Construction and Trades
Helpers--Extraction Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $47,730
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
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
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
- 2025 median pay
- $40,470
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- 2025 median pay
- $42,360
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Helpers--Roofers
- 2025 median pay
- $44,160
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Highway Maintenance Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $50,260
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
- 2025 median pay
- $49,120
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Insulation Workers, Mechanical
- 2025 median pay
- $58,340
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- 2025 median pay
- $74,500
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- 2025 median pay
- $59,850
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- 2025 median pay
- $49,400
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Paperhangers
- 2025 median pay
- $52,140
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- 2025 median pay
- $53,340
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Pile Driver Operators
- 2025 median pay
- $73,300
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Pipelayers
- 2025 median pay
- $49,000
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- 2025 median pay
- $57,660
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Plumber / Pipefitter
- 2025 median pay
- $63,800
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
- 2025 median pay
- $70,070
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
- 2025 median pay
- $58,970
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent + apprenticeship
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Rock Splitters, Quarry
- 2025 median pay
- $48,740
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Roof Bolters, Mining
- 2025 median pay
- $78,540
- Entry credential
- High school diploma or equivalent
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Roofers
- 2025 median pay
- $55,440
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- 2025 median pay
- $67,890
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential + related experience
Prior related experience: less than 5 years.
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Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- 2025 median pay
- $46,960
- Entry credential
- No formal educational credential
No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
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Segmental Pavers
- 2025 median pay
- $49,910
- Entry credential
- Specialty requirements need verification
Prior experience requirements need verification for this occupation.
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