Construction Careers

1. 1Construction Laborers

   $47,120 · High school

2. 2First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

   $79,920 · Training or associate

3. 3Solar Energy Installation Managers

   $79,920 (broader group) · Training or associate

4. 4Electricians

   $63,190 · Training or associate

5. 5Carpenters

   $60,580 · High school

6. 6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

   $59,850 · High school

7. 7Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

   $63,800 · Training or associate

8. 8Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

   $63,800 (broader group) · Training or associate

9. 9Painters, Construction and Maintenance

   $49,400 · High school

10. 10Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

    $57,020 · High school

11. 11Highway Maintenance Workers

    $50,260 · High school

12. 12Construction and Building Inspectors

    $74,690 · Training or associate

13. 13Energy Auditors

    $74,690 (broader group) · Training or associate

14. 14Roofers

    $55,440 · High school

15. 15Sheet Metal Workers

    $61,800 · High school

16. 16Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

    $58,930 · High school

17. 17Structural Iron and Steel Workers

    $62,780 · High school

18. 18Helpers--Electricians

    $42,670 · High school

19. 19Glaziers

    $57,080 · High school

20. 20Brickmasons and Blockmasons

    $62,120 · High school

21. 21Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

    $49,450 · High school

22. 22Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

    $46,960 · High school

23. 23Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

    $49,120 · High school

24. 24Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

    $42,360 · High school

25. 25Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

    $58,160 · High school

26. 26Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

    $53,340 · High school

27. 27Tile and Stone Setters

    $55,690 · High school

28. 28Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

    $57,430 · High school

29. 29Pipelayers

    $49,000 · High school

30. 30Solar Photovoltaic Installers

    $53,140 · High school

31. 31Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

    $49,880 · High school

32. 32Insulation Workers, Mechanical

    $58,340 · High school

33. 33Fence Erectors

    $47,980 · High school

34. 34Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

    $109,910 · Training or associate

35. 35Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

    $56,460 · High school

36. 36Helpers--Carpenters

    $43,780 · High school

37. 37Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

    $70,070 · High school

38. 38Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

    $60,190 · High school

39. 39Plasterers and Stucco Masons

    $57,660 · High school

40. 40Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

    $47,550 · High school

41. 41Continuous Mining Machine Operators

    $61,810 · High school

42. 42Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

    $58,970 · High school

43. 43Carpet Installers

    $50,340 · High school

44. 44Tapers

    $68,270 · High school

45. 45Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

    $67,890 · High school

46. 46Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

    $58,620 · High school

47. 47Boilermakers

    $76,410 · High school

48. 48Stonemasons

    $57,390 · High school

49. 49Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

    $40,470 · High school

50. 50Helpers--Extraction Workers

    $47,730 · High school

51. 51Helpers--Roofers

    $44,160 · High school

52. 52Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

    $74,500 · High school

53. 53Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

    $61,390 · High school

54. 54Floor Sanders and Finishers

    $50,440 · High school

55. 55Rock Splitters, Quarry

    $48,740 · High school

56. 56Pile Driver Operators

    $73,300 · High school

57. 57Roof Bolters, Mining

    $78,540 · High school

58. 58Paperhangers

    $52,140 · High school

59. 59Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

    $76,170 · High school

How this list is made: All careers in this BLS occupation group that have full data, most common jobs first (BLS employment). Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025 national median.

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