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 9,820 2.24 36,861 2.19 22,770 43,907 20,613 25,914 33,026 46,401 57,556
      17.72   10.94 21.11 9.91 12.46 15.88 22.30 27.67
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 590 4.74 58,831 2.48 37,587 69,454 34,444 42,001 59,447 74,673 85,302
      28.28   18.07 33.39 16.56 20.20 28.58 35.90 41.01
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 90 10.58 38,476 8.81 29,033 43,198 27,262 29,839 33,526 47,333 60,578
      18.50   13.96 20.77 13.10 14.34 16.12 22.75 29.12
Carpenters 47-2031 1,300 10.10 30,863 3.80 20,347 36,120 16,029 24,012 29,430 34,934 48,704
      14.84   9.79 17.36 7.71 11.55 14.15 16.80 23.41
Carpet Installers 47-2041 50 20.73 38,229 3.39 30,379 42,155 28,380 30,454 33,896 42,006 59,399
      18.38   14.61 20.27 13.64 14.64 16.30 20.20 28.56
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 140 27.86 33,585 5.08 24,344 38,205 19,644 28,182 34,786 39,791 43,001
      16.14   11.70 18.36 9.45 13.55 16.73 19.13 20.68
Construction Laborers 47-2061 1,880 7.22 29,146 4.24 19,843 33,799 18,094 21,649 25,573 32,615 48,165
      14.01   9.54 16.24 8.70 10.41 12.29 15.68 23.15
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 80 30.15 28,933 16.63 18,003 34,399 17,339 19,288 29,030 35,325 44,297
      13.91   8.66 16.54 8.33 9.27 13.95 16.98 21.30
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 1,500 5.09 38,097 5.28 25,115 44,587 21,926 28,007 32,923 46,703 60,792
      18.31   12.08 21.43 10.54 13.46 15.83 22.46 29.22
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 n/a 50.49 29,566 7.40 22,502 33,099 21,312 23,145 26,331 35,497 41,824
      14.22   10.82 15.92 10.25 11.13 12.66 17.06 20.10
Electricians 47-2111 750 6.42 41,951 3.36 28,540 48,655 27,089 31,686 42,360 51,255 56,957
      20.17   13.72 23.39 13.02 15.23 20.37 24.64 27.38
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 150 24.90 32,478 3.00 23,598 36,919 22,152 26,028 32,329 38,740 44,698
      15.61   11.34 17.75 10.65 12.52 15.54 18.63 21.49
Pipelayers 47-2151 50 26.30 30,720 8.32 25,398 33,380 23,246 26,661 29,880 33,100 40,622
      14.77   12.21 16.05 11.18 12.82 14.36 15.92 19.53
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 260 7.10 41,052 7.55 26,640 48,258 24,195 30,082 37,799 55,956 64,765
      19.74   12.81 23.21 11.63 14.46 18.17 26.90 31.14
Roofers 47-2181 30 8.91 26,313 4.43 23,043 27,948 21,729 23,138 25,241 27,824 35,378
      12.65   11.08 13.44 10.45 11.13 12.14 13.38 17.01
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 90 10.06 40,410 6.75 27,040 47,094 24,704 30,564 44,638 49,936 53,039
      19.43   13.00 22.64 11.87 14.70 21.47 24.00 25.50
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 130 25.02 32,359 14.38 20,655 38,211 19,045 22,202 29,685 35,297 54,680
      15.56   9.93 18.37 9.16 10.68 14.27 16.97 26.29
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 20 14.14 20,274 4.09 19,488 20,667 17,936 18,699 19,971 21,245 22,126
      9.74   9.37 9.94 8.62 8.99 9.60 10.22 10.64
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 220 26.88 21,313 3.40 18,307 22,815 17,319 18,564 20,639 23,641 26,626
      10.25   8.80 10.97 8.32 8.93 9.92 11.36 12.81
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 30 6.50 29,752 9.52 22,813 33,222 22,156 23,791 26,301 31,777 46,757
      14.30   10.96 15.97 10.66 11.43 12.64 15.28 22.48
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015 40 9.44 31,735 18.44 19,895 37,656 15,476 23,976 30,348 39,028 51,072
      15.26   9.56 18.11 7.44 11.53 14.59 18.76 24.56
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 50 16.39 43,769 4.50 29,383 50,962 28,296 32,655 39,619 50,170 72,699
      21.05   14.13 24.51 13.60 15.70 19.05 24.12 34.96
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 40 13.65 26,316 10.73 18,996 29,976 17,831 20,115 27,143 31,110 33,490
      12.65   9.13 14.41 8.58 9.67 13.05 14.96 16.10
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5011 130 32.00 35,020 8.60 26,046 39,507 24,571 27,420 33,479 39,415 50,406
      16.84   12.52 19.00 11.81 13.18 16.09 18.95 24.23
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5012 200 19.32 42,975 3.64 35,227 46,850 33,288 36,223 40,533 46,963 54,925
      20.66   16.94 22.52 16.00 17.41 19.49 22.58 26.41
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 47-5013 210 25.25 38,956 7.83 26,568 45,149 23,993 29,647 39,816 47,849 52,581
      18.73   12.77 21.71 11.54 14.25 19.14 23.00 25.28
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041 330 29.66 47,261 2.76 42,925 49,429 38,797 44,749 48,406 52,049 54,287
      22.72   20.64 23.77 18.65 21.52 23.28 25.03 26.10
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators 47-5042 250 27.66 36,697 4.16 27,647 41,222 25,338 29,451 35,316 42,379 51,134
      17.65   13.29 19.82 12.18 14.16 16.98 20.37 24.59
Roof Bolters, Mining 47-5061 230 9.70 47,206 2.18 43,613 49,002 39,936 44,547 48,181 51,706 53,992
      22.69   20.96 23.56 19.20 21.41 23.16 24.86 25.96
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 47-5071 150 15.61 30,274 3.64 28,270 31,276 26,206 27,579 29,847 32,115 37,095
      14.56   13.59 15.04 12.60 13.26 14.35 15.44 17.83
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081 340 22.08 32,406 5.30 24,489 36,364 22,946 26,513 31,243 38,803 42,993
      15.58   11.77 17.48 11.03 12.74 15.02 18.65 20.67
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