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Fence Erectors

Does the hands-on work that keeps construction sites running.

Typical education to startNo formal educational credential
Job outlook2025–2035: +6%
Median pay$47,980 a year (2025)
Interest codeRC Realistic, Conventional

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Construction laborers prepare sites, move materials, run tools and small equipment, and help skilled trades on buildings, roads and bridges. Many move into an apprenticeship in a trade.

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High school courses that build toward it

  • Woodworking · Career and Technical

    Builds building and construction, which this job uses.

  • Geometry · Math

    Builds math, which this job uses.

  • English 10 · English

    Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

  • Physical Education · Health and PE

    Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

  • Physics · Science

    Builds physics, which this job uses.

  • Ceramics · Arts

    Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.

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Fence Erectors on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.