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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
6
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Fence Erector

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

Core Skills
Installing fencing or barriers, Installing wooden components, Installing metal components, Measuring work site dimensions, Determining operation locations, Mixing needed substances, Digging holes or trenches, Driver's license, Verifying alignment of structures or equipment
Hands-On Work
Positioning structural components, Pouring materials

Education

  • High School Diploma
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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

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Add how many locations you established for each project.

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Established precise locations for several fence installations, ensuring compliance with project specifications

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Several locations for each installationA few locations per projectMost locations for multiple projects

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Measured and marked fence lines to establish accurate locations for installation

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Made installation faster and more accurateReduced errors in fence placementHelped the team work more efficiently

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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

The work itself

What a Fence Erector does

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Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

What it pays

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
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$46,780$64,600$81,300
AL$38,390$39,820$48,640
AR$38,380$46,150$47,930
AZ$44,540$46,270$57,120
CA$46,740$56,060$69,690
CO$45,050$48,380$54,830
CT$42,800$53,180$68,300
DE$45,760$50,630$59,330
FL$37,810$45,550$54,820
GA$30,800$36,990$47,090
IA$47,370$52,510$56,610
IL$42,050$50,710$61,450
IN$42,780$47,520$59,700
KS$40,100$47,130$55,690
LA$19,050$51,770$56,950
MA$47,690$48,430$61,380
ME$36,870$45,310$51,050
MI$40,360$45,800$48,350
MN$48,000$57,260$59,900
MO$37,060$43,290$46,000
MS$37,260$38,700$43,150
MT$44,800$55,720$61,450
NC$36,390$39,100$47,270
ND$46,630$49,310$49,410
NE$48,560$50,120$60,620
NH$47,100$50,850$60,150
NJ$49,640$56,690$60,860
NM$38,900$44,450$46,670
NV$46,430$46,940$48,620
NY$34,780$48,000$58,480
OH$45,680$47,870$58,980
OK$30,100$37,870$46,030
OR$42,210$44,580$47,220
PA$47,050$58,600$72,670
RI$45,960$46,450$53,870
SC$35,140$37,960$41,380
SD$42,810$48,380$56,780
TN$38,200$45,330$47,230
TX$34,140$37,270$45,780
UT$45,440$48,720$62,200
VA$35,180$40,050$47,800
WA$47,930$51,860$59,610
WI$47,430$51,410$86,410
WV$36,500$45,040$81,480
WY$34,290$39,750$51,700

Other names

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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