Job description template

Fence Installer Job Description Template

A copy-ready fence installer job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows fence installers earn a median of $47,980 ($23.07/hour); the middle 50% earn $40,400–$58,610.

Job title

Fence Installer

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable fence installer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will call for utility locates, lay out fence lines and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Call for utility locates
  • Lay out fence lines
  • Dig post holes
  • Set posts
  • Install panels and rails
  • Hang gates
  • Clean up
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • No formal educational credential
  • Working knowledge of layout and post setting
  • Precision and stamina
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • AFA training
  • OSHA 10
  • Contractor license
  • Experience with post hole augers

Skills

  • Panel installation
  • Chain-link stretching
  • Gate hanging
  • Concrete
  • Customer service
  • Teamwork

Work environment and schedule

Installers work outdoors at homes, farms and businesses. Full time, seasonal in cold regions.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a fence installer job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Fence Installer” is the clearest; alternates include Fence Erector, Fence Builder, Fencing Contractor.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a fence installer so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Fence Installer training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Fence Installer hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

Team pricing