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

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Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

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

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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)
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

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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)
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