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Occupation

Employment 2020

% Projected growth by 2030

Typical education required

Post-hire training

Annual Median Income

Construction and extraction occupations

126,068

8.0

$53,760

Construction laborers

20,509

11.9

—

$40,430

Electricians

12,704

11.2

π

$64,220

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

12,371

9.1

π

$73,250

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

8,874

7.7

π

$65,570

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

8,663

8.0

π

$64,730

Painters, construction and maintenance

5,918

6.7

—

$45,910

Highway maintenance workers

5,774

6.6

π

$46,910

Roofers

3,118

7.5

—

$46,000

Sheet metal workers

2,858

7.6

π

$59,470

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

1,040

13.2

π

$48,070

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

935

15.1

π

$50,940

Structural iron and steel workers

921

10.8

π

$68,640

Glaziers

869

7.9

π

$55,810

Floor layers, except carpet, wood and hard tiles

617

13.3

—

$53,060

Insulation workers, mechanical

589

8.8

π

$66,660

Elevator installers and repairers

463

8.2

π

$94,310

Plasterers and stucco masons

440

6.8

—

$40,480

Miscellaneous construction and related workers

301

12.0

π

$40,120

Earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts and blasters

282

7.1

π

$50,440

Installation, maintenance and repair occupations

117,423

7.5

$48,880

Maintenance and repair workers, general

34,082

6.7

π

$43,920

Industrial machinery mechanics

12,417

25.5

π

$55,500

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

5,477

7.7

ππ

$53,190

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

2,139

17.1

π

$54,220

Maintenance workers, machinery

2,054

12.8

π

$57,010

Installation, maintenance and repair workers, all other

2,048

9.1

π

$43,410

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

2,026

11.3

π

$42,980

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

1,332

8.2

ππ

$62,040

Medical equipment repairers

949

9.2

πππ

$49,150

Coin, vending and amusement machine servicers and repairers

942

11.5

π

$40,890

Millwrights

676

13.6

π

$62,990

Mechanical door repairers

433

20.3

π

$45,810

Electric motor, power tool and related repairers

288

9.7

π

$47,600

Recreational vehicle service technicians

267

24.7

π

$40,570

Avionics technicians

207

13.0

πππ

$42,640

Production occupations

319,263

2.9

$39,030

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

24,080

8.6

π

$63,390

Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers

17,005

12.6

π

$46,530

Machinists

9,978

13.0

π

$40,070

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic

3,948

7.3

π

$42,950

Multiple machine tool setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic

2,722

12.8

π

$43,490

Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

1,164

32.0

ππ

$55,360

Dental laboratory technicians

897

18.0

π

$41,430

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

600

12.2

π

$52,080

Crushing, grinding and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders

477

7.8

π

$41,070

Chemical plant and system operators

225

8.9

π

$63,380

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators and gaugers

119

14.3

π

$65,520

Education Typically Required

No formal educational credential

—

High school diploma or equivalent

π

Postsecondary non-degree award or
some college, no degree

ππ

Associate degree

πππ

Bachelor’s degree

ππππ

On-the-job training needed

None

Short-term

Moderate

Long-term

Apprenticeship