$47,250($22.72/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
-
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
$60,860 ($29.26/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Industrial machinery mechanics maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment.
$48,190 ($23.17/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Recreational vehicle service technicians diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. They can specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems, as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. This category includes workers who perform customized van conversions.
$62,200 ($29.90/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Most tractor-trailer drivers are long-haul drivers and operate trucks with a total weight exceeding 26,000 pounds for the vehicle, passengers, and cargo. These drivers deliver goods over intercity routes that sometimes span several states.
$54,070 ($26.00/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical power, communications, lighting, and control systems in homes, businesses, and factories.
$75,630 ($36.36/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Electrical power-line installers and repairers install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. They also may erect poles or transmission towers.
$45,760 ($22.00/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.
$55,650 ($26.75/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Riggers set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
$39,610 ($19.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers fix, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
$50,990 ($24.52/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair piping fixtures and systems.
$62,750 ($30.17/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
$62,650 ($30.12/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Control and valve installers and repairers install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
$50,040 ($24.06/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Structural Iron and Steel Workers install structural iron and steel to form and support bridges, roads, and other structures.
$102,310 ($49.19/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers install, maintain, and fix elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and other lifts.
$62,060 ($29.84/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Crane and Tower Operators operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.
$59,390 ($28.55/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment.
$53,190 ($25.57/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Diesel service technicians and mechanics (also known as diesel technicians) inspect, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engine.
$57,150 ($27.48/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Most tractor-trailer drivers are long-haul drivers and operate trucks with a total weight exceeding 26,000 pounds for the vehicle, passengers, and cargo. These drivers deliver goods over intercity routes that sometimes span several states.
$50,840 ($24.44/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Surface Mining Excavating Machine, Loading Machine, and Dragline Operators handle or tend machinery at surface mining sites. They use vehicles and tools equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
$45,760 ($22.00/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Rail-track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators install, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines.
$51,440 ($24.73/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems assemblers fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles.
$99,290 ($47.74/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Power plant operators control the systems that generate and distribute electric power.
$46,680 ($22.44/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Model Makers are metal and plastic machine workers who set up and operate machines to make working models of metal or plastic objects.