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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers ; Boilermakers ; Brickmasons and Blockmasons ; Stonemasons ; Carpenters ; Carpet Installers ; Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles ; Floor Sanders and Finishers ; Tile and Stone Setters ; Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers ; Terrazzo Workers and Finishers ; Construction Laborers ; Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators ; Pile Driver Operators ; Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators ; Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers ; Tapers ; Electricians ; Glaziers ; Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall ; Insulation Workers, Mechanical ; Painters, Construction and Maintenance ; Paperhangers ; Pipelayers ; Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ; Plasterers and Stucco Masons ; Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers ; Roofers ; Sheet Metal Workers ; Structural Iron and Steel Workers ; Solar Photovoltaic Installers ; Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters ; Helpers--Carpenters ; Helpers--Electricians ; Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons ; Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ; Helpers--Roofers ; Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other ; Construction and Building Inspectors ; Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers ; Fence Erectors ; Hazardous Materials Removal Workers ; Highway Maintenance Workers ; Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators ; Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners ; Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers ; Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas ; Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas ; Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas ; Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining ; Continuous Mining Machine Operators ; Roof Bolters, Mining ; Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining ; Rock Splitters, Quarry ; Roustabouts, Oil and Gas ; Helpers--Extraction Workers ; Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters ; Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
6,194,140 0.3 % $25.28 $52,580 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.66 $17.08 $22.80 $30.74 $41.26
Annual Wage (2) $28,420 $35,530 $47,430 $63,940 $85,810


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 1,218,800 54.73 $27.93 $58,090
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 713,540 76.23 $23.74 $49,380
Building Finishing Contractors 621,160 73.98 $23.56 $49,000
Residential Building Construction 486,420 60.07 $23.31 $48,480
Nonresidential Building Construction 477,300 57.22 $27.57 $57,350

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 713,540 76.23 $23.74 $49,380
Building Finishing Contractors 621,160 73.98 $23.56 $49,000
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 232,990 66.21 $26.11 $54,310
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 453,220 63.91 $23.27 $48,400
Residential Building Construction 486,420 60.07 $23.31 $48,480

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 310 0.03 $39.99 $83,180
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 60 0.31 $38.02 $79,080
Insurance Carriers 300 0.02 $37.06 $77,090
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 260 0.32 $36.76 $76,460
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 270 0.09 $35.73 $74,320


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 688,660 39.62 0.94 $29.52 $61,400
Texas 656,840 52.84 1.25 $21.83 $45,410
Florida 413,620 47.03 1.12 $20.16 $41,930
New York 358,350 37.63 0.89 $31.92 $66,390
Pennsylvania 228,210 38.67 0.92 $26.22 $54,530




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 28,600 104.64 2.48 $25.71 $53,470
North Dakota 36,180 85.63 2.03 $26.50 $55,110
West Virginia 49,250 70.15 1.66 $23.87 $49,660
New Mexico 54,990 66.77 1.58 $21.59 $44,910
Louisiana 125,700 65.40 1.55 $22.54 $46,870




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 31,010 48.79 1.16 $33.93 $70,570
Illinois 187,210 31.07 0.74 $33.14 $68,940
Alaska 18,570 58.57 1.39 $31.94 $66,430
New York 358,350 37.63 0.89 $31.92 $66,390
Massachusetts 131,900 36.44 0.86 $31.50 $65,520





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 334,620 34.66 0.82 $33.59 $69,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 199,790 32.02 0.76 $28.94 $60,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 193,950 63.55 1.51 $23.25 $48,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 149,510 40.89 0.97 $21.27 $44,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 142,150 30.40 0.72 $34.92 $72,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 117,590 36.99 0.88 $25.52 $53,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 105,110 39.78 0.94 $21.10 $43,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 102,470 48.31 1.15 $22.82 $47,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 100,140 40.51 0.96 $36.06 $75,000
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 98,350 35.15 0.83 $32.36 $67,310




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Odessa, TX 14,150 174.04 4.13 $23.23 $48,310
Midland, TX 17,180 154.99 3.68 $24.61 $51,190
Farmington, NM 6,060 127.63 3.03 $23.57 $49,030
Greeley, CO 13,150 123.44 2.93 $23.60 $49,080
Baton Rouge, LA 40,710 103.05 2.44 $22.80 $47,420
Wheeling, WV-OH 6,110 94.52 2.24 $28.97 $60,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 14,520 90.25 2.14 $23.89 $49,700
Enid, OK 2,140 86.74 2.06 $23.25 $48,350
St. George, UT 5,820 85.50 2.03 $20.41 $42,460
Corpus Christi, TX 15,980 84.57 2.01 $22.15 $46,070




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 100,140 40.51 0.96 $36.06 $75,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 142,150 30.40 0.72 $34.92 $72,640
Urban Honolulu, HI 22,200 48.52 1.15 $34.71 $72,190
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 3,600 71.93 1.71 $33.73 $70,150
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 334,620 34.66 0.82 $33.59 $69,860
Kankakee, IL 1,120 25.04 0.59 $33.31 $69,280
Trenton, NJ 4,920 20.48 0.49 $33.25 $69,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 37,650 33.00 0.78 $32.88 $68,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 96,690 47.84 1.13 $32.78 $68,180
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 4,570 34.63 0.82 $32.44 $67,470

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 21,790 173.37 4.11 $27.61 $57,430
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 20,160 99.99 2.37 $22.82 $47,460
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 18,860 115.09 2.73 $22.13 $46,040
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 17,960 45.58 1.08 $20.04 $41,680
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 16,880 61.00 1.45 $20.36 $42,340

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 21,790 173.37 4.11 $27.61 $57,430
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 10,430 122.48 2.90 $26.26 $54,620
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 11,450 116.45 2.76 $26.27 $54,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 18,860 115.09 2.73 $22.13 $46,040
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 11,080 111.10 2.63 $25.62 $53,280

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 5,340 52.55 1.25 $31.97 $66,490
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 7,750 71.48 1.70 $31.34 $65,190
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 2,740 45.07 1.07 $28.63 $59,550
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 5,010 76.68 1.82 $27.79 $57,800
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 21,790 173.37 4.11 $27.61 $57,430


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020