Education & Training
Building/Construction Finishing
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Carpet Installers High school diploma
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers High school diploma
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Construction and Building Inspectors Certificate or apprenticeship
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers High school diploma
- Facilities Managers Associate degree
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles High school diploma
- Floor Sanders and Finishers High school diploma
- Glaziers High school diploma
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall High school diploma
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical High school diploma
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Certificate or apprenticeship
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers High school diploma
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance High school diploma
- Paperhangers High school diploma
- Roofers High school diploma
- Security Managers Bachelor's degree
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers High school diploma
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers High school diploma
- Tile and Stone Setters High school diploma
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $36,806 | $39,229 | $9,500 | 357 |
| Associate degree | $52,390 | $60,309 | $11,664 | 219 |
| Bachelor's degree | $74,340 | $88,899 | $17,750 | 11 |
| Master's degree | — | — | — | 1 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.