,970 · +23% pay
Technology Design
88% skill match · $58,930 · +23% pay
Installation · Technology Design
88% skill match · $62,780 · +31% pay
Installation · Operations Monitoring · Operation and Control
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (90% skill match, median $58,970), Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (88% skill match, median $58,930) and Structural Iron and Steel Workers (88% skill match, median $62,780), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than fence erectors at the median. The biggest increases: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (+99%, $95,320), Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+59%, $76,170) and Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (+33%, $63,870).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.