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November 2003 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	6,099,360	$16.21	$17.79	$37,000	0.2 %
47-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	518,660	$23.75	$25.32	$52,660	0.3 %
47-2011	Boilermakers	17,970	$20.77	$21.25	$44,190	1.1 %
47-2021	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	109,660	$20.23	$20.60	$42,850	0.9 %
47-2022	Stonemasons	14,420	$16.44	$17.43	$36,260	2.3 %
47-2031	Carpenters	873,840	$16.77	$18.04	$37,520	0.4 %
47-2041	Carpet Installers	38,860	$15.79	$17.01	$35,370	1.4 %
47-2042	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	15,030	$15.81	$16.99	$35,330	2.8 %
47-2043	Floor Sanders and Finishers	7,000	$13.28	$14.49	$30,140	3.7 %
47-2044	Tile and Marble Setters	37,710	$17.08	$18.03	$37,500	1.6 %
47-2051	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	187,900	$14.88	$16.25	$33,790	1.3 %
47-2053	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	6,820	$13.45	$15.02	$31,250	4.9 %
47-2061	Construction Laborers	845,890	$12.03	$13.85	$28,810	0.6 %
47-2071	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	60,210	$14.12	$15.69	$32,630	1.3 %
47-2072	Pile-Driver Operators	4,170	$23.42	$23.12	$48,090	3.7 %
47-2073	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	343,600	$16.85	$18.47	$38,410	0.5 %
47-2081	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	111,980	$16.37	$17.90	$37,230	1.6 %
47-2082	Tapers	32,380	$18.95	$19.64	$40,850	1.2 %
47-2111	Electricians	575,980	$20.16	$21.29	$44,290	0.6 %
47-2121	Glaziers	45,910	$15.49	$17.45	$36,300	2.3 %
47-2130	Insulation Workers	52,590	$14.57	$16.55	$34,420	2.0 %
47-2141	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	245,560	$14.21	$15.49	$32,210	0.7 %
47-2142	Paperhangers	7,930	$15.77	$16.59	$34,500	2.8 %
47-2151	Pipelayers	53,900	$13.96	$15.44	$32,120	1.1 %
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	422,360	$19.70	$20.97	$43,620	0.7 %
47-2161	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	52,410	$15.98	$17.36	$36,110	1.7 %
47-2171	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	33,740	$17.17	$19.49	$40,540	4.5 %
47-2181	Roofers	116,070	$14.63	$16.15	$33,580	1.0 %
47-2211	Sheet Metal Workers	189,130	$17.02	$18.43	$38,330	0.9 %
47-2221	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	71,090	$20.10	$20.79	$43,240	1.2 %
47-3011	Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	59,250	$11.85	$13.15	$27,350	1.4 %
47-3012	Helpers—Carpenters	101,740	$10.51	$11.01	$22,910	1.0 %
47-3013	Helpers—Electricians	90,790	$11.27	$11.97	$24,900	1.2 %
47-3014	Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	27,760	$9.74	$10.63	$22,110	2.0 %
47-3015	Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	77,940	$10.87	$11.56	$24,040	0.9 %
47-3016	Helpers—Roofers	21,310	$9.92	$10.52	$21,890	1.4 %
47-4011	Construction and Building Inspectors	82,080	$20.72	$21.59	$44,910	0.7 %
47-4021	Elevator Installers and Repairers	21,910	$26.88	$26.80	$55,750	1.3 %
47-4031	Fence Erectors	23,090	$11.14	$12.29	$25,560	2.4 %
47-4041	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	37,710	$15.90	$17.47	$36,330	1.9 %
47-4051	Highway Maintenance Workers	139,810	$14.00	$14.42	$29,990	0.5 %
47-4061	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	12,120	$17.23	$16.71	$34,750	3.6 %
47-4071	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	17,270	$13.81	$14.81	$30,810	1.9 %
47-4091	Segmental Pavers	1,860	$12.97	$13.67	$28,440	4.2 %
47-5011	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	14,130	$14.59	$15.40	$32,030	2.0 %
47-5012	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	13,480	$16.78	$18.22	$37,890	2.1 %
47-5013	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	14,030	$14.83	$16.28	$33,860	1.9 %
47-5021	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,730	$15.88	$16.67	$34,670	1.5 %
47-5031	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	5,170	$17.07	$17.55	$36,510	1.6 %
47-5041	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	8,300	$17.83	$17.75	$36,920	1.4 %
47-5042	Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators	4,580	$17.79	$17.75	$36,920	1.6 %
47-5051	Rock Splitters, Quarry	3,350	$12.48	$13.33	$27,730	3.1 %
47-5061	Roof Bolters, Mining	4,070	$18.60	$18.57	$38,620	0.9 %
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	35,010	$10.53	$11.74	$24,420	1.7 %
47-5081	Helpers—Extraction Workers	27,260	$12.68	$13.35	$27,770	1.3 %

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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

(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