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2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Construction and Extraction Occupations

other SOC major groups

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry divisions in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia.

Click on the SOC Code Number to view that occupation's definition, additional wage estimates, and relative standard error (RSE) estimates.

			Wage Estimates
SOC Code Number	Occupation Title	Employment	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (1)	Mean RSE
47-0000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	6,187,360	$15.14	$16.56	$34,440	0.3 %
47-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	502,010	$21.53	$22.95	$47,740	0.4 %
47-2011	Boilermakers	25,280	$17.80	$18.26	$37,980	2.2 %
47-2021	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	108,590	$19.37	$19.78	$41,140	1.2 %
47-2022	Stonemasons	10,100	$14.98	$15.57	$32,380	2.5 %
47-2031	Carpenters	858,890	$15.69	$16.88	$35,100	0.6 %
47-2041	Carpet Installers	38,010	$14.46	$15.88	$33,030	1.8 %
47-2042	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	12,300	$14.81	$15.90	$33,070	3.0 %
47-2043	Floor Sanders and Finishers	7,610	$13.17	$14.95	$31,100	4.4 %
47-2044	Tile and Marble Setters	27,870	$16.49	$17.58	$36,580	2.0 %
47-2051	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	169,550	$13.50	$14.92	$31,020	1.8 %
47-2053	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	4,510	$15.06	$15.76	$32,790	4.2 %
47-2061	Construction Laborers	821,210	$11.15	$12.95	$26,940	0.6 %
47-2071	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	56,330	$12.88	$14.47	$30,090	1.2 %
47-2072	Pile-Driver Operators	4,320	$19.85	$19.99	$41,570	2.7 %
47-2073	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	333,200	$15.99	$17.39	$36,170	0.5 %
47-2081	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	118,280	$15.80	$17.11	$35,580	1.6 %
47-2082	Tapers	35,440	$17.81	$18.60	$38,680	1.2 %
47-2111	Electricians	640,260	$19.29	$20.29	$42,210	0.7 %
47-2121	Glaziers	46,160	$14.32	$15.56	$32,360	1.5 %
47-2130	Insulation Workers	54,710	$13.05	$14.86	$30,910	2.7 %
47-2141	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	261,040	$13.10	$14.24	$29,610	0.7 %
47-2142	Paperhangers	10,690	$15.33	$15.62	$32,490	3.3 %
47-2151	Pipelayers	59,560	$13.20	$14.53	$30,220	1.5 %
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	437,140	$18.19	$19.31	$40,170	0.7 %
47-2161	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	45,150	$16.00	$16.91	$35,170	1.6 %
47-2171	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	27,010	$16.78	$18.17	$37,800	1.8 %
47-2181	Roofers	114,410	$13.95	$15.22	$31,670	1.0 %
47-2211	Sheet Metal Workers	218,020	$15.31	$16.85	$35,050	1.0 %
47-2221	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	81,710	$17.92	$18.82	$39,140	1.5 %
47-3011	Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	58,090	$10.95	$12.39	$25,780	1.6 %
47-3012	Helpers—Carpenters	99,170	$9.91	$10.37	$21,570	1.3 %
47-3013	Helpers—Electricians	112,820	$10.27	$10.93	$22,740	1.0 %
47-3014	Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	26,910	$9.28	$10.28	$21,380	2.3 %
47-3015	Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	85,320	$10.21	$10.79	$22,450	0.8 %
47-3016	Helpers—Roofers	24,160	$9.35	$9.77	$20,320	1.4 %
47-4011	Construction and Building Inspectors	68,690	$18.63	$19.10	$39,730	0.7 %
47-4021	Elevator Installers and Repairers	25,100	$22.78	$22.23	$46,240	1.7 %
47-4031	Fence Erectors	18,370	$10.53	$12.02	$25,010	2.8 %
47-4041	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	34,070	$13.71	$15.21	$31,630	1.3 %
47-4051	Highway Maintenance Workers	145,790	$12.82	$13.21	$27,480	1.0 %
47-4061	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	9,940	$14.93	$14.84	$30,870	2.2 %
47-4071	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	15,040	$13.02	$13.91	$28,930	5.3 %
47-4091	Segmental Pavers	2,680	$12.46	$13.48	$28,050	4.5 %
47-5011	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	15,540	$12.41	$13.42	$27,910	2.2 %
47-5012	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	15,500	$14.83	$15.99	$33,270	2.6 %
47-5013	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	11,020	$12.12	$13.34	$27,750	2.3 %
47-5021	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	19,860	$14.68	$15.39	$32,010	1.3 %
47-5031	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4,680	$15.84	$16.15	$33,590	1.8 %
47-5041	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	9,480	$15.64	$16.05	$33,380	1.7 %
47-5042	Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators	(4)	$16.65	$16.68	$34,690	2.1 %
47-5051	Rock Splitters, Quarry	2,600	$12.43	$13.10	$27,250	2.3 %
47-5061	Roof Bolters, Mining	3,460	$17.21	$17.19	$35,760	1.8 %
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	38,590	$9.83	$10.88	$22,640	3.9 %
47-5081	Helpers—Extraction Workers	30,760	$10.99	$11.72	$24,380	1.4 %

About 2000 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.

(1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(4) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.

The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

National OES estimates by SOC major group