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When you first come to this page, the following Construction-related occupations are sorted by Projected Need for Employees. Notice that, generally speaking, the more education you have, the higher your wage.

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Construction Related Occupations and Their Projected 10 Year Growth
Sort by Occupation Title (Sorted initially by Projected Need)	Sort by Projected Need for Employees (2006 - 2016)	Sort by Projected Growth	Sort by (Median) 2008 Hourly Wage Range2			Sort by (College degree) Education & Training3
			Bottom 10%	Median	Top 10%	High School or less	Some College	College degree or higher
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (Video Not Available)	476,000		$13	$25	$51	22% 31% 47%
Carpenters View View	348,000		$12	$19	$33	68% 24% 8%
Electricians View View	234,000		$14	$22	$38	49% 43% 8%
Construction Laborers View View	227,000		$9	$14	$26	76% 18% 6%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers View View	178,000		$17	$28	$45	58% 31% 11%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (Video Not Available)	174,000		$10	$16	$26	57% 36% 7%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters View View	157,000		$13	$22	$38	66% 29% 5%
Construction Managers View View	152,000		$23	$38	$70	39% 33% 28%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance View View	137,000		$11	$16	$27	73% 19% 8%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators View View	118,000		$12	$19	$33	76% 21% 3%

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For a complete list of construction occupations and to find more information on education requirements and salary ranges, please visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Web page at http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm.