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Skilled Trades
Install, maintain, and repair the electrical power, lighting, communications, and control systems that keep buildings running.
Median pay (U.S.)
Top 10% earn more than $108k
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Skilled Trades
Install, maintain, and repair the heating, cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration systems that control temperature and air quality in buildings.
Median pay (U.S.)$61,010
Top 10% earn more than $95k
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Pay figures are national data for all workers in each occupation from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are not starting pay or a guarantee. Individual stories show one person's experience. How we source data
Labels like Hands-on and People-focused are BWTD classifications based on occupational data. How we classify