Vocational Programs for Construction Trades Workers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $59,350 and $29 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Construction Trades Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 4,588,620 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Construction Trades Workers is $14,190. The average length of the programs is 892 hours and the average completion time is 9.29 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Construction Trades Workers Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Construction Trades Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Construction Trades Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Mason/Masonry	53	-	-	815 Hours	10.29 Months
Carpentry/Carpenter	258	$9,248	$829	986 Hours	9.88 Months
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher	5	$18,200	-	900 Hours	7.00 Months
Drywall Installation/Drywaller	4	-	-	-	-
Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker	2	-	-	-	-
Boilermaking/Boilermaker	4	-	-	-	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Construction Trades Workers Career

The following 76 occupations are related to Construction Trades Workers.

Related Occupations toConstruction Trades Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Boilermakers	11,130	$73,840	$36
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	56,830	$63,430	$31
Stonemasons	9,790	$56,930	$27
Carpenters	700K	$60,970	$29
Carpet Installers	15,560	$52,290	$25
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	25,150	$56,680	$27
Floor Sanders and Finishers	5,070	$49,910	$24
Tile and Stone Setters	42,420	$53,920	$26
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	1,460	$54,220	$26
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	90,860	$61,480	$30
Tapers	15,560	$69,300	$33
Glaziers	53,390	$58,320	$28
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	38,510	$52,080	$25
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	22,850	$60,530	$29
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	216K	$52,110	$25
Paperhangers	1,830	$54,020	$26
Pipelayers	34,840	$52,840	$25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	22,310	$59,050	$28
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	17,400	$60,290	$29
Roofers	135K	$55,840	$27
Sheet Metal Workers	116K	$64,270	$31
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	16,460	$45,590	$22
Helpers--Carpenters	21,770	$40,860	$20
Helpers--Electricians	68,670	$41,240	$20
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	45,300	$39,460	$19
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	18,770	$67,330	$32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3,610	$47,830	$23
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	540	$49,900	$24
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	102K	$38,720	$19
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	47,960	$53,470	$26
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Machinists	291K	$54,600	$26
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	11,780	$45,130	$22
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	422K	$52,640	$25
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6,660	$60,110	$29
Upholsterers	25,740	$44,820	$22
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	88,460	$44,620	$21
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Dredge Operators	940	$53,700	$26
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20

Schools offering vocational programs for Construction Trades Workers

The following 316 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Construction Trades Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.