Building Our Community
BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES I magine a world without construction contractors, masons, plumbers, electricians, etc. These craftspeople and technicians provide services that are critical to meeting our everyday needs. The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg understands the importance of these roles and strongly supports educating students about career path options to build the next generation of the workforce. We have many HBA Members who participate on occupational advisory committees providing In-Class demonstrations, seminars, training, and work hand-in-hand on special projects with the area career and technical schools. It is their passion to help enlighten the students on a career in the trades from a firsthand real-world perspective.
Have You Considered a Career in the Trades? State Wage and Workforce Demand Data: Pennsylvania Annual Wages in Construction: Pennsylvania First‐Line Supervisors Construction Trades Brickmasons and Blockmasons
$67,760
$59,390
Carpenters
$68,520
$55,850
Tile and Stone Setters
$76,570
$59,360
Construction Laborers
$54,220
$45,260
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
$41,600
$52,130
Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators
$73,830
$62,280
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
$61,940
$53,660
Electricians
$85,990
$70,300
Glaziers
$54,170
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
$42,600
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
$60,320
$50,420
$47,640
$56,960
Pipelayers
$61,920
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
$62,040
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
$79,550 $72,760 $89,670
$60,790
Roofers
$49,840
$58,750
Construction and Building Inspectors
$60,100
Tapers
$60,180
Top 25% Earn at Least
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020.
Central Keystone Living // SPRING 2022
$90,100
$62,220
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
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$94,100
$77,430
Mean
$72,930 $65,580
