No education requirements
Most jobs in these careers have no training or experience requirements; some might require a high school diploma.
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Rock Splitters, Quarry
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
High school diploma
Most jobs in these careers require a diploma and some previous work experience.
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Carpenters
Carpet Installers
Construction Laborers
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Dredge Operators
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Fence Erectors
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Glaziers
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Helpers--Carpenters
Helpers--Electricians
Helpers--Extraction Workers
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Helpers--Roofers
Hoist and Winch Operators
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Paperhangers
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Pile Driver Operators
Pipelayers
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Riggers
Roof Bolters, Mining
Roofers
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Segmental Pavers
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Sheet Metal Workers
Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Tapers
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Tile and Stone Setters
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Highway Maintenance Workers
Mechanical Door Repairers
Millwrights
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Experience or associate’s degree
Most jobs in these careers require community or technical college training, related work experience, or an associate’s degree.
Crane and Tower Operators
Electricians
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Stonemasons
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Boilermakers
Commercial Divers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Bachelor’s degree
Most jobs in these careers require a four-year degree and often require related experience.
Construction Managers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Civil Engineers
Cost Estimators
Geodetic Surveyors
Interior Designers
Landscape Architects
Surveyors
Transportation Engineers
