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Explore Construction Careers
We know that transitioning to civilian life can be tough. You’re not just looking for a job, you’re looking for a new career and a new life – one that can fill you with the same sense of purpose, belonging, and pride that you felt in the service.
Call us biased, but we think the construction trades offer some of the best careers for transitioning military. The trades offer structure, purpose, pay and training that are difficult to find in the civilian world, and work that is meaningful and tangible. Plus, your time in the military has perfectly positioned you to excel at a career in the trades.
Why Join Union Construction
The building trades have some of the highest pay and job satisfaction ratings, and for good reason. It’s fulfilling and rewarding work – tangible work you do with your own hands – and it comes with amazing benefits, including competitive salaries, great work-life balance, rich health and wellness benefits, and more.
Explore Careers in the Trades
Join the team of Craftworkers that install, maintain and repair masonry products including brick, block, cement, marble, plaster, stone, tile and terrazzo
Assemble, install and repair boilers, closed vats and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids…
Build and repair building frameworks and structures—such as stairways, doorframes, partitions…
Install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control…
Install, repair, fix and maintain elevators, escalators, moving walkways and other lifts…
Install structural and reinforcing iron and steel to form and support buildings, bridges and roads…
Perform many tasks that require physical labor on construction sites. Laborers work at building, highway…
By the numbers: Millwrights $37,000-$79,000 Salary $28.55/hr Median Pay 56,300 Estimated New Apprentices Needed Per Year Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Think you have what it takes to be a…
Apply paint, stain and coatings to walls and ceilings, buildings, bridges and other structures…
Both Plaster and Concrete segments have multiple specialty fields and niche markets which are essential to maintaining the variety and quality of construction projects throughout North America…
The skilled Plumbers and Pipefitters of the United Association are among the best trained and safest skilled tradespeople working in the building industry today. Members are actively engaged in plumbing…
Replace, repair and install the roofs and waterproofing systems of buildings using a variety of materials…
Fabricate or install products that are made from thin metal sheets, such as ducts used in heating and air…
By the numbers: Teamsters $31,000-$73,000 Salary $23.23/hr Median Pay 231,100 Estimated New Apprentices Needed Per Year Source: BLS Want to join America’s largest, most diverse union? Get Started Now! The…
Already have an advanced degree, training, and/or certifications? We have thousands of employers looking for veterans with established skill sets. On the other side of the working equation is management….