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Helpers, construction trades, all other

2004 employment: 39,000
2014 projected employment: 40,000
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 1.8%
2004 median annual earnings: $20,620; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 0.8%
2004 part-time employment: low
2004 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Short-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 86.6%; some college: 11.0%; bachelor's degree: 2.4%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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

Helpers, construction trades, all other
— National
U.S.:	$24,020
— by State
AL:	$22,840
AZ:	$22,500
AR:	$19,630
CA:	$26,560
CO:	$23,440
CT:	$24,780
DE:	$20,910
DC:	$24,760
FL:	$20,370
GA:	$18,160
HI:	$24,350
ID:	$21,260
IL:	$32,710
IN:	$23,580
IA:	$26,260
KS:	$16,580
KY:	$21,940
LA:	$22,140
ME:	$23,020
MD:	$28,510
MA:	$25,500
MI:	$33,080
MN:	$25,820
MS:	$17,690
MO:	$26,010
MT:	$23,160
NE:	$21,190
NV:	$24,140
NH:	$24,850
NJ:	$32,310
NM:	$22,050
NY:	$24,330
NC:	$21,860
ND:	$21,240
OH:	$28,070
OK:	$17,760
OR:	$25,450
PA:	$21,200
RI:	$26,140
SC:	$20,420
SD:	$17,290
TN:	$18,050
TX:	$21,460
UT:	$20,010
VA:	$24,520
WA:	$27,100
WV:	$25,570
WI:	$24,500
WY:	$20,580
GU:	$20,150
PR:	$16,430
— by NAICS Industry Sector
21	$20,710
23	$23,930
31-33	$22,410
42	$23,980
44-45	$19,980
48-49	$33,290
53	$21,840
54	$27,100
55	$29,630
56	$23,610
61	$27,740
81	$23,110
92	$29,040
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for helpers, construction trades, all other.

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Helpers, construction trades

Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
Employment Median weekly earnings
$ W/M ratio
Women
(emp.) (earn.) 4,000 n.a. -
Men
(emp.) (earn.) 94,000 $386
All workers
(emp.) (earn.) 99,000 $386

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Helpers, construction trades

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 28,780 average earnings: $24,000	$11,000	$15,000	$20,000	$28,000	$40,000
Men employment: 27,560 average earnings: $24,000	$11,000	$15,000	$20,000	$28,000	$40,000
Women employment: 1,230 average earnings: $27,000	$9,000	$14,000	$20,000	$30,000	$40,000

Other extraction workers

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 12,670 average earnings: $35,000	$15,000	$22,000	$31,000	$44,000	$56,000
Men employment: 12,220 average earnings: $35,000	$15,000	$22,000	$30,000	$44,000	$56,000
Women employment: 450 average earnings: $34,000	$13,000	$20,000	$33,000	$45,000	$53,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

Occupation	Fatalities: Event or exposure
Occupation	Total	Tran.	Viol.	Cont.	Falls	Expo.	Fires
Helpers, construction trades	21	3	5	4	7	-	-
Mining machine operators, all other	15	6	8	-	-	-	-
Extraction workers, all other	18	8	6	-	-	-	-

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