North American Contractor Certification

Median Annual Income

$59,640

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Median Annual Income

$56,350

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

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.

Median Annual Income

$48,840

Projected Job Growth

+10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Median Annual Income

$48,910

Projected Job Growth

+10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

Median Annual Income

$55,700

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.

Median Annual Income

$47,540

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

Median Annual Income

$52,640

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Median Annual Income

$58,780

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Median Annual Income

$45,320

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

Median Annual Income

$48,480

Projected Job Growth

-15 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.