Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
459,830 0.5 % $30.25 $62,910 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $17.72 $22.15 $28.44 $36.29 $45.28
Annual Wage (2) $36,850 $46,080 $59,150 $75,490 $94,180


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 71,770 11.03 $31.81 $66,170
Building Equipment Contractors 62,260 3.81 $32.32 $67,230
Residential Building Construction 47,670 8.26 $28.36 $58,990
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 39,730 5.86 $28.44 $59,160
Local Government (OES Designation) 32,160 0.58 $28.36 $58,980

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 71,770 11.03 $31.81 $66,170
Residential Building Construction 47,670 8.26 $28.36 $58,990
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 23,390 7.87 $30.35 $63,140
Utility System Construction 26,900 6.79 $30.17 $62,750
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 6,450 6.63 $30.13 $62,680

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 140 0.04 $41.76 $86,860
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 30 0.01 $40.55 $84,330
Amusement Parks and Arcades 40 0.02 $39.35 $81,840
Oil and Gas Extraction 4,330 2.67 $38.32 $79,710
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,800 0.46 $37.88 $78,790


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 55,960 5.43 1.51 $27.90 $58,040
California 38,480 2.74 0.76 $36.35 $75,600
Florida 28,980 4.05 1.13 $27.53 $57,250
New York 25,450 3.02 0.84 $36.38 $75,670
North Carolina 19,280 5.05 1.41 $25.40 $52,840




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 3,220 11.82 3.30 $31.08 $64,660
North Dakota 2,540 6.84 1.91 $29.78 $61,930
New Mexico 4,850 6.23 1.74 $26.64 $55,400
West Virginia 3,980 5.68 1.58 $33.94 $70,600
Louisiana 10,030 5.45 1.52 $28.10 $58,440




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 1,140 3.64 1.02 $41.27 $85,840
Illinois 9,580 1.72 0.48 $36.56 $76,050
New York 25,450 3.02 0.84 $36.38 $75,670
California 38,480 2.74 0.76 $36.35 $75,600
New Jersey 9,360 2.48 0.69 $36.22 $75,330





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 17,070 6.69 1.87 $30.16 $62,740
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 12,970 2.56 0.71 $40.98 $85,250
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 8,880 4.34 1.21 $28.88 $60,060
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 8,680 3.76 1.05 $33.41 $69,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 7,440 3.34 0.93 $27.77 $57,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,380 1.93 0.54 $35.12 $73,060
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 6,970 4.10 1.14 $30.97 $64,410
Baltimore-Towson, MD 6,040 4.83 1.35 $30.93 $64,340
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 5,280 1.47 0.41 $39.38 $81,910
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,140 3.76 1.05 $37.24 $77,450




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pascagoula, MS 820 14.94 4.17 $30.06 $62,520
Odessa, TX 790 12.80 3.57 $28.83 $59,960
Farmington, NM 610 12.56 3.50 $30.00 $62,400
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,930 12.43 3.47 $25.85 $53,760
Casper, WY 420 10.66 2.97 $35.68 $74,220
Midland, TX 720 10.37 2.89 $30.60 $63,660
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 970 9.78 2.73 $30.73 $63,910
Greeley, CO 710 9.23 2.57 $33.06 $68,760
Victoria, TX 430 9.04 2.52 $26.69 $55,510
Grand Junction, CO 510 9.01 2.51 $30.53 $63,500




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,170 2.47 0.69 $41.40 $86,120
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 12,970 2.56 0.71 $40.98 $85,250
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 3,170 3.33 0.93 $40.68 $84,610
Anchorage, AK 510 3.03 0.85 $39.86 $82,900
Fairbanks, AK 80 2.13 0.59 $39.57 $82,300
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 600 3.50 0.98 $39.44 $82,030
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 5,280 1.47 0.41 $39.38 $81,910
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 4,290 3.55 0.99 $39.27 $81,690
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,230 2.33 0.65 $39.20 $81,540
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,100 2.21 0.62 $38.56 $80,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,150 8.67 2.42 $30.70 $63,860
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,800 4.73 1.32 $26.79 $55,730
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,550 5.29 1.48 $24.11 $50,150
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,500 5.43 1.52 $27.99 $58,220
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 1,250 9.43 2.63 $34.77 $72,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,020 21.86 6.10 $30.97 $64,420
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 1,000 16.37 4.57 $31.65 $65,830
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 780 16.00 4.46 $30.18 $62,770
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 550 11.12 3.10 $32.70 $68,020
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 1,220 10.49 2.93 $31.22 $64,930

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 430 5.99 1.67 $44.26 $92,060
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 520 9.63 2.69 $38.95 $81,010
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 60 4.38 1.22 $38.72 $80,530
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 3.56 0.99 $37.79 $78,600
Western Colorado nonmetropolitan area 900 8.97 2.50 $37.76 $78,540


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(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.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012