Construction Laborer

Skilled Trades · SOC 47-2061

Key numbers

Median pay: $47,120 a year ($22.66 an hour)
Pay range: $35,090 (10th percentile) to $78,090 (90th percentile)
Jobs: 1,096,780 wage and salary jobs
Typical entry education: No single education requirement (BLS: see How to Become One); short-term on-the-job training (a month or less)

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (wage and salary workers). Requirements checked November 2026. How to read these numbers

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