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Construction builds where we live and work. Explore project management, design and surveying, skilled trades, and heavy equipment.

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Build things that last.

Manage projects, budgets, and inspections.

Draft, survey, and engineer the plans.

The trades that put it all together.

Run the equipment and fabricate the parts.

Careers most students have never heard of. Keep tapping for more.

Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).

$106,980/yrApprenticeship (very common) | Trade school certificate | Licensure (varies by trade)↑ Above Average

Good fit if you ...enjoy solving problems and working toward measurable outcomes.

$89,940/yrCertificate or Associate degree | Bachelor's degree in related field | Master's or adva…↗ Steady

Good fit if you …like learning by doing (projects).

$59,310/yrApprenticeship (very common) | Trade school certificate | Licensure (varies by trade)↗ Steady

Heavy Equipment Operators drive and control large construction machinery such as bulldozers, excavators, cranes, and lo…

$52,000/yrApprenticeship (very common) | Trade school certificate | Licensure (varies by trade)↗ Steady

Real jobs most students have never heard of.

Paths you can start through certificates, apprenticeships, or on the job.

Strong earning potential.

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