Highest and lowest paying construction and extraction occupations, May 2025

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Highest and lowest paying construction and extraction occupations, May 2025

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Highest and lowest paying construction and extraction occupations, May 2025
Occupation	Annual mean wage
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	$109,820
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	86,450
Terrazzo workers and finishers	84,920
Pile driver operators	80,710
Boilermakers	80,090
All occupations	69,770
All construction and extraction occupations	65,360
Helpers, construction trades, all other	45,140
Helpers—electricians	44,080
Helpers—carpenters	44,050
Helpers—pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	43,730
Helpers—painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	42,440

Last Modified Date: May 15, 2026