Helpers, Construction Trades

This post summarizes key statistics on Helpers, Construction Trades using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	20,599
25	34,023
30	30,898
35	33,988
40	32,887
45	30,898
50	40,826
55	37,261
60	36,858
65	35,724

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	23.5
High School Degree	49.9
Some College, No Degree	16.8
Associate's Degree	4.5
Bachelor's Degree	4.1
Master's Degree	0.6
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.5
PhD	0.1

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	8.30
20-39	15.30
39-41	56.70
41-50	15.10
50-60	3.50
More than 60	1.10

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Helpers, Construction Trades.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
85.00	30,541	All construction
1.10	36,650	General government, n.e.c.
0.80	68,414	Water supply and irrigation
0.80	20,599	Elementary and secondary schools
0.80	54,020	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
0.70	34,207	Sanitary services
0.60	32,957	Furniture and fixtures
0.50	37,076	Electric light and power
0.50	48,988	Gas and steam supply systems
0.50	62,373	Electric and gas, and other combinations

This table highlights the top industries people working as Helpers, Construction Trades work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Helpers, Construction Trades. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
94.70	No 4-Year Degree	30,898
0.50	Mechanical Engineering	28,352
0.50	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	5,401
0.40	Accounting	4,765
0.40	Business Management and Administration	30,541
0.30	Electrical Engineering	84,296
0.30	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	48,617
0.30	Commercial Art and Graphic Design	74,849
0.20	Communications	86,432
0.20	Journalism	73,715

This table highlights the top majors people working as Helpers, Construction Trades received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Helpers, Construction Trades. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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