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What are the highest paying trade jobs?

By Daniel Johnston

What are the highest paying trade jobs?

Highest-paying trade careers

  1. Licensed practical nurse. National average salary: $25.18 per hour.
  2. HVAC technician. National average salary: $23.25 per hour.
  3. Home inspector. National average salary: $52,066 per year.
  4. Plumber. National average salary: $24.58 per hour.
  5. Electrician.
  6. Landscape designer.

What trade is most in-demand?

42 In-Demand High-Paying Trade Jobs

  • Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer.
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic.
  • Licensed Practical Nurse.
  • Plumber, Pipefitter, or Steamfitter.
  • Welder, Cutter, Solderer, or Brazer.
  • Bus or Truck Mechanic or Diesel Engine Specialist.
  • Automotive Technician and Repairer.

What is the best trade to learn in 2021?

Top 15 Highest Paying Trade Jobs in 2021

  • Electrician.
  • HVAC Technician.
  • Rotary Drill Operator.
  • Home and Building Inspector.
  • Landscape Architect.
  • Wind Turbine Technician.
  • Solar Photovoltaic Installer.
  • Millwright. If you love machines, then you’re in luck.

What trades pay 100K a year?

Jobs that Pay 100K With 4 Years of School

  • Computer and Information Systems Manager.
  • Marketing Manager.
  • Sales Manager.
  • Human Resources Manager.
  • Purchasing Manager.
  • Air Traffic Controller.
  • Medical or Health Services Manager.
  • Computer Network Architect.

What trade can I learn in 6 months?

The following positions require a certificate from programs that can be completed in six months:

  • Emergency Medical Technician.
  • Funeral director.
  • Brick Mason.
  • Personal trainer.
  • Medical coder.
  • Firefighter.
  • Air traffic controller.
  • Automobile service station manager.

What’s the easiest trade to learn?

5 Booming Trade Careers That Don’t Require Student Loans

  • Wind Turbine Technicians.
  • Electricians.
  • Elevator Mechanics.
  • Industrial Maintenance Mechanic.
  • HVACR Technicians.

What jobs are needed in 2021?

15 Kinds of Jobs That Are In Demand—and Growing—Heading Into 2021

  • Business Development and Sales.
  • Workplace Diversity.
  • Digital Marketing.
  • Digital Content.
  • Education.
  • Professional and Personal Coaching.
  • Mental Health.
  • Engineering.

What trades are not physically demanding?

Contractors also ranked carpentry, drywall and insulation, and cleaning in the top five. How about what is the least physically demanding trade? The consensus seems to be that plumbers and electricians have the least physically demanding work among the skilled trades.

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