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OES

1999 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	5,938,860	$14.82	$16.18	$33,650	0.4 %
47-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	476,770	$20.71	$21.98	$45,720	0.7 %
47-2011	Boilermakers (3)	29,160	$18.09	$18.51	$38,500	1.6 %
47-2021	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	98,530	$19.36	$19.90	$41,380	1.6 %
47-2022	Stonemasons (3)	8,640	$15.36	$16.46	$34,240	2.5 %
47-2031	Carpenters	771,030	$15.35	$16.55	$34,420	0.8 %
47-2041	Carpet Installers (3)	37,750	$13.23	$15.26	$31,750	2.3 %
47-2042	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	11,310	$13.96	$15.04	$31,280	4.3 %
47-2043	Floor Sanders and Finishers (3)	6,400	$11.88	$12.91	$26,860	2.7 %
47-2044	Tile and Marble Setters	27,330	$17.08	$17.84	$37,100	3.2 %
47-2051	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	151,760	$13.68	$15.01	$31,210	1.3 %
47-2053	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	4,570	$15.03	$15.45	$32,130	4.0 %
47-2061	Construction Laborers	763,450	$10.85	$12.75	$26,510	0.8 %
47-2071	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (3)	58,410	$12.45	$13.99	$29,090	0.8 %
47-2072	Pile-Driver Operators (3)	4,940	$19.93	$20.00	$41,600	2.2 %
47-2073	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (3)	324,350	$15.31	$16.71	$34,760	0.4 %
47-2081	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	118,300	$15.34	$16.39	$34,090	1.6 %
47-2082	Tapers (3)	36,950	$16.02	$17.04	$35,430	1.0 %
47-2111	Electricians	611,920	$19.13	$20.28	$42,180	1.5 %
47-2121	Glaziers	49,630	$13.33	$14.75	$30,680	2.7 %
47-2130	Insulation Workers (3)	56,850	$12.52	$14.02	$29,170	1.3 %
47-2141	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	260,880	$12.86	$14.08	$29,280	1.0 %
47-2142	Paperhangers	10,070	$15.34	$15.78	$32,830	3.1 %
47-2151	Pipelayers (3)	53,530	$12.67	$14.08	$29,290	1.0 %
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (3)	413,170	$17.41	$18.63	$38,750	0.5 %
47-2161	Plasterers and Stucco Masons (3)	50,060	$14.48	$15.70	$32,650	1.3 %
47-2171	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (3)	27,760	$16.03	$17.79	$37,000	2.2 %
47-2181	Roofers (3)	115,280	$12.94	$14.36	$29,870	0.9 %
47-2211	Sheet Metal Workers (3)	231,690	$14.09	$15.92	$33,110	0.7 %
47-2221	Structural Iron and Steel Workers (3)	85,520	$17.19	$18.16	$37,780	1.3 %
47-3011	Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (3)	56,660	$10.61	$12.03	$25,020	1.2 %
47-3012	Helpers—Carpenters (3)	104,910	$9.61	$10.20	$21,210	0.9 %
47-3013	Helpers—Electricians	100,460	$9.89	$10.41	$21,650	1.1 %
47-3014	Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons (3)	30,790	$8.95	$9.73	$20,230	2.0 %
47-3015	Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (3)	81,410	$9.62	$10.25	$21,320	0.8 %
47-3016	Helpers—Roofers (3)	27,340	$8.41	$8.80	$18,310	1.0 %
47-4011	Construction and Building Inspectors (3)	67,010	$18.55	$19.11	$39,740	0.6 %
47-4021	Elevator Installers and Repairers (3)	25,010	$22.38	$22.95	$47,740	4.6 %
47-4031	Fence Erectors (3)	15,540	$9.95	$10.67	$22,200	2.0 %
47-4041	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (3)	34,750	$14.05	$15.22	$31,650	1.2 %
47-4051	Highway Maintenance Workers (3)	139,540	$12.44	$12.85	$26,730	0.8 %
47-4061	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (3)	8,620	$17.67	$17.81	$37,050	2.4 %
47-4071	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (3)	12,820	$13.03	$13.86	$28,820	2.0 %
47-4091	Segmental Pavers	2,890	$11.35	$12.45	$25,900	3.4 %
47-5011	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas (3)	13,720	$12.84	$14.24	$29,630	2.3 %
47-5012	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas (3)	9,500	$15.71	$17.81	$37,040	2.3 %
47-5013	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining (3)	11,630	$11.29	$12.39	$25,780	1.3 %
47-5021	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (3)	19,650	$13.75	$15.02	$31,240	1.6 %
47-5031	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (3)	4,180	$15.52	$16.08	$33,450	1.6 %
47-5041	Continuous Mining Machine Operators (3)	10,090	$15.73	$16.53	$34,370	1.7 %
47-5042	Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators (3)	(5)	$17.57	$17.15	$35,680	2.3 %
47-5051	Rock Splitters, Quarry (3)	2,140	$11.12	$11.49	$23,900	2.0 %
47-5061	Roof Bolters, Mining (3)	4,170	$17.48	$17.71	$36,840	1.8 %
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas (3)	29,860	$10.08	$11.18	$23,260	2.0 %
47-5081	Helpers—Extraction Workers	27,730	$9.83	$10.62	$22,090	2.3 %

About 1999 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.

(3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.

(5) = 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