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

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:

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

Industry profile for Construction and Extraction Occupations:

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

Geographic profile for Construction and Extraction Occupations:

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