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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
47-2221 Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings. Excludes "Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers" (47-2171).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 69,440 |
2.6 % |
$26.94 |
$56,040 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.63 |
$17.93 |
$24.91 |
$34.24 |
$44.15 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,440 |
$37,290 |
$51,800 |
$71,220 |
$91,830 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
34,170 |
4.04 |
$27.63 |
$57,470 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
14,400 |
1.90 |
$25.31 |
$52,640 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
3,180 |
0.16 |
$26.67 |
$55,460 |
| Utility System Construction |
2,530 |
0.52 |
$26.03 |
$54,140 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
2,390 |
0.37 |
$27.89 |
$58,000 |
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 |
34,170 |
4.04 |
$27.63 |
$57,470 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
14,400 |
1.90 |
$25.31 |
$52,640 |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
2,250 |
0.61 |
$24.84 |
$51,660 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,750 |
0.53 |
$31.42 |
$65,340 |
| Utility System Construction |
2,530 |
0.52 |
$26.03 |
$54,140 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
| Texas |
7,230 |
0.62 |
1.24 |
$20.58 |
$42,820 |
| California |
6,590 |
0.41 |
0.83 |
$30.08 |
$62,560 |
| New York |
5,720 |
0.63 |
1.27 |
$41.29 |
$85,890 |
| Florida |
4,390 |
0.53 |
1.08 |
$20.05 |
$41,710 |
| Ohio |
3,190 |
0.60 |
1.21 |
$27.93 |
$58,100 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
750 |
1.80 |
3.63 |
$19.88 |
$41,360 |
| Louisiana |
2,870 |
1.49 |
3.02 |
$24.71 |
$51,400 |
| Utah |
1,680 |
1.22 |
2.48 |
$20.65 |
$42,950 |
| Nebraska |
1,020 |
1.06 |
2.13 |
$19.60 |
$40,770 |
| Arkansas |
930 |
0.78 |
1.57 |
$21.05 |
$43,770 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
1,100 |
0.28 |
0.56 |
$42.25 |
$87,880 |
| Illinois |
2,790 |
0.47 |
0.95 |
$41.66 |
$86,640 |
| New York |
5,720 |
0.63 |
1.27 |
$41.29 |
$85,890 |
| Washington |
1,270 |
0.41 |
0.84 |
$35.56 |
$73,960 |
| Hawaii |
170 |
0.27 |
0.55 |
$34.75 |
$72,280 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,590 |
0.54 |
1.10 |
$39.02 |
$81,170 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,160 |
1.08 |
2.17 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,830 |
0.50 |
1.02 |
$43.95 |
$91,430 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,290 |
0.67 |
1.35 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
1,290 |
1.00 |
2.03 |
$53.40 |
$111,080 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
1,250 |
3.16 |
6.40 |
$27.30 |
$56,780 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,180 |
0.62 |
1.25 |
$34.88 |
$72,550 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,140 |
0.84 |
1.69 |
$33.23 |
$69,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
940 |
0.22 |
0.45 |
$33.11 |
$68,870 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
890 |
0.35 |
0.71 |
$18.58 |
$38,650 |
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) |
| Lake Charles, LA |
420 |
4.09 |
8.26 |
$23.82 |
$49,550 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
1,250 |
3.16 |
6.40 |
$27.30 |
$56,780 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
200 |
2.32 |
4.69 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH |
350 |
2.08 |
4.21 |
$26.04 |
$54,160 |
| Appleton, WI |
250 |
2.00 |
4.05 |
$28.86 |
$60,040 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division |
510 |
1.91 |
3.87 |
$33.30 |
$69,270 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
240 |
1.86 |
3.76 |
$28.83 |
$59,970 |
| Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division |
120 |
1.78 |
3.59 |
$37.30 |
$77,580 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
430 |
1.77 |
3.58 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
| Idaho Falls, ID |
100 |
1.61 |
3.26 |
$25.14 |
$52,300 |
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United States Department of Labor
