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2020 - 2030 Connecticut Employment Projections for Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations - Employment Projections (2020-2030)

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2020 - 2030 Annual				1Q2022 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2020	2030	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Construction and Extraction Occupations	59,693	68,650	8,957	15.0	1,922	4,326	896	7,144	$30.24	$62,911
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers		6,087	6,964	877	14.4%	184	422	88	694
	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	6,087	6,964	877	14.4%	184	422	88	694	$38.99	$81,102	High School 5+ years

Construction Trades Workers		47,868	55,487	7,619	15.9%	1,507	3,477	762	5,746
	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	684	714	30	4.4%	22	43	3	68	$33.43	$69,525	High School Apprenticeship

	Stonemasons	228	244	16	7.0%	8	14	2	24	$26.92	$55,998	High School Apprenticeship

	Carpenters	10,249	11,834	1,585	15.5%	322	689	158	1,169	$30.59	$63,633	High School Apprenticeship

	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	239	300	61	25.5%	7	16	6	29	$23.32	$48,507	None Moderate

	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	901	977	76	8.4%	23	62	8	93	$24.10	$50,147	None Moderate

	Construction Laborers	12,591	14,871	2,280	18.1%	406	927	228	1,561	$23.38	$48,630	None Short-term

	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	198	223	25	12.6%	7	15	2	24	$30.72	$63,901	High School Moderate

	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3,067	3,449	382	12.5%	107	234	38	379	$31.20	$64,902	High School Moderate

	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	366	427	61	16.7%	10	22	6	38	$24.13	$50,188	None Moderate

	Tapers	58	64	6	10.3%	2	3	1	6	$38.33	$79,730	None Moderate

	Electricians	7,953	9,356	1,403	17.6%	251	636	140	1,027	$30.86	$64,190	High School Apprenticeship

	Glaziers	445	511	66	14.8%	13	37	7	57	$26.37	$54,852	High School Apprenticeship

	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	307	351	44	14.3%	8	22	4	34	$22.72	$47,258	None Short-term

	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	294	333	39	13.3%	7	21	4	32	$30.35	$63,128	High School Apprenticeship

	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2,399	2,811	412	17.2%	79	144	41	264	$23.72	$49,342	None Moderate

	Pipelayers	77	68	-9	-11.7%	2	5	-1	6	$30.38	$63,190	None Short-term

	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4,654	5,327	673	14.5%	146	359	67	572	$31.29	$65,067	High School Apprenticeship

	Roofers	956	1,102	146	15.3%	25	72	15	112	$30.08	$62,560	None Moderate

	Sheet Metal Workers	1,319	1,492	173	13.1%	38	91	17	146	$37.99	$79,028	High School Apprenticeship

	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	349	400	51	14.6%	10	29	5	44	$31.02	$64,500	High School Apprenticeship

Helpers, Construction Trades		960	1,062	102	10.6%	30	88	10	128
	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	160	158	-2	-1.3%	5	14	0	19	$36.42	$75,757	None Short-term

	Helpers--Electricians	232	270	38	16.4%	7	22	4	33	$23.54	$48,950	High School Short-term

	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	181	208	27	14.9%	6	17	3	26	$18.53	$38,539	None Short-term

Other Construction and Related Workers		4,427	4,729	302	6.8%	188	305	30	523
	Construction and Building Inspectors	1,186	1,220	34	2.9%	65	73	3	141	$39.35	$81,855	High School 5+ years Moderate

	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	452	447	-5	-1.1%	17	37	0	54	$26.99	$56,152	High School Moderate

	Highway Maintenance Workers	2,035	2,210	175	8.6%	83	133	18	234	$29.70	$61,755	High School Moderate

	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	397	438	41	10.3%	13	34	4	51	$26.02	$54,130	High School Moderate

	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	89	103	14	15.7%	3	8	1	12	$29.07	$60,455	High School Moderate

Extraction Workers		351	408	57	16.2%	12	33	6	51
	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	227	263	36	15.9%	8	21	4	33	$37.66	$78,347	High School < 5 years Moderate


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