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Fence Erector resume
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Also called wire fence erector, wood fence erector, chain link fence installer and fence builder.
$47,980 Median pay a year
24,480 People do this work
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Installing fencing or barriers Installing wooden components Installing metal components Positioning structural components Verifying alignment of structures or equipment Measuring work site dimensions Determining operation locations Mixing needed substances Digging holes or trenches Pouring materials Welding metal components Marking reference points Every line comes from the same public record as the rest of this page. The greyed parts are the ones only you can answer.
Summary Fence erector building and repairing fences and gates, using hand and power tools while measuring, marking, and aligning posts for proper installation
Experience
Fence Erector
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Established fence locations and checked for electric cables or water lines Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes Measured and laid out fence lines, marking posthole positions Aligned posts using plumb bobs or spirit levels to ensure vertical alignment Attached rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames Discussed fencing needs with customers and provided estimates and quotes Constructed and repaired barriers, retaining walls, and other types of fences Skills
Hands-On Work Installing fencing or barriers , Installing wooden components , Installing metal components , Positioning structural components , Mixing needed substances , Digging holes or trenches , Pouring materials
Checking & Planning Verifying alignment of structures or equipment , Measuring work site dimensions , Determining operation locations
Core Skills Driver's license Education High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Found fence location Set up posts in holes Measured and marked fence lines Checked post alignment Attached rails to posts Talked to customers about fences becomes
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Established precise locations for fence installation, ensuring compliance with project specifications. Measured and marked fence lines to establish accurate locations for installation These are written the way a resume line reads. Rung asks which ones are actually yours, keeps your own words, and never claims work you did not do.
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Add how many locations you established for each project. The line
Established precise locations for several fence installations, ensuring compliance with project specifications
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Several locations for each installation A few locations per project Most locations for multiple projects Or add your own.
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Measured and marked fence lines to establish accurate locations for installation
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Made installation faster and more accurate Reduced errors in fence placement Helped the team work more efficiently Or add your own.
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What a Fence Erector does
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Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.
How much does a Fence Erector make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile $40,400 Median $47,980 75th percentile $58,610
About 24,480 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
Other names for this job
wire fence erector, wood fence erector, chain link fence installer, fence builder, fence contractor, fence installer, fence laborer, fence mechanic, fence repairman, fence tech, fence technician, gate tech.
More names for this work gate technician, installer, laborer, wire fence builder, wood fence installer.
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Installing fencing or barriers Installing wooden components Installing metal components Positioning structural components Verifying alignment of structures or equipment Measuring work site dimensions Mixing needed substances Welding metal components Marking reference points 4 chosen. Rung never adds a task you did not choose.
Fence Erector Already yours: Installing fencing or barriers, Installing wooden components, Installing metal components
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
What you have not done yet. Verifying alignment of structures or equipment, Measuring work site dimensions, Mixing needed substances
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Installing fencing or barriers Installing wooden components Installing metal components Positioning structural components Nothing here was invented. Every line is something you chose above, and it comes with you when you start.
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This page is about the occupation Fence Erectors. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page , and the full data credits are on the credits page .