Career Profiles
This is just the beginning of a lifetime of exciting opportunities that a construction career can bring you. As your knowledge and experience grow, there will be many career choices available to you… craft professional, foreman, project superintendent, project manager, company owner, just to name a few. Click on the images below to investigate career details or explore your salary and education options with filters provided.
All salaries are reflective of a state-wide average. Individual companies may offer less or more based on market conditions and other factors.
Carpenter
Carpenter
$47,920 per year | $23.04 per hour
Do you like building, traveling and being outdoors? Why not consider a career that is fun and offers financial freedom.
Concrete Finisher
Concrete Finisher
$47,370 per year | $22.78 per hour
This career involves using concrete to build attractive, durable surfaces and structures.
Construction Manager
Construction Manager
$101,500 per year | $48.80 per hour
Do others seek your guidance to complete group assignments or project-based tasks?
Craft Laborer
Craft Laborer
$40,200 per year | $19.33 per hour
Would you consider yourself a jack of all trades? If so, a construction laborer career might be an option to explore!
Drywall Installer
Drywall Installer
$47,960 per year | $23.06 per hour
If you’ve ever been able to hang a picture or poster on your wall, thank a drywall professional!
Electrician
Electrician
$51,300 per year | $24.66 per hour
If you’re into sound systems, robotics or tinkering with wires, you should think about a career as an electrician.
Framer
Framer
$48,000
These skilled craftspeople use drawings to lay out and construct the frame of a structure.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Heavy Equipment Operator
$57,320 per year | $27.56 per hour
Do you have an interest in operating dump trucks, bulldozers or other vehicles classified as heavy machinery?
HVAC Technician
HVAC Technician
$50,420 per year | $24.24 per hour
Are you interested in model building or have coined yourself Mr. Fix It?
Ironworker
Ironworker
$51,320 per year | $24.67 per hour
If you are looking for an exciting career where you can balance from the top of a brand new skyscraper, then ironworking is for you.
Mason
Mason
$48,740 per year | $23.43 per hour
Do you dream of building a structure with your own two hands or restoring historical buildings? Check out training in masonry!
Millwright
Millwright
$48,280 per year | $23.21 per hour
Do you take things apart and put them back together just to see how they work?
Painter
Painter
$42,340 per year | $20.35 per hour
Do you have an eye for different colors, textures and tones? Would you consider yourself artsy?
Pipefitter
Pipefitter
$55,470 per year | $26.67 per hour
Are you a little bit of a perfectionist? Do you enjoy reading plans and making something useful? Consider training to become a pipefitter.
Plumber
Plumber
$55,470 per year | $26.67 per hour
Are you always tinkering with objects? Do people ask for your help with fixing mechanical things? Look into becoming a plumber!
Roofer
Roofer
$47,450 per year | $22.81 per hour
Take an interest in becoming a roofer and rise above the rest!
Sheet Metal Worker
Sheet Metal Worker
$49,130 per year | $23.62 per hour
Are you a visual person? Do you enjoy mechanics and fitting puzzles together?
Sprinkler Fitter
Sprinkler Fitter
$66,163 per year | $31.81 per hour
Are you a detail-oriented kind of person? Sprinkler fitting may be a good career to consider!
Underground Construction
Underground Construction
$63,000 per year | $30.29 per hour
Have you ever wondered how the gas, water, sewer, communication and power lines get installed?
Welder
Welder
$48,520 per year | $23.33 per hour
Do you get a kick out of watching sparks fly on the Fourth of July? Choose a career in welding and watch them fly every day!
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