Browse by Career Cluster Construction: Skilled Trades Save Table:
Careers focused on skilled work that is essential to constructing, maintaining, and repairing buildings and infrastructure including carpentry; welding; masonry; electrical; plumbing; and heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC-R).
show more show less Professionals in the skilled trades play a key role in shaping the environment, combining hands-on skills with technical knowledge to ensure functionality and safety in both new and existing infrastructure and structures. Many skilled trades are also in high demand in the Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Energy and Natural Resources Clusters.
Example programs of study:
Carpentry Electrical Systems Green Construction HVAC-R Welding Technology
47-2011.00 Boilermakers 47-2021.00 Brickmasons and Blockmasons 51-7011.00 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 47-2031.00 Carpenters 47-2041.00 Carpet Installers 47-2051.00 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-4099.00 Construction and Related Workers, All Other 47-2061.00 Construction Laborers 49-9012.00 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 47-2081.00 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 51-2022.00 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 47-2111.00 Electricians 51-2023.00 Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 47-4021.00 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 17-3029.00 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 47-4031.00 Fence Erectors 47-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-2042.00 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-2043.00 Floor Sanders and Finishers 51-7021.00 Furniture Finishers 49-9099.01 Geothermal Technicians 47-2121.00 Glaziers 49-9021.00 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 47-3019.00 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3011.00 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3012.00 Helpers--Carpenters 47-3013.00 Helpers--Electricians 49-9098.00 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 47-3014.00 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3015.00 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3016.00 Helpers--Roofers 49-9031.00 Home Appliance Repairers 49-9099.00 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 47-2131.00 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2132.00 Insulation Workers, Mechanical 49-9094.00 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 49-9071.00 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9011.00 Mechanical Door Repairers 49-9044.00 Millwrights 51-7031.00 Model Makers, Wood 17-3029.01 Non-Destructive Testing Specialists 47-2141.00 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 51-9123.00 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 47-2142.00 Paperhangers 51-7032.00 Patternmakers, Wood 17-3029.08 Photonics Technicians 47-2151.00 Pipelayers 47-2161.00 Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2152.00 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 49-9045.00 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 47-2171.00 Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2181.00 Roofers 49-2098.00 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 47-4091.00 Segmental Pavers 47-2211.00 Sheet Metal Workers 47-1011.03 Solar Energy Installation Managers 47-2231.00 Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-2152.04 Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians 47-2022.00 Stonemasons 47-2221.00 Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2082.00 Tapers 47-2053.00 Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 47-2044.00 Tile and Stone Setters 51-4111.00 Tool and Die Makers 47-4099.03 Weatherization Installers and Technicians 51-4121.00 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4122.00 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-7099.00 Woodworkers, All Other
Source: National Career Clusters® Framework
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