$39,310($18.90/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators use equipment to apply concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways. They may also use equipment for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.
$56,260 ($27.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Industrial machinery mechanics and machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
$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.
$53,720 ($25.83/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians, also called mechanics, inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.
$46,820 ($22.51/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Earth Drillers operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction.
$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.
$49,020 ($23.57/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical power, communications, lighting, and control systems in homes, businesses, and factories.
$49,980 ($24.03/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Industrial machinery mechanics and machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
$49,670 ($23.88/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Structural Iron and Steel Workers install structural iron and steel to form and support bridges, roads, and other structures.
$45,380 ($21.82/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators use construction equipment like bulldozers and front-end loaders to dig, move, and grade earth; erect structures; or pour concrete. Among other duties, they may repair and maintain equipment.
$49,600 ($23.85/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Industrial machinery mechanics and machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
$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.
$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.
$48,550 ($23.34/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Continuous Mining Machine Operators use self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks, in a continuous operation.
$47,220 ($22.70/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters install and repair piping fixtures and systems.
$62,450 ($30.03/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
5 years or more
First-line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
$44,720 ($21.50/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Extraction Workers Helpers support extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Their duties include supplying equipment and cleaning their work area.
$55,260 ($26.57/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Crane and Tower Operators operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.
$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.
$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.
$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.
$66,910 ($32.17/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Rail-track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators install, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines.
$47,360 ($22.77/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Surface Mining Excavating Machine, Loading Machine, and Dragline Operators handle or tend machinery at surface mining sites. They use vehicles and tools equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
$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.
$43,720 ($21.02/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Synthetic and Glass Fiber Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
$45,030 ($21.65/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Underground Mining Loading and Moving Machine Operators use underground loading or moving machines to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Their equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.