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The skilled trades, in your community.

Live regional wage data, training paths, registered apprenticeships, and open jobs — for the trades thegroupTheory is helping Cumberland County residents explore. See the work, the pay, and what's hiring near you before you commit to a thing.

Fayetteville,
North Carolina
Home base · Cumberland County
12
Trade families you can explore
53
Distinct trade roles, wage-mapped
//How to use this page

Three things you can do here.

Built for every stage of the journey — from "is this trade right for me?" through "where are the jobs?" No account needed to look around.

01

Explore

See what each trade actually pays in your region, the training path, the apprenticeships that count, and the day-to-day reality of the work. Browse honestly — no signup, no pressure.

02

Find your path

Every trade card shows the routes in — registered apprenticeships, trade school, and on-the-job entry — plus who offers them near you. See which pathway fits before you spend a dollar or a semester.

03

See what's hiring

Live regional openings refreshed continuously from the KinTrades platform — by trade, by ZIP. Sign up to put your work samples in front of local employers when you're ready.

//Featured skilled trades

The trades worth exploring — and what they actually pay.

Wage ranges from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — OEWS, May 2025 for North Carolina — the pay a worker in the Fayetteville · Cumberland County area can expect. Apprenticeship and job-listing data refreshed continuously from KinTrades.

High Demand
Trade 01 · HVAC & Refrigeration

HVAC & Refrigeration

Trade school + EPA 608 · Fayetteville Tech (FTCC)
North Carolina pay range $38K – $77K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
44 active
Apprenticeships
18 in-region
HVAC Technician · HVAC Installer · Refrigeration Tech
Explore HVAC & Refrigeration on KinTrades →
High Demand
Trade 02 · Electrical Trades

Electrical Trades

Apprenticeship + trade school · IEC · IBEW · ApprenticeshipNC
North Carolina pay range $37K – $117K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
39 active
Apprenticeships
21 in-region
Electrician · Industrial Electrician · Low-voltage Tech · Solar Installer
Explore Electrical Trades on KinTrades →
Trade 03 · Construction

Construction & Structural Trades

Apprenticeship or trade school · Multiple regional pathways
North Carolina pay range $31K – $82K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
52 active
Apprenticeships
17 in-region
Carpenter · Mason/Bricklayer · Roofer · Framer · Drywall Installer
Explore Construction & Structural Trades on KinTrades →
Trade 04 · Automotive & Diesel

Automotive & Diesel

Trade school · Fayetteville Tech (FTCC) · regional employers
North Carolina pay range $32K – $83K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
28 active
Apprenticeships
9 in-region
Automotive Tech · Diesel Mechanic · Auto Body Tech
Explore Automotive & Diesel on KinTrades →
Trade 05 · Welding

Welding & Industrial

Trade school + AWS certification · Fayetteville Tech (FTCC)
North Carolina pay range $37K – $82K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
31 active
Apprenticeships
12 in-region
Welder · Machinist · Millwright · Sandblaster
Explore Welding & Industrial on KinTrades →
Trade 06 · Plumbing & Pipe Trades

Plumbing & Pipe Trades

Apprenticeship · Regional apprenticeship pathways
North Carolina pay range $39K – $76K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
24 active
Apprenticeships
14 in-region
Plumber · Pipefitter · Fire Sprinkler Tech
Explore Plumbing & Pipe Trades on KinTrades →
Popular
Trade 07 · Transportation & CDL

CDL & Transportation

CDL license · FTCC · ApprenticeshipNC · regional carriers
CDL truck driver · NC pay $39K – $76K
Open jobs · Fayetteville
47 active
CDL programs
6 in-region
CDL Truck Driver · Bus Driver · Delivery Driver · Forklift Operator · Tow Truck Operator
Explore Transportation on KinTrades →

Pay ranges are the North Carolina median + 90th percentile from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — OEWS, May 2025 — the wages a worker based in Fayetteville / Cumberland County can expect, refreshed annually each spring. Open-job and apprenticeship counts shown here are illustrative; each trade card links to the canonical KinTrades family page, where openings and apprenticeship counts are refreshed continuously, with role-by-role detail, apprenticeship pathways, and the day-in-the-life view.

// Live demand · Fayetteville region

The bottleneck isn't the talent.
It's the connection.

Across Cumberland County and the Fayetteville metro, employer demand is actively outpacing the supply of job-ready trades talent — which is exactly the gap this partnership closes.

218
Active trade openings · Fayetteville MSA
91
Registered apprenticeships · North Carolina
82%
Of area employers hiring entry-ready
4
NC + 3 states of live openings you can reach
Snapshot · refreshed continuously from kintrades.com
//Three ways into the trades

Three real paths.
All of them work.

Whether you start at a trade school, enter an apprenticeship, or arrive already credentialed — the platform meets you where you are.

Path 1

Trade School

Start at a local trade school or community college like Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC). Earn an industry certification, build a work-sample portfolio, then use KinTrades to connect with regional employers hiring in your trade.

Path 2

Registered Apprenticeship

Apply to a registered apprenticeship — through ApprenticeshipNC, IEC, IBEW, or a local employer — and earn while you learn. Live listings on the trade cards above show which programs are accepting applications right now near you.

Path 3

Direct Employment

Already credentialed? Skip training and connect directly with regional employers actively hiring in your trade. The KinTrades matching engine surfaces your work to the openings that fit, in the region you're in.

Explore the trades.
Find your path. Get to work.

Pick a trade above to dig into wages, apprenticeships, and what's hiring near you. Or reach out to the thegroupTheory team to learn more.

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