Also called: Pool Builder, Swimming Pool Contractor
Owns a company that designs and builds in-ground swimming pools, from digging the hole to the first swim.
You meet a family in their backyard to sketch a pool, then juggle crews: excavators, steel tiers, gunite sprayers, plumbers, tile setters and plasterers. You walk each job to check quality and handle permits and inspections. Summer is crazy busy and profitable.
Business owner income varies widely with company size.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Years of construction experience plus a state contractor license; business classes help.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Business.
Growing about average. Tied to housing and the economy.
Low risk for 10 years. 3D pool design apps help sell projects; excavation, crews, permits and customer trust keep this a human-run business.
Classes: Business, Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9021.
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