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2012 - 2022 Connecticut Employment Projections for Construction and Extraction Occupations
  Construction and Extraction Occupations - Employment Projections (2012-2022)
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2012 2022 Change/Pct Growth Total Demand Hourly Annual All Work Experience~Training Employers~CTJobs
Click for a list of related Construction and Extraction OccupationsConstruction and Extraction Occupations52,45961,4909,03117.2%9031,77324.8951,781Construction and Extraction Occupations Employment and Wages
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers4,8615,8681,00720.7%101153
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers4,8615,8681,00720.7%101153Top Occupations by growth33.1068,852Connecticut First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
+5yrs
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Construction Trades Workers40,55547,5757,02017.3%7021,389
Boilermakers job descriptionBoilermakers1271542721.3%3926.0554,179Connecticut Boilermakers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Brickmasons and Blockmasons job descriptionBrickmasons and Blockmasons68383014721.5%152228.3558,976Connecticut Brickmasons and Blockmasons~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Stonemasons job descriptionStonemasons2232644118.4%4624.1250,172Connecticut Stonemasons~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Carpenters job descriptionCarpenters9,35010,8781,52816.3%153268Top Occupation by Openings23.6049,089Connecticut Carpenters~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Carpet Installers job descriptionCarpet Installers407427204.9%2923.7249,342Connecticut Carpet Installers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Short-Term
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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles job descriptionFloor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles278295176.1%2717.4136,197Connecticut Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Floor Sanders and Finishers job descriptionFloor Sanders and Finishers656834.6%0118.4938,454Connecticut Floor Sanders and Finishers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Tile and Marble Setters job descriptionTile and Marble Setters1301431310.0%1325.0952,165Connecticut Tile and Marble Setters~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Long-Term
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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers job descriptionCement Masons and Concrete Finishers60971410517.2%101722.8047,419Connecticut Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Moderate
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Construction Laborers job descriptionConstruction Laborers7,4668,8451,37918.5%138298Top Occupation by Openings20.4142,461Connecticut Construction Laborers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Short-Term
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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators job descriptionPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators473515428.9%41119.7241,024Connecticut Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators job descriptionOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2,5983,07747918.4%48106Top Occupations by growth29.3761,091Connecticut Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers job descriptionDrywall and Ceiling Tile Installers556580244.3%2723.2848,431Connecticut Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Moderate
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Tapers job descriptionTapers20821573.4%1324.8851,760Connecticut Tapers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Moderate
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Electricians job descriptionElectricians6,0017,2761,27521.3%128241Top Occupation by Openings27.2056,577Connecticut Electricians~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Glaziers job descriptionGlaziers649697487.4%52022.6046,994Connecticut Glaziers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall job descriptionInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall1291603124.0%3517.6536,703Connecticut Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Short-Term
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Insulation Workers, Mechanical job descriptionInsulation Workers, Mechanical21235113965.6%141720.2042,005Connecticut Insulation Workers, Mechanical~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Painters, Construction and Maintenance job descriptionPainters, Construction and Maintenance2,5922,88729511.4%306918.1437,735Connecticut Painters, Construction and Maintenance~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Moderate
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Pipelayers job descriptionPipelayers2162957936.6%81129.5861,526Connecticut Pipelayers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Short-Term
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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters job descriptionPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3,9044,9101,00625.8%101150Top Occupations by growth28.3959,067Connecticut Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Roofers job descriptionRoofers1,1861,212262.2%32822.3746,549Connecticut Roofers~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Moderate
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Sheet Metal Workers job descriptionSheet Metal Workers1,7451,95320811.9%215424.6251,214Connecticut Sheet Metal Workers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Structural Iron and Steel Workers job descriptionStructural Iron and Steel Workers556583274.9%32129.3561,040Connecticut Structural Iron and Steel Workers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Helpers, Construction Trades1,2101,52531526.0%3251
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters job descriptionHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters2012605929.4%6916.9435,236Connecticut Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Short-Term
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Helpers--Carpenters job descriptionHelpers--Carpenters3293906118.5%61113.6228,334Connecticut Helpers--Carpenters~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
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Helpers--Electricians job descriptionHelpers--Electricians26937510639.4%111516.2533,809Connecticut Helpers--Electricians~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters job descriptionHelpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters2152816630.7%71014.6530,469Connecticut Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other job descriptionHelpers, Construction Trades, All Other1551782314.8%2416.5034,325Connecticut Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
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Other Construction and Related Workers5,5436,14560210.9%60164
Construction and Building Inspectors job descriptionConstruction and Building Inspectors908979717.8%72932.2066,980Connecticut Construction and Building Inspectors~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate / +5yrs
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Elevator Installers and Repairers job descriptionElevator Installers and Repairers2372955824.5%61045.5994,818Connecticut Elevator Installers and Repairers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
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Fence Erectors job descriptionFence Erectors4815506914.4%71817.8837,199Connecticut Fence Erectors~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers job descriptionHazardous Materials Removal Workers71689117524.4%183417.4236,227Connecticut Hazardous Materials Removal Workers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Highway Maintenance Workers job descriptionHighway Maintenance Workers2,4552,5741194.8%124923.9049,716Connecticut Highway Maintenance Workers~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators job descriptionRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators320346268.1%310Connecticut Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners job descriptionSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners1852567138.4%71123.0447,925Connecticut Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners~ 2014 WagesLess than HS
Moderate
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Construction and Related Workers, All Other job descriptionConstruction and Related Workers, All Other241254135.4%1518.2037,856Connecticut Construction and Related Workers, All Other~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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Extraction Workers2903778730.0%917
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas job descriptionEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas2323077532.3%81419.4440,427Connecticut Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas~ 2014 WagesHigh School
Moderate
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