While the value of higher education will never go away, in today's economy we should honor and promote people who educate themselves. When you look at a new candidate, rather than look at his or her college degree, maybe you should take more time to look at his experience, ability to learn, drive, and problem solving skills.
1 Average salary: $54,000 P/A. * 2  Wages will vary according to your level of skill, experience and employer. 3  Employment level: 4,000 as of November 2012 (Projected employment levels in 2017 of 4,000). 4  Average weekly hours: Average weekly hours worked for a full time Boat Builder or Shipwright is 45.5 hours.
Salary Outlook. Construction workers perform the important task of building our infrastructure, so their median salary â one thatâs just over $30,000 â may seem surprising. In 2013, the highest paid in the profession earned $58,900 per year, and the lowest paid earned less than $20,000.The average salary for construction workers in 2013 was $35,020. The metropolitan areas that best pay their construction workers are Leominster, Massachusetts; Gary, Indiana; and Brockton, Massachusetts.orkers in this sector who handle the logistics of a project also make more: cost estimators brought home an average of $63,660 in 2013, and construction managers earned an average of $92,700.