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 8,280 3.31 40,161 2.81 22,308 49,086 19,763 25,518 36,433 49,546 66,345
      19.31   10.73 23.59 9.50 12.27 17.51 23.82 31.90
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 660 8.69 74,092 4.38 45,240 88,518 38,987 52,420 72,714 86,731 107,632
      35.62   21.75 42.56 18.74 25.20 34.96 41.70 51.74
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 90 30.69 36,967 16.54 22,098 44,400 20,132 23,844 30,596 49,406 59,811
      17.77   10.63 21.34 9.68 11.46 14.71 23.75 28.75
Stonemasons 47-2022 n/a 73.22 23,859 13.15 17,744 26,917 15,423 19,485 23,717 26,195 35,532
      11.47   8.53 12.94 7.41 9.37 11.40 12.59 17.08
Carpenters 47-2031 990 9.59 34,690 6.12 22,958 40,558 22,181 24,947 30,319 36,656 61,844
      16.67   11.03 19.50 10.67 12.00 14.58 17.63 29.74
Carpet Installers 47-2041 n/a 86.67 45,836 18.23 29,401 54,055 27,998 30,426 34,590 63,621 68,347
      22.04   14.14 25.99 13.46 14.63 16.63 30.59 32.86
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 40 25.52 31,680 17.64 18,232 38,403 17,465 19,199 31,527 42,264 49,081
      15.23   8.76 18.47 8.39 9.23 15.16 20.32 23.59
Construction Laborers 47-2061 830 15.58 23,324 3.45 17,737 26,118 16,529 18,489 21,552 26,195 31,266
      11.21   8.53 12.56 7.94 8.88 10.36 12.59 15.04
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 1,590 6.91 38,906 6.25 25,046 45,835 22,554 28,262 37,317 47,599 56,606
      18.70   12.04 22.04 10.84 13.58 17.94 22.89 27.22
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 n/a 54.23 26,707 6.52 22,377 28,871 21,163 22,629 25,010 29,586 33,384
      12.84   10.76 13.88 10.17 10.88 12.03 14.23 16.05
Electricians 47-2111 620 9.56 45,645 4.03 29,373 53,781 28,258 32,991 42,161 56,307 68,441
      21.95   14.13 25.86 13.58 15.87 20.27 27.07 32.90
Glaziers 47-2121 50 15.58 19,535 9.74 15,401 21,601 14,875 15,823 19,040 23,120 25,316
      9.39   7.40 10.39 7.16 7.61 9.15 11.12 12.17
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 80 20.40 29,755 9.25 22,554 33,356 21,750 23,747 27,736 33,121 40,762
      14.31   10.84 16.04 10.46 11.41 13.34 15.93 19.60
Pipelayers 47-2151 30 26.15 32,555 4.59 29,623 34,021 27,337 28,841 31,349 34,909 40,502
      15.65   14.24 16.36 13.14 13.87 15.07 16.79 19.47
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 220 12.01 44,167 12.95 26,577 52,963 24,653 29,403 37,366 52,813 80,692
      21.23   12.77 25.47 11.85 14.14 17.96 25.40 38.80
Roofers 47-2181 20 11.12 32,006 8.19 20,651 37,683 17,859 23,865 28,961 33,128 59,772
      15.38   9.93 18.12 8.59 11.47 13.92 15.93 28.73
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 70 15.38 28,116 6.64 23,177 30,585 21,545 25,325 28,173 31,197 35,817
      13.52   11.15 14.70 10.36 12.17 13.54 15.00 17.22
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 60 4.33 31,259 4.11 22,555 35,611 21,013 25,065 31,256 38,028 41,692
      15.03   10.84 17.13 10.10 12.05 15.03 18.28 20.04
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 30 45.40 24,262 5.09 22,630 25,078 21,047 22,455 24,091 26,028 28,639
      11.67   10.88 12.06 10.12 10.80 11.59 12.51 13.77
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 380 29.64 22,600 9.31 17,039 25,382 15,905 17,482 19,910 24,783 32,467
      10.87   8.19 12.20 7.65 8.40 9.57 11.91 15.61
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 30 7.24 69,569 8.08 38,749 84,978 29,527 47,953 75,875 92,507 101,078
      33.44   18.63 40.85 14.20 23.05 36.48 44.48 48.59
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5021 80 17.70 39,882 9.04 30,266 44,691 28,747 32,831 38,886 46,640 52,764
      19.17   14.56 21.49 13.82 15.78 18.69 22.43 25.37
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 47-5031 80 17.68 41,738 4.10 35,193 45,009 33,113 36,335 40,351 46,936 53,029
      20.06   16.92 21.64 15.92 17.47 19.40 22.56 25.50
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041 750 24.69 51,858 3.65 41,081 57,248 38,727 43,071 48,604 55,308 70,980
      24.94   19.75 27.53 18.62 20.71 23.37 26.59 34.13
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators 47-5042 690 14.25 44,680 2.45 37,554 48,243 35,627 40,178 44,392 49,085 51,955
      21.49   18.06 23.20 17.13 19.32 21.34 23.59 24.98
Roof Bolters, Mining 47-5061 190 23.95 49,247 2.67 44,091 51,825 41,290 44,830 49,194 53,795 59,699
      23.68   21.20 24.91 19.85 21.56 23.66 25.87 28.70
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081 370 21.49 35,234 4.21 26,189 39,756 24,109 28,478 35,656 41,435 47,451
      16.94   12.59 19.11 11.59 13.70 17.15 19.92 22.82
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