Construction Laborers

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

$46,050

Median Annual Pay

Jobs growth:

+7% projected 2024–2034

What They Do

Construction laborers and helpers perform tasks, such as using, supplying, or holding materials or tools and cleaning work areas and equipment, on construction sites.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Construction Trades(associates)Honolulu Community College, HI

Construction Trades(associates)Charter College, AK

Construction Trades(certificate)Perry Technical Institute, WA

Construction Trades(certificate)Great Oaks Career Campuses, OH

Construction Trades(certificate)Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center, MN

Construction Trades(certificate)Bay Mills Community College, MI

Construction Trades(certificate)Arkansas State University Three Rivers, AR

Construction Trades(certificate)Arizona Western College, AZ

Construction Trades(certificate)Casper College, WY

Construction Trades(certificate)Brightpoint Community College, VA

Construction Trades(certificate)Central Arizona College, AZ

Construction Trades(certificate)Central Virginia Community College, VA

Construction Trades(certificate)Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, AR

Construction Trades(certificate)Chemeketa Community College, OR

Construction Trades(certificate)Colorado Mesa University, CO

Construction Trades(certificate)Blue Mountain Community College, OR

Construction Trades(certificate)Cochise County Community College District, AZ

Construction Trades(certificate)Danville Community College, VA

Construction Trades(certificate)East Arkansas Community College, AR

Construction Trades(certificate)East Central College, MO

Construction Trades(certificate)Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus, NM

Construction Trades(certificate)Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College, NM

Construction Trades(certificate)Ellsworth Community College, IA

Construction Trades(certificate)Front Range Community College, CO

Construction Trades(certificate)Clackamas Community College, OR

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