Career Atlas USA

Best Careers for Construction/Woodwork Interests

A more specific interest area within Realistic.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,680
  2. 2Carpenters$60,580
  3. 3Furniture Finishers$44,540
  4. 4Model Makers, Wood$56,550
  5. 5Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,380
  6. 6Helpers--Carpenters$43,780
  7. 7Patternmakers, Wood$49,630
  8. 8Floor Sanders and Finishers$50,440
  9. 9Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$42,770
  10. 10First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,920
  11. 11Construction Managers$114,990
  12. 12Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$45,990
  13. 13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,590
  14. 14Construction and Building Inspectors$74,690
  15. 15Construction Laborers$47,120
  16. 16Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$42,660
  17. 17Civil Engineers$100,840
  18. 18Upholsterers$46,340
  19. 19Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$41,600
  20. 20Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$46,460
  21. 21Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$99,280
  22. 22Craft Artists$46,080
  23. 23Fence Erectors$47,980
  24. 24Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$58,930
  25. 25Plasterers and Stucco Masons$57,660
  26. 26Stonemasons$57,390
  27. 27Facilities Managers$106,660
  28. 28Roofers$55,440
  29. 29Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,950
  30. 30Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$46,420
  31. 31Cost Estimators$78,740
  32. 32Tapers$68,270
  33. 33Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$49,120
  34. 34Interior Designers$67,190
  35. 35Architectural and Civil Drafters$66,150
  36. 36Set and Exhibit Designers$75,240
  37. 37Electricians$63,190
  38. 38Glaziers$57,080
  39. 39Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,400
  40. 40Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,250
  41. 41Brickmasons and Blockmasons$62,120
  42. 42Solar Photovoltaic Installers$53,140
  43. 43Pile Driver Operators$73,300
  44. 44Tile and Stone Setters$55,690
  45. 45Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$76,170
  46. 46Millwrights$65,700
  47. 47Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,690
  48. 48Commercial and Industrial Designers$83,910
  49. 49Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$61,560
  50. 50Sheet Metal Workers$61,800

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.