Career Atlas USA

Construction and Extraction Careers

60 occupations in this category.

  1. Boilermakers$76,410
  2. Brickmasons and Blockmasons$62,120
  3. Carpenters$60,580
  4. Carpet Installers$50,340
  5. Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,020
  6. Construction and Building Inspectors$74,690
  7. Construction Laborers$47,120
  8. Continuous Mining Machine Operators$61,810
  9. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$58,620
  10. Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$58,930
  11. Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$60,190
  12. Electricians$63,190
  13. Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$109,910
  14. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$57,430
  15. Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$61,390
  16. Extraction Workers, All Other$57,010
  17. Fence Erectors$47,980
  18. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,920
  19. Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$56,460
  20. Floor Sanders and Finishers$50,440
  21. Glaziers$57,080
  22. Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,450
  23. Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$47,550
  24. Helpers--Carpenters$43,780
  25. Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$42,670
  26. Helpers--Electricians$42,670
  27. Helpers--Extraction Workers$47,730
  28. Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$40,470
  29. Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$42,360
  30. Helpers--Roofers$44,160
  31. Highway Maintenance Workers$50,260
  32. Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$49,120
  33. Insulation Workers, Mechanical$58,340
  34. Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$74,500
  35. Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$49,910
  36. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,850
  37. Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,400
  38. Paperhangers$52,140
  39. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$53,340
  40. Pile Driver Operators$73,300
  41. Pipelayers$49,000
  42. Plasterers and Stucco Masons$57,660
  43. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,800
  44. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$70,070
  45. Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$58,970
  46. Rock Splitters, Quarry$48,740
  47. Roof Bolters, Mining$78,540
  48. Roofers$55,440
  49. Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,890
  50. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$46,960
  51. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$49,880
  52. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$58,160
  53. Sheet Metal Workers$61,800
  54. Solar Photovoltaic Installers$53,140
  55. Stonemasons$57,390
  56. Structural Iron and Steel Workers$62,780
  57. Tapers$68,270
  58. Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$76,170
  59. Tile and Stone Setters$55,690
  60. Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$70,130