How people get into Construction Laborers

What it takes to do this work

No state licence that we can see, but employers commonly ask for OSHA-10 / OSHA-30 (Construction or General Industry). That is an employer preference rather than a legal gate, so some will hire and train instead.

The jobs people hold first

These are the jobs people hold before moving into this one. Doing one of them is not the only way in, and it is not a requirement. It is the route the data can actually see.

Work people come from	Typical pay	Step up	Evidence
Helpers--Electricians No licence we can see I do this now →	$36,210	+$14,830	Named career step
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers No licence we can see I do this now →	$39,080	+$11,960	Named career step
Highway Maintenance Workers No licence we can see I do this now →	$46,730	+$4,310	Named career step
Tree Trimmers and Pruners No licence we can see I do this now →	$46,050	+$4,990	Related work
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers No licence we can see I do this now →	$46,530	+$4,510	Related work
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators No licence we can see I do this now →	$50,070	+$970	Related work
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners No licence we can see I do this now →	$50,590	+$450	Related work
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers No licence we can see I do this now →	$49,070	+$1,970	Related work

Named career step Lightcast lists this as a career step from your kind of work, based on the skills the two jobs share and what local employers hire for. It is the strongest signal we have, though it is not a record of individual people moving.

Related work The federal O*NET occupation index lists this as related to your kind of work, because the two share skills and day-to-day activities. It is a match on the work itself, not a record of people moving between them.

We keep those labels apart because they are different strength claims, and none of them means we watched individual people make the move.

Routes that already pay more than construction laborers are left out, because those are side moves rather than ways in. So are routes needing more schooling than you told us about.

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