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 11,740 3.65 44,126 1.73 26,868 52,755 23,803 31,260 42,860 52,565 66,624
      21.21   12.92 25.37 11.44 15.03 20.61 25.27 32.03
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 860 8.64 74,552 2.81 46,982 88,337 38,702 58,121 76,567 87,911 103,794
      35.85   22.59 42.47 18.61 27.94 36.81 42.27 49.90
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 130 16.21 55,720 4.21 45,116 61,023 37,458 54,414 59,031 63,929 66,869
      26.79   21.69 29.34 18.01 26.16 28.38 30.74 32.15
Carpenters 47-2031 1,050 7.84 37,887 6.18 24,926 44,368 23,081 26,913 33,967 43,991 60,950
      18.21   11.99 21.33 11.10 12.94 16.33 21.15 29.31
Carpet Installers 47-2041 20 21.47 39,115 24.37 16,440 50,453 14,963 16,043 32,599 61,561 67,529
      18.80   7.90 24.26 7.20 7.72 15.67 29.59 32.47
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 90 7.35 37,522 6.77 27,245 42,660 24,573 30,229 36,982 43,711 51,226
      18.04   13.10 20.51 11.81 14.54 17.78 21.01 24.63
Construction Laborers 47-2061 1,670 6.32 30,915 5.89 20,165 36,290 18,603 21,835 26,972 33,526 51,343
      14.86   9.69 17.44 8.95 10.50 12.97 16.12 24.69
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 100 16.92 23,180 14.73 18,131 25,705 17,115 18,447 20,841 25,583 35,400
      11.15   8.72 12.36 8.23 8.86 10.02 12.30 17.02
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 1,850 7.96 39,984 5.49 26,314 46,820 23,796 29,475 37,579 49,458 60,332
      19.22   12.65 22.51 11.44 14.17 18.07 23.78 29.01
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 70 8.25 40,655 10.40 27,290 47,338 23,053 32,113 42,493 49,898 54,229
      19.54   13.12 22.75 11.09 15.44 20.43 23.99 26.07
Electricians 47-2111 990 7.47 50,340 4.47 30,920 60,050 27,112 35,599 51,026 63,169 71,393
      24.20   14.86 28.87 13.03 17.11 24.54 30.37 34.32
Glaziers 47-2121 80 9.99 38,882 5.65 30,131 43,258 28,161 32,490 37,985 42,055 56,470
      18.69   14.48 20.80 13.54 15.62 18.26 20.22 27.15
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 140 8.02 40,343 10.12 26,910 47,059 24,744 30,401 42,282 50,307 54,807
      19.40   12.94 22.62 11.89 14.62 20.33 24.19 26.35
Pipelayers 47-2151 70 25.45 29,593 11.44 21,506 33,636 20,868 22,635 25,444 37,406 47,331
      14.23   10.34 16.17 10.03 10.88 12.23 17.98 22.75
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 420 20.88 42,691 10.10 29,724 49,174 28,395 31,261 38,307 52,651 64,869
      20.52   14.29 23.65 13.66 15.03 18.41 25.31 31.19
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2171 30 18.21 55,500 5.73 43,230 61,636 38,794 47,932 56,606 63,467 68,002
      26.69   20.78 29.63 18.65 23.04 27.22 30.51 32.69
Roofers 47-2181 80 29.09 28,620 15.98 17,928 33,967 15,650 20,255 24,189 32,463 51,446
      13.76   8.62 16.33 7.52 9.73 11.63 15.61 24.73
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 170 9.96 42,522 11.75 26,430 50,569 19,864 33,728 46,123 51,832 58,522
      20.44   12.70 24.31 9.55 16.21 22.17 24.91 28.14
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 110 28.17 38,859 6.78 23,603 46,488 19,740 28,133 34,598 52,916 62,372
      18.68   11.35 22.35 9.49 13.52 16.63 25.44 29.98
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 40 12.74 45,157 4.00 39,333 48,069 31,019 44,335 47,676 51,018 53,023
      21.71   18.91 23.11 14.91 21.31 22.92 24.53 25.49
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 130 16.13 24,915 8.52 19,318 27,713 17,528 21,177 23,889 27,111 33,653
      11.98   9.28 13.33 8.42 10.18 11.48 13.03 16.18
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015 40 17.32 30,520 13.78 19,274 36,144 15,439 23,419 30,011 37,610 42,960
      14.67   9.26 17.38 7.42 11.26 14.43 18.08 20.66
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3019 30 12.71 34,576 15.11 18,431 42,648 17,487 20,192 31,605 49,718 54,347
      16.62   8.86 20.50 8.40 9.70 15.19 23.90 26.13
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 20 14.04 46,105 22.00 27,770 55,272 26,307 28,782 36,249 68,795 89,461
      22.16   13.35 26.57 12.65 13.84 17.43 33.07 43.01
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 30 15.95 51,570 4.29 18,232 68,239 17,455 19,173 73,301 82,655 88,266
      24.79   8.76 32.81 8.39 9.22 35.24 39.74 42.44
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071 60 27.79 32,802 17.63 20,485 38,961 18,677 22,299 29,587 40,009 57,663
      15.77   9.85 18.73 8.98 10.72 14.23 19.23 27.72
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 47-5013 100 43.07 37,844 5.22 25,150 44,190 22,971 27,433 33,643 43,852 61,593
      18.19   12.09 21.25 11.04 13.18 16.17 21.09 29.61
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5021 120 41.52 44,945 6.73 32,642 51,097 29,737 36,191 45,927 51,654 55,377
      21.61   15.69 24.57 14.30 17.40 22.08 24.83 26.62
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 47-5031 120 18.57 44,407 2.59 37,499 47,861 35,625 38,581 43,767 50,282 54,746
      21.35   18.03 23.01 17.13 18.55 21.05 24.18 26.32
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041 770 16.81 45,112 2.77 35,434 49,949 32,927 39,268 46,129 51,413 55,284
      21.69   17.03 24.01 15.84 18.88 22.18 24.72 26.58
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators 47-5042 1,070 21.23 44,687 2.81 36,434 48,813 35,146 39,266 44,606 49,769 53,407
      21.49   17.51 23.47 16.90 18.88 21.44 23.93 25.67
Roof Bolters, Mining 47-5061 480 21.69 50,594 3.00 42,858 54,462 40,015 44,238 48,551 52,903 63,359
      24.32   20.61 26.18 19.23 21.27 23.34 25.44 30.46
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081 460 29.56 41,442 2.86 33,651 45,337 27,649 37,711 42,427 47,480 51,920
      19.92   16.18 21.79 13.30 18.13 20.40 22.83 24.97
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