Fence Erectors Career, Salary and Skills
Fence Erectors have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $47,980 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 24,480. Wage data is published for 100 locations.
Occupation description
Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.
O*NET code
47-4031.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$47,980
Hourly median
$23.07
Employment
24,480
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$35,810
10th
$40,400
25th
$47,980
Median
$58,610
75th
$70,010
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Speaking | 3.00 | 2.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.00 | 2.25 |
| Time Management | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Operation and Control | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.62 | 2.12 |
Typical tasks
- Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences.
- Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.
- Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.
- Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications.
- Align posts, by lines or sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels.
- Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.
- Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers.
- Insert metal tubing through rail supports.
Technology
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Cutlist Plus fx
- Maxwell Systems American Contractor
- Microsoft Excel
- Software Design Associates Computer Fencing System CFS
Fence Erectors salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Fence Erectors Salary in CAMedian $56,060 · Employment 3,150
- Fence Erectors Salary in FLMedian $45,550 · Employment 2,020
- Fence Erectors Salary in TXMedian $37,270 · Employment 1,800
- Fence Erectors Salary in WAMedian $51,860 · Employment 1,450
- Fence Erectors Salary in New York, NYMedian $51,600 · Employment 1,290
- Fence Erectors Salary in PAMedian $58,600 · Employment 1,150
- Fence Erectors Salary in NYMedian $48,000 · Employment 1,010
- Fence Erectors Salary in OHMedian $47,870 · Employment 950
- Fence Erectors Salary in NJMedian $56,690 · Employment 910
- Fence Erectors Salary in Seattle, WAMedian $55,440 · Employment 730
- Fence Erectors Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $50,290 · Employment 710
- Fence Erectors Salary in ILMedian $50,710 · Employment 690
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.