Construction trades majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a construction trades degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in construction trades. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 307 construction trades major resumes to identify the jobs construction trades majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Construction Trades Degree
- Starting Salary$39,000Job openings13,953Top Locations:Job Description:Carpenters construct and repair building frameworks and structures—such as stairways, doorframes, partitions, rafters, and bridge supports—made from wood and other materials. They also may install kitchen cabinets, siding, and drywall.
- Starting Salary$36,000Job openings12,307Top Locations:Job Description:Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair pipes that carry liquids or gases to, from, and within businesses, homes, and factories.
- Starting Salary$36,000Job openings42,007Top Locations:New York, NY; Binghamton, NY; Pittsburgh, PA;Job Description:Construction and building inspectors ensure that construction meets local and national building codes and ordinances, zoning regulations, and contract specifications.
- Starting Salary$32,000Job openings3,371Top Locations:Job Description:General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.
- Starting Salary$31,000Job openings5,862Top Locations:Job Description:Carpenters construct and repair building frameworks and structures—such as stairways, doorframes, partitions, rafters, and bridge supports—made from wood and other materials. They also may install kitchen cabinets, siding, and drywall.
- Starting Salary$31,000Job openings178,450Top Locations:Job Description:General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.
- Starting Salary$27,000Job openings47,261Top Locations:Job Description:Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures.
- Starting Salary$27,000Job openings154,227Top Locations:Job Description:Hand laborers and material movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Others feed or remove material to and from machines, clean vehicles, pick up unwanted household goods, and pack materials for moving.
- Starting Salary$25,000Job openings115,130Top Locations:Job Description:General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.
- Starting Salary$24,000Job openings62,473Top Locations:Job Description:Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures.
