Compare A Construction Laborer ↔ B Ironworker
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1 move · +$11,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Ironworker: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Construction Laborer to Ironworker +$11,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Structural Iron and Steel Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Operations Monitoring, Time Management
Side by side
All Structural Iron and Steel Workers: Texas median $52,240, $11,620 more a year than all Construction Laborers ($40,620), every experience level.
Ironworker: 34% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Construction Laborer (18%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year
B +3.6% Texas, 850 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.0 / 5+0.43.4 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.76Outdoors, all weather: A 4.63, B 2.87
- High places+1.53High places: A 2.21, B 3.74
- Bending or twisting+1.51Bending or twisting: A 2.62, B 4.13
- Climbing ladders+1.31Climbing ladders: A 1.76, B 3.07
- Kneeling or crawling+1.16Kneeling or crawling: A 2.22, B 3.38
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 57%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 2
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
To build: 3
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.62
- Operations Monitoring +0.50
- Time Management +0.50
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