Construction and Trades
Boilermakers
- 2025 median pay
- $76,410
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Construction and Trades careers
Explore construction and trades careers, entry credentials, national pay, and work experience requirements. Each career starts with a 30-second visual brief, followed by the underlying evidence.
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Construction and Trades
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- 2025 median pay
- $62,120
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Carpenters
- 2025 median pay
- $60,580
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Carpet Installers
- 2025 median pay
- $50,340
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
- 2025 median pay
- $57,020
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Construction and Building Inspectors
- 2025 median pay
- $74,690
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: 5 years or more.
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Construction Laborers
- 2025 median pay
- $47,120
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Continuous Mining Machine Operators
- 2025 median pay
- $61,810
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
- 2025 median pay
- $58,620
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
- 2025 median pay
- $58,930
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
- 2025 median pay
- $60,190
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Electrician
- 2025 median pay
- $63,190
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
- 2025 median pay
- $109,910
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
- 2025 median pay
- $57,430
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- 2025 median pay
- $61,390
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Fence Erectors
- 2025 median pay
- $47,980
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $79,920
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + related experience
Prior related experience: 5 years or more.
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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- 2025 median pay
- $56,460
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Floor Sanders and Finishers
- 2025 median pay
- $50,440
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Glaziers
- 2025 median pay
- $57,080
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $49,450
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- 2025 median pay
- $47,550
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Helpers--Carpenters
- 2025 median pay
- $43,780
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Helpers--Electricians
- 2025 median pay
- $42,670
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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