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Construction and Excavation Salaries

  Wage Estimates
Occupation Title

Employment

Median Hourly

Mean Hourly

Mean Annual

Construction and Extraction Occupations

130,560 $16.60 $18.32 $38,100
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 8,100 $26.85 $28.11 $58,460
Boilermakers 80 $25.44 $26.62 $55,380
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 1,580 $20.68 $22.98 $47,790
Carpenters 16,610 $20.00 $20.57 $42,780
Carpet Installers 1,460 $17.29 $19.29 $40,130
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles * $15.81 $16.07 $33,420
Floor Sanders and Finishers 430 $17.20 $17.70 $36,810
Tile and Marble Setters 970 $17.10 $18.23 $37,920
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 5,320 $13.52 $15.52 $32,280
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers * $10.30 $11.46 $23,850
Construction Laborers 19,080 $12.71 $14.55 $30,250
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1,140 $19.63 $21.88 $45,500
Pile-Driver Operators 170 $30.43 $29.41 $61,160
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2,520 $29.88 $28.07 $58,390
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 4,230 $17.38 $18.36 $38,200
Tapers 1,420 $22.30 $20.84 $43,360
Electricians 11,660 $17.23 $19.63 $40,830
Glaziers * $14.79 $16.44 $34,200
Insulation Workers * $13.39 $15.31 $31,850
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 8,880 $13.26 $15.06 $31,330
Paperhangers 170 $19.15 $18.88 $39,270
Pipelayers 500 $24.41 $24.96 $51,910
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 10,140 $23.21 $22.23 $46,250
Plasterers and Stucco Masons * $13.17 $14.45 $30,060
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 1,050 $22.14 $20.20 $42,030
Roofers 2,500 $15.84 $16.21 $33,710
Sheet Metal Workers 3,110 $17.28 $18.70 $38,890
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 1,360 $21.69 $21.55 $44,830
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 1,270 $10.29 $12.58 $26,160
Helpers--Carpenters 2,290 $10.99 $11.37 $23,660
Helpers--Electricians * $15.30 $14.86 $30,900
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons * $8.18 $8.43 $17,540
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1,040 $11.37 $12.12 $25,210
Helpers--Roofers 170 $11.70 $12.08 $25,120
Construction and Building Inspectors 2,210 $29.46 $27.97 $58,170
Elevator Installers and Repairers 540 $26.00 $25.77 $53,600
Fence Erectors * $9.17 $9.14 $19,020
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 880 $13.25 $14.21 $29,560
Highway Maintenance Workers 790 $22.48 $24.08 $50,090
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining * $20.18 $20.49 $42,630
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 110 $21.14 $22.65 $47,120
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 110 $16.91 $16.54 $34,410
Helpers--Extraction Workers 290 $14.80 $14.78 $30,740

* = not available,  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics