Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Construction and Extraction Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 47-0000 50,410 2.18 40,532 1.02 23,965 48,815 21,464 27,329 37,631 50,697 64,714
      19.49   11.53 23.47 10.32 13.14 18.09 24.37 31.11
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 3,270 5.52 67,039 1.68 41,127 79,993 37,057 47,121 65,723 82,502 97,410
      32.23   19.78 38.46 17.81 22.65 31.60 39.67 46.83
Boilermakers 47-2011 40 34.85 50,031 5.87 31,295 59,400 27,724 34,827 48,004 65,838 77,666
      24.05   15.05 28.56 13.33 16.75 23.08 31.65 37.34
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 840 14.05 46,200 5.26 27,294 55,653 24,305 31,660 49,511 59,627 65,612
      22.21   13.12 26.76 11.69 15.22 23.80 28.67 31.55
Stonemasons 47-2022 120 40.04 30,567 6.86 21,035 35,334 18,760 23,911 31,415 37,272 40,481
      14.70   10.11 16.99 9.02 11.50 15.10 17.92 19.46
Carpenters 47-2031 5,530 6.06 36,021 2.42 23,991 42,036 22,267 26,832 32,416 42,309 57,992
      17.32   11.54 20.21 10.71 12.90 15.58 20.34 27.88
Carpet Installers 47-2041 120 19.54 35,746 6.52 21,662 42,788 18,507 25,233 31,713 42,807 63,274
      17.19   10.41 20.57 8.90 12.13 15.24 20.58 30.42
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-2042 n/a 55.94 29,400 5.44 16,101 36,050 15,320 16,937 31,727 40,531 44,283
      14.14   7.74 17.33 7.37 8.15 15.25 19.49 21.29
Floor Sanders and Finishers 47-2043 30 41.57 24,226 6.71 20,218 26,230 18,513 21,268 24,158 27,849 31,037
      11.65   9.72 12.61 8.91 10.23 11.62 13.39 14.92
Tile and Marble Setters 47-2044 n/a 62.20 44,126 13.08 30,881 50,749 25,919 33,965 48,610 53,021 55,667
      21.22   14.84 24.40 12.46 16.33 23.37 25.49 26.77
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 560 14.80 38,010 5.37 22,950 45,540 19,015 27,641 37,720 48,273 58,310
      18.27   11.03 21.90 9.14 13.29 18.14 23.21 28.04
Construction Laborers 47-2061 7,360 5.49 30,682 2.41 19,200 36,423 17,416 21,244 26,442 36,439 51,404
      14.75   9.23 17.51 8.37 10.22 12.71 17.51 24.71
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 410 20.98 37,488 18.31 20,061 46,202 18,260 22,214 30,421 41,736 77,961
      18.03   9.64 22.21 8.78 10.68 14.63 20.06 37.48
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 7,540 5.29 38,266 3.07 24,414 45,192 21,910 27,302 34,813 47,720 59,699
      18.39   11.74 21.73 10.53 13.12 16.74 22.94 28.70
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 330 20.61 31,393 5.24 22,567 35,806 21,481 23,451 27,346 37,781 48,687
      15.09   10.85 17.22 10.33 11.27 13.14 18.16 23.41
Tapers 47-2082 n/a 51.11 46,655 4.09 37,619 51,174 32,118 43,284 48,973 53,222 55,988
      22.43   18.09 24.61 15.45 20.81 23.54 25.59 26.92
Electricians 47-2111 5,070 5.83 47,202 1.82 30,020 55,792 27,214 33,867 46,350 58,966 70,666
      22.69   14.43 26.82 13.08 16.29 22.28 28.35 33.97
Glaziers 47-2121 310 29.13 33,352 11.17 18,194 40,932 15,851 20,526 27,861 43,128 61,725
      16.03   8.75 19.67 7.62 9.87 13.40 20.74 29.67
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131 40 7.33 n/a 7.15 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
      n/a   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Insulation Workers, Mechanical 47-2132 60 33.30 50,119 4.60 32,183 59,087 29,694 34,923 56,380 63,108 67,033
      24.10   15.48 28.41 14.28 16.79 27.11 30.34 32.22
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 870 9.07 34,379 5.16 22,141 40,499 20,280 25,245 32,246 44,282 51,275
      16.53   10.65 19.47 9.74 12.14 15.51 21.29 24.65
Paperhangers 47-2142 n/a 59.25 35,079 11.79 26,816 39,212 24,610 28,160 32,386 44,576 50,401
      16.87   12.89 18.85 11.83 13.54 15.57 21.43 24.23
Pipelayers 47-2151 220 18.98 31,387 4.36 22,478 35,842 21,713 24,098 28,801 34,077 46,071
      15.09   10.81 17.23 10.44 11.59 13.85 16.39 22.15
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 2,350 12.99 44,128 3.84 27,861 52,262 26,842 31,148 40,450 58,566 66,427
      21.22   13.40 25.13 12.91 14.98 19.45 28.16 31.94
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2161 40 22.37 38,619 9.43 30,271 42,792 28,406 30,526 34,826 48,107 53,476
      18.57   14.56 20.57 13.66 14.68 16.75 23.12 25.71
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2171 90 38.08 54,182 4.34 37,384 62,581 32,481 42,765 56,476 64,145 69,686
      26.05   17.97 30.08 15.62 20.56 27.16 30.84 33.50
Roofers 47-2181 500 14.87 32,784 6.32 20,675 38,839 18,652 22,661 27,390 45,289 52,800
      15.76   9.94 18.67 8.97 10.89 13.16 21.77 25.39
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 1,030 18.41 40,399 5.22 23,476 48,860 20,660 26,659 43,323 52,088 60,584
      19.42   11.29 23.49 9.93 12.82 20.83 25.04 29.12
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 560 18.08 41,397 5.81 24,629 49,780 21,322 28,426 39,684 55,835 63,740
      19.90   11.84 23.93 10.25 13.67 19.08 26.84 30.65
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 280 27.52 31,248 6.17 19,955 36,894 18,924 21,076 26,143 45,398 50,775
      15.03   9.59 17.74 9.10 10.13 12.57 21.82 24.41
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 1,040 16.05 23,790 3.59 17,815 26,777 16,834 18,980 22,666 26,913 32,294
      11.43   8.57 12.88 8.10 9.12 10.90 12.94 15.53
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 190 31.20 29,801 4.94 22,309 33,547 21,536 23,626 26,967 32,803 44,859
      14.33   10.73 16.13 10.36 11.36 12.97 15.77 21.57
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014 n/a 75.89 26,088 13.64 19,022 29,620 18,070 19,742 28,651 31,777 33,653
      12.54   9.14 14.24 8.69 9.49 13.78 15.28 16.18
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015 260 21.09 26,668 8.05 15,686 32,160 14,982 16,089 25,074 34,212 41,223
      12.83   7.54 15.46 7.21 7.74 12.06 16.45 19.82
Helpers--Roofers 47-3016 120 26.15 17,512 3.56 15,099 18,719 14,638 15,483 17,409 19,389 20,788
      8.41   7.26 9.00 7.04 7.44 8.37 9.33 9.99
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3019 120 23.71 27,570 8.66 18,895 31,907 17,965 20,302 24,310 31,928 45,886
      13.26   9.08 15.34 8.64 9.77 11.69 15.35 22.06
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 310 17.24 40,992 3.30 26,710 48,132 24,522 29,100 36,692 46,672 70,694
      19.70   12.85 23.14 11.79 13.99 17.64 22.44 33.98
Elevator Installers and Repairers 47-4021 40 32.41 64,893 5.41 52,129 71,276 47,313 55,690 65,169 77,138 83,034
      31.20   25.06 34.27 22.74 26.78 31.33 37.09 39.92
Fence Erectors 47-4031 n/a 54.00 27,830 4.36 23,232 30,129 22,339 24,817 28,528 31,686 33,581
      13.38   11.17 14.48 10.74 11.94 13.72 15.23 16.14
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041 110 33.87 41,496 9.26 30,376 47,056 16,261 39,005 44,338 48,628 51,325
      19.95   14.61 22.62 7.82 18.75 21.31 23.38 24.68
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 160 9.43 29,847 13.71 18,312 35,614 17,395 19,734 25,940 31,049 41,817
      14.35   8.80 17.13 8.36 9.49 12.47 14.92 20.10
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071 220 17.33 31,156 4.57 21,637 35,916 19,932 24,274 30,573 34,969 42,741
      14.98   10.40 17.27 9.58 11.67 14.70 16.81 20.54
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5011 300 28.27 37,608 5.63 27,464 42,681 25,404 29,149 34,939 44,045 55,570
      18.08   13.20 20.52 12.21 14.01 16.80 21.18 26.72
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5012 530 17.51 42,947 5.77 30,275 49,283 28,226 33,510 39,413 48,298 62,571
      20.65   14.56 23.70 13.57 16.11 18.95 23.22 30.08
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 47-5013 640 23.24 39,398 4.17 25,611 46,291 23,540 27,817 38,042 48,013 55,944
      18.94   12.31 22.25 11.32 13.37 18.29 23.08 26.90
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5021 390 28.29 46,076 6.47 32,132 53,048 29,381 35,751 45,701 52,597 71,145
      22.15   15.45 25.51 14.13 17.19 21.97 25.28 34.21
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 47-5031 520 8.33 43,780 3.22 33,353 48,994 30,196 36,911 43,994 50,531 56,890
      21.05   16.04 23.55 14.51 17.75 21.15 24.29 27.35
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041 2,050 16.66 48,498 3.25 39,125 53,184 36,874 42,387 47,741 52,883 60,335
      23.32   18.81 25.57 17.73 20.38 22.95 25.43 29.01
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators 47-5042 2,170 15.11 43,847 2.37 35,162 48,188 33,473 38,342 43,911 49,305 52,949
      21.08   16.91 23.16 16.09 18.44 21.11 23.71 25.46
Mining Machine Operators, All Other 47-5049 80 29.98 41,115 18.20 22,897 50,223 21,730 23,505 26,464 52,027 83,670
      19.77   11.00 24.15 10.45 11.30 12.72 25.02 40.23
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