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Construction and extraction occupations

Earnings Graph | Relative Pay | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Fatalities | Job Openings

The Construction and extraction occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Construction and extraction occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Construction and extraction occupations
— National
U.S.: $38,260
— by State
AL: $29,710
AK: $53,050
AZ: $32,430
AR: $29,380
CA: $43,620
CO: $37,620
CT: $45,960
DE: $38,640
DC: $41,660
FL: $31,730
GA: $32,340
HI: $48,760
ID: $31,790
IL: $50,950
IN: $40,160
IA: $36,020
KS: $34,670
KY: $33,430
LA: $31,490
ME: $33,280
MD: $37,810
MA: $48,160
MI: $43,870
MN: $46,500
MS: $27,880
MO: $41,750
MT: $34,370
NE: $33,280
NV: $40,270
NH: $35,890
NJ: $49,690
NM: $30,260
NY: $48,430
NC: $30,850
ND: $33,930
OH: $40,210
OK: $30,720
OR: $40,430
PA: $38,830
RI: $41,220
SC: $30,510
SD: $28,670
TN: $31,180
TX: $29,200
UT: $32,720
VT: $33,760
VA: $34,910
WA: $45,180
WV: $34,860
WI: $41,680
WY: $36,730
GU: $25,130
PR: $16,760
VI: $32,970
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $35,300
21 $37,000
22 $48,300
23 $38,570
31-33 $39,600
42 $36,920
44-45 $33,930
48-49 $41,400
51 $44,380
52 $44,220
53 $37,180
54 $43,720
55 $47,090
56 $31,640
61 $41,550
62 $43,640
71 $40,700
72 $40,680
81 $37,930
92 $37,030
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for construction and extraction occupations.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Construction and extraction occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    8,522,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    2.5% 97.5% 6.7% 1.0% 25.0%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 123,000$5040.832
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 6,109,000$606
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 6,232,000$604 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Construction and
extraction occupations		T 6.1% 6.6% 3.8% 1.4% 11.9%
W 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%
M 11.1% 11.9% 7.9% 2.6% 19.4%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Construction and extraction occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 7,296,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    1,283,000 17.6% 1,348,000 18.5%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $604
    — Members of unions$913
    — Represented by unions$903
    — Non-union$554
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Construction and extraction occupations

Paid hourly wages 5,430,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 13,000
At $5.15 6,000
Below $5.15 7,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Construction and extraction 67.6 8.10 90.3 8.32 19.3 5.95

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Construction and extraction 91.6 8.27--

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Construction and extraction occupations 3.2

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Construction and extraction occupations 1,129 250 32 258 409 150 30
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers 116 38 3 30 33 9 3
Construction trades workers 870 165 27 182 355 121 20
Helpers, construction trades 21 3 5 4 7--
Other construction and related workers 45 24 5 8 7--
Extraction workers 77 20 36 9 6 5-

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

Job Openings

Current job openings on craigslist.com

skilled trade / craft jobs

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