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 5,970 3.37 44,392 2.41 25,863 53,657 23,253 29,821 42,697 57,321 68,820
      21.34   12.44 25.80 11.18 14.34 20.52 27.56 33.08
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 410 7.67 64,760 3.47 39,628 77,325 35,989 44,003 64,169 80,315 93,426
      31.14   19.05 37.18 17.30 21.16 30.85 38.61 44.92
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 60 12.93 48,583 5.21 39,847 52,951 35,841 43,796 49,652 54,517 57,570
      23.36   19.16 25.46 17.23 21.06 23.87 26.21 27.68
Carpenters 47-2031 670 6.46 40,233 2.92 27,714 46,493 26,099 30,447 36,660 49,127 60,713
      19.35   13.33 22.36 12.55 14.64 17.63 23.61 29.19
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 60 9.98 46,897 6.42 21,666 59,513 19,842 24,221 56,027 63,320 67,607
      22.55   10.42 28.61 9.54 11.65 26.93 30.44 32.50
Construction Laborers 47-2061 1,090 6.57 38,262 4.60 22,018 46,383 20,113 24,633 34,102 50,400 63,040
      18.39   10.58 22.30 9.67 11.84 16.40 24.23 30.31
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 90 19.55 74,178 5.68 69,510 76,513 69,630 72,520 77,334 82,149 85,039
      35.66   33.42 36.79 33.47 34.86 37.18 39.49 40.88
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 1,100 8.70 44,243 5.20 26,771 52,978 24,398 30,447 41,711 52,880 75,313
      21.27   12.87 25.47 11.73 14.64 20.05 25.43 36.21
Electricians 47-2111 350 10.97 52,629 3.43 37,224 60,331 34,703 42,171 53,345 64,111 71,122
      25.30   17.89 29.01 16.68 20.28 25.64 30.82 34.19
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 90 12.51 34,714 18.54 18,880 42,632 15,390 22,508 30,687 48,407 58,209
      16.68   9.08 20.49 7.40 10.82 14.75 23.28 27.99
Paperhangers 47-2142 n/a 63.12 30,500 8.93 25,160 33,169 23,803 26,726 29,932 32,930 34,893
      14.67   12.10 15.95 11.44 12.85 14.39 15.84 16.78
Pipelayers 47-2151 30 48.27 42,628 26.35 24,987 51,448 22,929 26,619 32,933 68,348 77,480
      20.49   12.02 24.73 11.02 12.80 15.84 32.86 37.25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 210 10.23 52,457 6.56 34,757 61,307 30,673 41,023 57,549 63,787 67,845
      25.22   16.71 29.47 14.75 19.73 27.67 30.67 32.62
Roofers 47-2181 30 10.82 24,505 6.82 19,088 27,214 18,080 20,274 24,413 28,870 32,288
      11.78   9.18 13.08 8.69 9.74 11.74 13.88 15.52
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 130 34.38 26,768 13.29 20,421 29,942 19,240 21,628 24,210 26,798 44,370
      12.87   9.82 14.39 9.25 10.40 11.64 12.89 21.33
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 40 8.52 59,902 3.20 57,328 61,189 54,407 56,925 60,934 64,951 67,362
      28.79   27.57 29.42 26.15 27.37 29.30 31.23 32.39
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 70 28.75 31,286 7.43 25,311 34,273 20,648 27,629 30,408 36,194 43,292
      15.04   12.17 16.48 9.93 13.29 14.62 17.40 20.81
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 30 9.25 35,122 7.59 24,770 40,299 22,622 26,375 31,364 40,399 51,977
      16.89   11.90 19.38 10.87 12.68 15.08 19.42 24.99
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 20 40.48 25,877 5.66 17,583 30,024 16,678 19,057 28,782 31,914 33,795
      12.44   8.46 14.43 8.01 9.16 13.84 15.34 16.24
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5012 110 40.42 43,870 13.81 29,667 50,971 28,401 31,832 39,566 55,923 66,836
      21.09   14.26 24.51 13.66 15.30 19.02 26.89 32.13
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 47-5031 100 13.27 46,258 4.67 36,765 51,005 34,637 37,358 41,960 55,416 63,476
      22.24   17.68 24.53 16.65 17.96 20.18 26.64 30.51
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081 340 18.20 33,979 11.04 24,126 38,906 23,110 25,591 31,665 43,408 48,860
      16.34   11.60 18.70 11.11 12.30 15.22 20.87 23.49
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