Construction and Extraction Occupations

59 detailed occupations in this SOC major group.

Group employment
6,425,160
Group mean annual wage
$65,360
Group median annual wage
$59,540
OccupationSOCEmploymentMedian annual
Construction Laborers47-20611,096,780$47,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-1011812,210$79,920
Electricians47-2111757,220$63,190
Carpenters47-2031670,090$60,580
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators47-2073478,090$59,850
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-2152465,840$63,800
Painters, Construction and Maintenance47-2141225,190$49,400
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers47-2051206,170$57,020
Highway Maintenance Workers47-4051154,960$50,260
Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011146,720$74,690
Roofers47-2181135,490$55,440
Sheet Metal Workers47-2211119,770$61,800
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers47-208183,080$58,930
Structural Iron and Steel Workers47-222168,380$62,780
Helpers--Electricians47-301363,630$42,670
Glaziers47-212158,480$57,080
Brickmasons and Blockmasons47-202152,550$62,120
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers47-404151,710$49,450
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas47-507144,970$46,960
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall47-213144,440$49,120
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-301544,330$42,360
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas47-501343,140$58,160
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators47-207141,820$53,340
Tile and Stone Setters47-204435,850$55,690
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining47-502234,480$57,430
Pipelayers47-215133,050$49,000
Solar Photovoltaic Installers47-223131,350$53,140
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners47-407130,650$49,880
Insulation Workers, Mechanical47-213225,660$58,340
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other47-301924,770$42,670
Fence Erectors47-403124,480$47,980
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers47-402123,790$109,910
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles47-204223,640$56,460
Helpers--Carpenters47-301221,680$43,780
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators47-406119,580$70,070
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas47-502319,450$60,190
Plasterers and Stucco Masons47-216119,310$57,660
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters47-301114,170$47,550
Continuous Mining Machine Operators47-504114,000$61,810
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers47-217113,800$58,970
Carpet Installers47-204113,780$50,340
Tapers47-208212,840$68,270
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas47-501212,600$67,890
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas47-501110,590$58,620
Boilermakers47-201110,190$76,410
Stonemasons47-20227,820$57,390
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons47-30147,490$40,470
Helpers--Extraction Workers47-50816,700$47,730
Helpers--Roofers47-30166,030$44,160
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining47-50445,930$74,500
Extraction Workers, All Other47-50995,540$57,010
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters47-50325,100$61,390
Floor Sanders and Finishers47-20433,720$50,440
Rock Splitters, Quarry47-50513,320$48,740
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other47-50493,180$70,130
Pile Driver Operators47-20722,310$73,300
Roof Bolters, Mining47-50432,160$78,540
Paperhangers47-21421,570$52,140
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers47-20531,180$76,170

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates.