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 2,880 6.75 38,075 4.28 22,189 46,018 20,128 25,012 34,165 48,683 62,361
      18.30   10.67 22.12 9.67 12.03 16.43 23.41 29.98
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 140 32.44 67,351 3.64 42,240 79,906 38,848 47,775 65,342 87,616 102,160
      32.38   20.31 38.42 18.68 22.97 31.41 42.12 49.11
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 60 4.34 40,131 4.25 26,530 46,932 25,598 29,471 41,399 49,630 56,789
      19.30   12.75 22.56 12.30 14.17 19.90 23.86 27.30
Carpenters 47-2031 390 10.31 35,101 4.74 23,457 40,922 21,132 26,418 32,133 45,092 53,089
      16.88   11.28 19.67 10.15 12.70 15.45 21.68 25.52
Carpet Installers 47-2041 n/a 28.81 27,734 9.76 21,733 30,734 20,349 22,541 25,571 31,675 38,209
      13.34   10.45 14.77 9.79 10.84 12.29 15.23 18.37
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 50 27.07 45,073 3.69 38,139 48,540 30,770 43,470 47,140 50,633 53,433
      21.67   18.33 23.34 14.79 20.90 22.66 24.34 25.69
Construction Laborers 47-2061 480 12.43 31,364 4.46 19,752 37,168 18,055 21,696 29,593 40,361 47,779
      15.08   9.50 17.87 8.68 10.43 14.23 19.41 22.97
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 470 15.93 29,378 4.94 20,615 33,759 18,849 22,259 27,166 32,391 46,263
      14.13   9.91 16.23 9.06 10.70 13.06 15.57 22.24
Electricians 47-2111 360 19.82 49,917 5.22 30,805 59,472 27,580 35,057 48,311 65,711 77,058
      23.99   14.81 28.59 13.26 16.86 23.23 31.59 37.04
Glaziers 47-2121 30 41.85 37,992 8.11 27,708 43,134 25,490 28,951 33,265 45,571 56,249
      18.26   13.32 20.74 12.25 13.92 15.99 21.91 27.04
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 40 9.61 34,424 13.78 20,768 41,252 18,600 23,596 34,689 45,731 49,901
      16.55   9.98 19.83 8.95 11.34 16.67 21.99 23.99
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 140 11.59 36,051 5.89 22,805 42,673 21,974 24,671 31,371 48,315 58,345
      17.33   10.96 20.51 10.56 11.86 15.08 23.23 28.05
Roofers 47-2181 n/a 8.19 43,179 8.26 25,721 51,908 20,388 31,020 47,133 53,254 61,113
      20.76   12.37 24.96 9.81 14.91 22.66 25.60 29.38
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 80 39.11 40,435 6.94 19,526 50,889 18,422 20,802 44,425 53,420 63,558
      19.44   9.39 24.46 8.85 10.00 21.36 25.68 30.55
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 30 34.01 43,451 5.81 27,293 51,530 25,281 30,214 45,647 54,827 65,123
      20.89   13.12 24.77 12.15 14.53 21.95 26.36 31.31
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 10 16.01 40,963 7.22 28,668 47,110 25,904 31,954 42,479 47,731 51,046
      19.69   13.78 22.65 12.46 15.36 20.42 22.95 24.55
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 10 11.15 23,424 4.54 18,702 25,786 16,713 20,529 23,610 27,155 30,505
      11.26   8.99 12.40 8.04 9.87 11.35 13.05 14.67
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071 10 23.88 29,688 11.52 18,959 35,053 17,838 20,130 24,682 42,281 48,955
      14.27   9.11 16.85 8.58 9.68 11.86 20.33 23.53
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5021 n/a 65.60 62,677 8.11 39,787 74,121 37,050 44,051 70,981 78,165 82,477
      30.14   19.13 35.63 17.81 21.18 34.13 37.58 39.65
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