Also called: Storm Shutter Installer, Impact Window Installer
Installs roll-down, accordion and panel storm shutters and impact windows that protect Gulf and Atlantic coast homes from hurricanes.
In Florida you drill into concrete block walls and mount tracks for a roll-down shutter on a beach house. When a hurricane is coming, your phone rings nonstop as homeowners beg for emergency installs.
Estimated; storm season brings long hours.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: None required.
Growing faster than average. Stronger storms and strict coastal building codes keep demand rising.
Low risk for 10 years. Mounting shutters and windows on homes stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to storm shutter and impact window companies for installer helper jobs
Classes: Construction tech, Earth science, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4099.
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