
Group Title / Job Title / Green Info |
Employment Projections |
2010-2020 Annual Openings |
2012 Wages |
Education/Requirements |
Employment |
2010 |
2020 |
Change |
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Growth |
Total |
Hot Jobs |
Hourly |
Annual |
All |
Work Exp/Programs |
Employers/Jobs |
Construction and Extraction Occupations | 54,736 | 62,124 | 7,388 | 13.5 | 740 | 1,941 |  | 25.34 | 52,694 |  |  |
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Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers | 5,207 | 6,052 | 845 | 16.2 | 84 | 204 |  |
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 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |  | 5,207 | 6,052 | 845 | 16.2% | 84 | 204 |  | 34.56 | 71,887 |  | HS | +5yrs | |  |  |  |
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Construction Trades Workers | 42,567 | 48,031 | 5,464 | 12.8 | 547 | 1,441 |  |
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 | Boilermakers |  | 127 | 142 | 15 | 11.8% | 2 | 7 |  | 25.23 | 52,493 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 711 | 910 | 199 | 28.0% | 20 | 35 |  | 29.97 | 62,331 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Stonemasons | 227 | 265 | 38 | 16.7% | 4 | 9 |  | 19.37 | 40,289 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Carpenters | 9,080 | 10,063 | 983 | 10.8% | 98 | 290 |  | 25.03 | 52,080 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Carpet Installers | 529 | 534 | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 12 |  | 20.46 | 42,554 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 353 | 351 | -2 | -0.6% | 0 | 8 |  | 16.94 | 35,234 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Floor Sanders and Finishers | 177 | 191 | 14 | 7.9% | 1 | 5 |  | 18.03 | 37,509 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Tile and Marble Setters | 235 | 270 | 35 | 14.9% | 4 | 9 |  | 21.26 | 44,216 |  | < HS > | Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |  | 436 | 509 | 73 | 16.7% | 7 | 14 |  | 22.37 | 46,532 |  | < HS > | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Construction Laborers |  | 7,767 | 8,669 | 902 | 11.6% | 90 | 152 |  | 21.48 | 44,669 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 512 | 568 | 56 | 10.9% | 6 | 16 |  | 23.53 | 48,948 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |  | 2,441 | 2,884 | 443 | 18.1% | 44 | 101 |  | 26.47 | 55,051 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 696 | 795 | 99 | 14.2% | 10 | 29 |  | 22.01 | 45,777 |  | < HS > | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Tapers | 178 | 216 | 38 | 21.4% | 4 | 9 |  | 25.69 | 53,429 |  | < HS > | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Electricians |  | 6,499 | 7,470 | 971 | 14.9% | 97 | 272 |  | 27.21 | 56,591 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Glaziers | 378 | 475 | 97 | 25.7% | 10 | 24 |  | 20.60 | 42,846 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 155 | 172 | 17 | 11.0% | 2 | 8 |  | 19.31 | 40,168 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Insulation Workers, Mechanical |  | 328 | 392 | 64 | 19.5% | 6 | 19 |  | 20.73 | 43,138 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,554 | 3,906 | 352 | 9.9% | 35 | 113 |  | 18.68 | 38,859 |  | < HS > | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Pipelayers | 222 | 244 | 22 | 9.9% | 2 | 8 |  | 26.98 | 56,108 |  | HS | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |  | 4,741 | 5,571 | 830 | 17.5% | 83 | 220 |  | 27.69 | 57,598 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 53 | 60 | 7 | 13.2% | 1 | 2 |  | 30.86 | 64,194 |  | < HS > | Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 69 | 91 | 22 | 31.9% | 2 | 3 |  | 35.39 | 73,619 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Roofers |  | 869 | 925 | 56 | 6.4% | 6 | 24 |  | 23.66 | 49,230 |  | < HS > | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Sheet Metal Workers |  | 1,761 | 1,849 | 88 | 5.0% | 9 | 39 |  | 24.47 | 50,892 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers |  | 422 | 464 | 42 | 9.9% | 4 | 13 |  | 26.30 | 54,708 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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Helpers, Construction Trades | 1,410 | 1,847 | 437 | 31.0 | 44 | 81 |  |
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 | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 355 | 505 | 150 | 42.3% | 15 | 24 |  | 19.77 | 41,114 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Carpenters |  | 354 | 502 | 148 | 41.8% | 15 | 24 |  | 15.28 | 31,780 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Electricians | 372 | 450 | 78 | 21.0% | 8 | 18 |  | 15.79 | 32,837 |  | HS | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 62 | 64 | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 2 |  | 15.56 | 32,364 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 123 | 170 | 47 | 38.2% | 5 | 8 |  | 13.90 | 28,900 |  | HS | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 94 | 108 | 14 | 14.9% | 1 | 3 |  | 18.87 | 39,241 |  | < HS > | Short-Term |  |  |  |
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Other Construction and Related Workers | 5,173 | 5,774 | 601 | 11.6 | 60 | 202 |  |
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 | Construction and Building Inspectors |  | 797 | 864 | 67 | 8.4% | 7 | 31 |  | 30.11 | 62,623 |  | HS | +5yrs | M |  |  |  |
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 | Elevator Installers and Repairers | 163 | 167 | 4 | 2.5% | 0 | 5 |  | 41.43 | 86,166 |  | HS | Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Fence Erectors | 810 | 911 | 101 | 12.5% | 10 | 32 |  | 22.83 | 47,488 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |  | 564 | 799 | 235 | 41.7% | 24 | 39 |  | 19.39 | 40,339 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 2,161 | 2,274 | 113 | 5.2% | 11 | 68 |  | 23.61 | 49,120 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators |  | 198 | 207 | 9 | 4.6% | 1 | 6 |  |  |  |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 237 | 297 | 60 | 25.3% | 6 | 12 |  | 23.67 | 49,240 |  | < HS > | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Construction and Related Workers, All Other |  | 243 | 255 | 12 | 4.9% | 1 | 9 |  | 24.65 | 51,275 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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Extraction Workers | 379 | 420 | 41 | 10.8 | 4 | 12 |  |
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 | Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 202 | 223 | 21 | 10.4% | 2 | 6 |  | 24.07 | 50,056 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 79 | 92 | 13 | 16.5% | 1 | 3 |  | 26.18 | 54,457 |  | HS | Moderate |  |  |  |