Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations (Major Group)

Construction and Extraction Occupations 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

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National estimates for Construction and Extraction Occupations
Industry profile for Construction and Extraction Occupations
Geographic profile for Construction and Extraction Occupations

National estimates for Construction and Extraction Occupations: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Construction and Extraction Occupations:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
5,937,830	0.3 %	$ 25.93	$ 53,940	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Construction and Extraction Occupations:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.12	$ 17.57	$ 23.37	$ 31.46	$ 42.24
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,360	$ 36,540	$ 48,610	$ 65,440	$ 87,870

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Industry profile for Construction and Extraction Occupations: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Construction and Extraction Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	1,171,360	53.58	$ 28.44	$ 59,150
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	698,660	75.59	$ 24.50	$ 50,960
Building Finishing Contractors	589,210	73.28	$ 24.22	$ 50,390
Residential Building Construction	472,440	59.11	$ 23.90	$ 49,720
Nonresidential Building Construction	447,550	55.41	$ 28.10	$ 58,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Construction and Extraction Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	698,660	75.59	$ 24.50	$ 50,960
Building Finishing Contractors	589,210	73.28	$ 24.22	$ 50,390
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	232,310	64.91	$ 26.90	$ 55,960
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	439,960	63.33	$ 23.97	$ 49,850
Coal Mining	26,250	60.80	$ 28.90	$ 60,110

Top paying industries for Construction and Extraction Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services	40	0.01	$ 44.27	$ 92,090
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	390	0.03	$ 39.44	$ 82,040
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	40	0.23	$ 38.83	$ 80,770
Motion Picture and Video Industries	9,360	2.84	$ 37.44	$ 77,880
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	930	0.81	$ 37.28	$ 77,540

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Geographic profile for Construction and Extraction Occupations: Top

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

States with the highest employment level in Construction and Extraction Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	672,280	40.92	0.96	$ 30.78	$ 64,020
Texas	608,110	50.25	1.18	$ 22.18	$ 46,140
Florida	413,800	49.02	1.15	$ 20.64	$ 42,930
New York	311,430	35.83	0.84	$ 32.49	$ 67,580
Pennsylvania	213,630	38.76	0.91	$ 26.72	$ 55,570

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Construction and Extraction Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming	27,000	103.16	2.42	$ 26.42	$ 54,960
North Dakota	31,920	79.80	1.87	$ 27.44	$ 57,080
New Mexico	52,880	67.30	1.58	$ 22.41	$ 46,600
Utah	96,970	65.12	1.53	$ 23.03	$ 47,890
Nevada	80,470	64.33	1.51	$ 26.25	$ 54,600

Top paying states for Construction and Extraction Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	30,720	53.52	1.25	$ 35.08	$ 72,960
Illinois	181,550	32.26	0.76	$ 33.86	$ 70,430
Massachusetts	121,430	36.25	0.85	$ 32.65	$ 67,920
New York	311,430	35.83	0.84	$ 32.49	$ 67,580
Alaska	17,670	59.62	1.40	$ 32.33	$ 67,240

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Construction and Extraction Occupations:

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	296,310	33.54	0.79	$ 34.05	$ 70,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	193,300	33.20	0.78	$ 30.58	$ 63,600
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	175,270	59.04	1.38	$ 23.49	$ 48,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	143,680	40.04	0.94	$ 21.75	$ 45,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	134,330	30.80	0.72	$ 35.68	$ 74,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	113,850	37.67	0.88	$ 26.30	$ 54,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	103,950	41.45	0.97	$ 21.75	$ 45,240
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	103,640	49.14	1.15	$ 24.10	$ 50,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	94,320	40.47	0.95	$ 37.86	$ 78,750
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	91,730	46.90	1.10	$ 34.54	$ 71,840

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Construction and Extraction Occupations:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Midland, TX	14,730	148.21	3.47	$ 24.94	$ 51,880
Odessa, TX	10,190	138.17	3.24	$ 24.02	$ 49,950
Lake Charles, LA	14,020	137.62	3.22	$ 25.31	$ 52,650
Farmington, NM	5,070	116.71	2.73	$ 23.54	$ 48,970
Greeley, CO	11,950	114.31	2.68	$ 24.40	$ 50,750
St. George, UT	6,600	96.27	2.26	$ 20.91	$ 43,500
Longview, TX	8,760	94.44	2.21	$ 21.75	$ 45,230
Baton Rouge, LA	32,780	88.22	2.07	$ 24.53	$ 51,010
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	22,870	87.45	2.05	$ 20.08	$ 41,770
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	13,290	87.00	2.04	$ 24.55	$ 51,060