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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

47-3019 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

All construction trades helpers not listed separately.


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 occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
28,530 3.5 % $16.06 $33,400 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.26 $12.56 $15.34 $18.68 $23.11
Annual Wage (2) $21,350 $26,130 $31,910 $38,850 $48,070


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 5,530 0.25 $16.87 $35,100
Building Finishing Contractors 4,340 0.52 $15.18 $31,570
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 4,330 0.46 $15.96 $33,190
Utility System Construction 2,590 0.45 $17.14 $35,650
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2,180 0.31 $15.27 $31,750

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors 4,340 0.52 $15.18 $31,570
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 4,330 0.46 $15.96 $33,190
Utility System Construction 2,590 0.45 $17.14 $35,650
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2,180 0.31 $15.27 $31,750
Building Equipment Contractors 5,530 0.25 $16.87 $35,100

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 30 0.03 $29.69 $61,750
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 40 0.04 $22.44 $46,670
Nonresidential Building Construction 1,850 0.22 $18.22 $37,900
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 60 (7) $17.63 $36,680
Support Activities for Mining 110 0.03 $17.61 $36,630


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)
Texas 5,360 0.43 2.22 $16.10 $33,490
Louisiana 3,220 1.68 8.64 $16.13 $33,550
California 3,140 0.18 0.93 $17.01 $35,380
Florida 2,620 0.30 1.54 $15.09 $31,380
New York 1,460 0.15 0.79 $18.23 $37,920




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)
Louisiana 3,220 1.68 8.64 $16.13 $33,550
Texas 5,360 0.43 2.22 $16.10 $33,490
Arkansas 520 0.42 2.18 $13.91 $28,940
Hawaii 260 0.41 2.13 $16.97 $35,300
Tennessee 1,050 0.35 1.80 $13.49 $28,070




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 60 0.02 0.09 $22.99 $47,810
Alaska 50 0.15 0.80 $22.16 $46,090
Massachusetts 520 0.14 0.74 $20.38 $42,390
Illinois 190 0.03 0.16 $19.31 $40,160
Connecticut 210 0.13 0.64 $19.10 $39,730





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)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,820 0.60 3.07 $15.82 $32,900
Baton Rouge, LA 1,740 4.40 22.65 $15.94 $33,140
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,420 0.15 0.76 $18.07 $37,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,210 0.19 1.00 $17.46 $36,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,090 0.30 1.54 $17.32 $36,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 780 0.29 1.51 $15.47 $32,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 650 0.20 1.05 $18.29 $38,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 580 0.21 1.09 $18.81 $39,120
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 570 0.27 1.39 $16.87 $35,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 490 0.39 2.01 $11.80 $24,540




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)
Baton Rouge, LA 1,740 4.40 22.65 $15.94 $33,140
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 220 2.58 13.27 $13.70 $28,500
Johnson City, TN 130 1.64 8.44 $15.51 $32,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 200 1.24 6.39 $19.81 $41,210
Harrisonburg, VA 70 1.13 5.81 $13.62 $28,320
Odessa, TX 80 1.01 5.19 $18.05 $37,540
Savannah, GA 180 0.99 5.10 $11.89 $24,720
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 110 0.70 3.61 $16.77 $34,890
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 190 0.69 3.53 $14.94 $31,080
Chattanooga, TN-GA 160 0.65 3.37 $13.47 $28,020




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)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 110 0.02 0.12 $23.32 $48,500
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 330 0.12 0.60 $22.66 $47,130
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (8) (8) (8) $21.95 $45,660
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 40 0.02 0.12 $20.92 $43,510
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 30 0.06 0.29 $20.03 $41,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 200 1.24 6.39 $19.81 $41,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 80 0.07 0.35 $19.74 $41,050
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 50 0.05 0.26 $19.46 $40,480
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $19.44 $40,440
Macon, GA 50 0.54 2.78 $19.25 $40,040

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)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.52 2.68 $14.25 $29,650
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 110 1.59 8.20 $17.57 $36,550
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.94 4.85 $13.03 $27,100
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 90 0.50 2.56 $18.31 $38,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 80 0.71 3.67 $14.22 $29,570

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)
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 110 1.59 8.20 $17.57 $36,550
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.94 4.85 $13.03 $27,100
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 80 0.71 3.67 $14.22 $29,570
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.52 2.68 $14.25 $29,650
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.50 2.57 $14.49 $30,140

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)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 90 0.50 2.56 $18.31 $38,090
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 110 1.59 8.20 $17.57 $36,550
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $16.94 $35,230
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $16.77 $34,890
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 30 0.14 0.74 $16.57 $34,470


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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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