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Carpet Installers

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Carpet Installers

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$35,250

($16.95/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-0.4%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

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Mechanical Door Repairers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$41,640

($20.02/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Floor Layers

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$43,460

($20.90/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.7%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Tile and Stone Setters

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$43,930

($21.12/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

121

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$46,490

($22.35/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.4%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

725

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$45,810

($22.02/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Glaziers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$40,010

($19.24/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

147

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$41,550

($19.98/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

194

Upholsterers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$44,370

($21.33/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

751

Mechanical Insulation Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$47,170

($22.68/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

198

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$41,150

($19.79/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

687

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$46,350

($22.28/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

256

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$46,480

($22.34/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$47,220

($22.70/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

1,910

Roofers

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$43,130

($20.74/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

321

General Maintenance and Repair Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$40,900

($19.66/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

5,597

Floor Sanders and Finishers

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$40,670

($19.55/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$43,840

($21.08/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

Carpenters

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$44,980

($21.63/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.7%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

2,339

Sheet Metal Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$46,860

($22.53/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.6%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

400

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

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Education: No formal educational credential

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No formal educational credential

Median Annual Wage

$44,860

($21.57/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.3%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

635

Boilermakers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$65,720

($31.60/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-0.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$40,750

($19.59/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

162

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$48,180

($23.16/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-1.6%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Median Annual Wage
Education
Experience Needed
Description

Carpet Installers

$35,250($16.95/hr)

No formal educational credential

Carpet installers lay and finish carpet.

Mechanical Door Repairers

$41,640 ($20.02/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Mechanical door repairers install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.

Floor Layers

$43,460 ($20.90/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Floor Layers apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Tile and Stone Setters

$43,930 ($21.12/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Tile and Stone Setters apply hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

$46,490 ($22.35/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Automotive body and glass repairers restore, refinish, and replace vehicle bodies and frames, windshields, and window glass.

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

$45,810 ($22.02/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Automotive body and glass repairers restore, refinish, and replace vehicle bodies and frames, windshields, and window glass.

Glaziers

$40,010 ($19.24/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Glaziers install glass in windows, skylights, and other fixtures in buildings.

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

$41,550 ($19.98/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers hang wallboard and install ceiling tile inside buildings. Many also install and tape wallboard.

Upholsterers

$44,370 ($21.33/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Upholsterers make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

Mechanical Insulation Workers

$47,170 ($22.68/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Insulation workers, also called insulators, install and replace the materials used to insulate mechanical systems.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$41,150 ($19.79/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint products like glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials.

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

$46,350 ($22.28/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Brickmasons and Blockmasons (or, simply, masons) use bricks and concrete blocks to build fences, walkways, walls, and other structures.

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

$46,480 ($22.34/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers install reinforcing iron and steel to form and support bridges, roads, and other structures.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

$47,220 ($22.70/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters install and repair piping fixtures and systems.

Roofers

$43,130 ($20.74/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Roofers replace, repair, and install the roofs of buildings, using a variety of materials, including shingles, bitumen, and metal.

General Maintenance and Repair Workers

$40,900 ($19.66/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.

Floor Sanders and Finishers

$40,670 ($19.55/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Floor Sanders and Finishers scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using a floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and then apply coats of finish.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

$43,840 ($21.08/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Plasterers and Stucco Masons apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. They may also set ornamental plaster.

Carpenters

$44,980 ($21.63/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials.

Sheet Metal Workers

$46,860 ($22.53/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Sheet Metal Workers fabricate or install products that are made from thin metal sheets, such as ducts used in heating and air conditioning systems.

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

$44,860 ($21.57/hr)

No formal educational credential

None

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers pour, smooth, and finish concrete floors, sidewalks, roads, and curbs. They use a variety of hand and power tools.

Boilermakers

$65,720 ($31.60/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

$40,750 ($19.59/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

$48,180 ($23.16/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

None

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems assemblers fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles.

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