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	Fence Erectors	Carpenters	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Construction and Building Inspectors	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SUMMARY	68% High Risk	28% Low Risk	24% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	46% Moderate Risk	38% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	4.7/10	7.0/10	6.8/10	5.5/10	6.6/10	6.1/10
POLLING	35% (Low Risk, Based on 15 votes)	26% (Low Risk, Based on 519 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	38% (Low Risk, Based on 67 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 59 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 103 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	4.6%	4.5%	5.3%	-0.8%	4.4%	3.8%
WAGES	$46,940 or $22.57 per hour	$59,310 or $28.51 per hour	$78,690 or $37.83 per hour	$72,120 or $34.67 per hour	$62,700 or $30.14 per hour	$48,620 or $23.37 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	22,640	697,740	806,080	137,210	64,720	1,531,700
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DESCRIPTION	Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.	Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.	Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.	Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.	Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

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