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May 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

Construction and Extraction Occupations

SOC major groups

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, are available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Click on the SOC Code Number to view an occupational profile.

			Wage Estimates
SOC Code Number	Occupation Title	Employment (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
47-0000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	6,170,410	$16.38	$18.04	$37,520	0.2 %
47-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	542,440	$24.25	$25.95	$53,980	0.3 %
47-2011	Boilermakers	18,520	$21.68	$22.29	$46,360	1.1 %
47-2021	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	107,660	$20.07	$20.42	$42,480	0.8 %
47-2022	Stonemasons	16,320	$16.82	$17.75	$36,920	1.9 %
47-2031	Carpenters	882,490	$16.78	$18.26	$37,970	0.4 %
47-2041	Carpet Installers	40,170	$16.39	$17.72	$36,860	1.4 %
47-2042	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	15,800	$15.68	$17.13	$35,640	2.9 %
47-2043	Floor Sanders and Finishers	6,430	$12.88	$13.93	$28,980	2.8 %
47-2044	Tile and Marble Setters	42,930	$17.02	$18.28	$38,020	1.4 %
47-2051	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	191,690	$15.10	$16.36	$34,030	0.8 %
47-2053	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	6,700	$13.45	$15.47	$32,170	5.0 %
47-2061	Construction Laborers	854,840	$12.10	$13.86	$28,830	0.5 %
47-2071	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	61,860	$14.42	$16.07	$33,430	1.4 %
47-2072	Pile-Driver Operators	4,450	$21.29	$22.46	$46,720	2.7 %
47-2073	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	357,080	$17.00	$18.62	$38,730	0.5 %
47-2081	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	113,350	$16.36	$17.71	$36,830	1.2 %
47-2082	Tapers	36,370	$18.78	$19.25	$40,040	1.0 %
47-2111	Electricians	582,920	$20.33	$21.58	$44,900	0.6 %
47-2121	Glaziers	43,140	$15.70	$17.63	$36,680	2.4 %
47-2131	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	37,000	$14.57	$16.12	$33,530	2.1 %
47-2132	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	17,110	$16.03	$17.48	$36,350	1.8 %
47-2141	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	249,560	$14.55	$15.87	$33,010	0.6 %
47-2142	Paperhangers	7,660	$15.73	$16.87	$35,090	3.1 %
47-2151	Pipelayers	54,470	$13.68	$15.40	$32,040	1.1 %
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	424,360	$19.85	$21.21	$44,110	0.7 %
47-2161	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	54,920	$15.60	$16.96	$35,270	1.5 %
47-2171	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	32,660	$16.90	$19.32	$40,190	3.4 %
47-2181	Roofers	119,820	$14.83	$16.17	$33,630	0.8 %
47-2211	Sheet Metal Workers	184,740	$17.09	$18.63	$38,760	0.8 %
47-2221	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	70,240	$20.40	$21.30	$44,300	1.3 %
47-3011	Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	61,680	$12.00	$13.40	$27,860	1.3 %
47-3012	Helpers—Carpenters	106,130	$10.38	$10.94	$22,750	0.8 %
47-3013	Helpers—Electricians	92,820	$11.26	$11.97	$24,890	1.0 %
47-3014	Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	26,090	$9.87	$10.87	$22,610	2.8 %
47-3015	Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	74,820	$10.75	$11.50	$23,930	1.1 %
47-3016	Helpers—Roofers	21,530	$9.93	$10.58	$22,000	1.3 %
47-3019	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	38,310	$9.91	$10.97	$22,820	1.6 %
47-4011	Construction and Building Inspectors	82,690	$21.00	$21.86	$45,460	0.6 %
47-4021	Elevator Installers and Repairers	21,110	$28.23	$27.98	$58,190	1.1 %
47-4031	Fence Erectors	23,350	$11.24	$12.27	$25,530	2.6 %
47-4041	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	38,550	$16.02	$17.54	$36,480	1.5 %
47-4051	Highway Maintenance Workers	136,550	$14.21	$14.61	$30,390	0.5 %
47-4061	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	10,430	$18.35	$17.96	$37,360	1.3 %
47-4071	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	16,670	$13.88	$14.73	$30,640	1.4 %
47-4091	Segmental Pavers	840	$11.74	$13.31	$27,690	4.7 %
47-4099	Construction and Related Workers, All Other	81,260	$11.40	$12.71	$26,440	3.1 %
47-5011	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	13,880	$16.11	$16.74	$34,810	1.5 %
47-5012	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	13,860	$17.11	$18.68	$38,860	1.7 %
47-5013	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	16,210	$14.75	$16.05	$33,380	1.7 %
47-5021	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	19,320	$16.07	$17.18	$35,740	1.8 %
47-5031	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	5,290	$17.16	$17.85	$37,130	1.5 %
47-5041	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	8,060	$17.87	$17.71	$36,840	1.6 %
47-5042	Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators	3,900	$17.96	$17.95	$37,330	2.1 %
47-5049	Mining Machine Operators, All Other	2,710	$16.45	$17.17	$35,710	1.9 %
47-5051	Rock Splitters, Quarry	3,180	$12.54	$13.43	$27,940	3.4 %
47-5061	Roof Bolters, Mining	4,290	$18.70	$18.54	$38,570	1.1 %
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	32,280	$11.94	$12.74	$26,500	1.6 %
47-5081	Helpers—Extraction Workers	26,430	$12.66	$13.23	$27,520	1.2 %
47-5099	Extraction Workers, All Other	10,450	$15.66	$16.37	$34,050	3.9 %

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) 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.

(3) 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