For many people the economy is still wreaking havoc on their financial security. And while unemployment maybe stabilizing there are still many people who continue to look for work. But some people may not be opening their eyes to see great opportunities when they’re right in front them.
Forbes recently released its list of the Top 10 Best-Paying Blue-Collar jobs and if you’re looking to switch careers this list could be a great jumping off point. According to Forbes most of these jobs do require some lid of training and some even up to a four-year apprenticeship.
Topping the list is Elevator installer and repairer with a nice sized salary of $67.950 a year. Sadly missing from the list this year is Construction worker as the real estate and construction industries still try to recover from the deep slump both industries feel into with the down economy.
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Rank |
Occupation | Annual Salary |
| 1 | Elevator installers and repairers | $67,950 |
| 2 | Powerhouse substation and relay repairer | $61,700 |
| 3 | Transportation inspector | $61,110 |
| 4 | Oil and gas rotary drill operator | $59,560 |
| 5 | Commercial diver | $58,060 |
| 6 | Petroleum pump system operator, refinery operator and gauger | $56,990 |
| 7 | Boilermaker | $56,680 |
| 8 | Electrical power line installer and repairer | $58,860 |
| 9 | Locomotive engineer | $53,590 |
| 10 | Telecommunications equipment installer and repairer |
$52,990 |
Bluecollarjobs.com is a great site to visit and you can even open up the phone book and start making some cold calls to find out the requirements if any of these jobs look like they may be of interest to you. And remember when looking for work the two most important things to remember id to keep your eyes AND mind open.
It’s definitely sad seeing construction workers out from the list. It looks like the economy will take longer than expected to recover from the housing hit.
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