The purpose of the construction industry is to build and maintain all kinds of structures, including homes, manufacturing plants, office buildings, streets and highways, sewers, irrigation projects, and more. The industry also includes related activities such as painting, electrical work, and plumbing. 

High school diploma or no formal education requirements

• Carpenters

• Construction laborers

• Derrick operators, oil and gas

• Explosives workers

• Highway maintenance workers

• Insulation workers, mechanical

• Pipelayers

• Riggers

• Solar photovoltaic installers

• Structural iron and steel workers

Apprenticeship, Certificate or associates degree

• Electricians

• Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

• Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC-R) mechanics and installers

• Solar energy installation managers

• Supervisors of landscaping, lawn service and groundskeeping workers

Bachelor’s degree or advanced work experience

• Civil engineers

• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

• Civil Engineers

• Cost Estimators

• Geodetic Surveyors

• Interior Designers

• Landscape Architects

• Surveyors