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Employment Projections |
2018 - 2028 Annual |
1Q2020 Wages |
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2018 |
2028 |
10 Year Change Net / Percent |
Exits |
Transfers |
Change |
Total |
Hourly |
Annual |
 | Construction and Extraction | 57,946 | 63,495 | 5,549 | 9.6% | 1,956 | 4,732 | 555 | 7,243 | $28.88 | $60,047 |
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Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers | 5,583 | 6,069 | 486 | 8.7% | 174 | 432 | 49 | 655 |  |
 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |  | 5,583 | 6,069 | 486 | 8.7% | 174 | 432 | 49 | 655 | $38.20 | $79,445 | High School + 5 years |  |  |  |
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Construction Trades Workers | 45,850 | 50,327 | 4,477 | 9.8% | 1,510 | 3,753 | 448 | 5,711 |  |
 | Boilermakers |  | 109 | 126 | 17 | 15.6% | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | | | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 927 | 999 | 72 | 7.8% | 28 | 68 | 7 | 103 | $28.52 | $59,336 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Carpenters |  | 7,985 | 8,546 | 561 | 7.0% | 258 | 597 | 56 | 911 | $28.48 | $59,244 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Tile and Marble Setters |  | 219 | 256 | 37 | 16.9% | 7 | 16 | 4 | 27 | | | No formal credential Long OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 967 | 1,048 | 81 | 8.4% | 30 | 76 | 8 | 114 | $23.94 | $49,787 | No formal credential Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Construction Laborers |  | 10,295 | 11,222 | 927 | 9.0% | 360 | 837 | 93 | 1,290 | $24.64 | $51,250 | No formal credential Short OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 214 | 233 | 19 | 8.9% | 10 | 18 | 2 | 30 | $23.74 | $49,396 | High School Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |  | 3,072 | 3,328 | 256 | 8.3% | 109 | 260 | 26 | 395 | $34.89 | $72,584 | High School Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 582 | 599 | 17 | 2.9% | 17 | 41 | 2 | 60 | $27.54 | $57,266 | No formal credential Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Tapers | 53 | 55 | 2 | 3.8% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | $27.61 | $57,420 | No formal credential Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Electricians |  | 8,398 | 9,398 | 1,000 | 11.9% | 273 | 758 | 100 | 1,131 | $30.32 | $63,066 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Glaziers | 344 | 377 | 33 | 9.6% | 12 | 30 | 3 | 45 | $28.37 | $59,017 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 286 | 288 | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 26 | 0 | 33 | $18.25 | $37,971 | No formal credential Short OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Insulation Workers, Mechanical |  | 163 | 182 | 19 | 11.7% | 4 | 16 | 2 | 22 | $34.89 | $72,574 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,008 | 3,235 | 227 | 7.6% | 108 | 208 | 23 | 339 | $23.04 | $47,933 | No formal credential Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Pipelayers |  | 116 | 131 | 15 | 12.9% | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | $23.74 | $49,396 | No formal credential Short OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |  | 5,211 | 6,026 | 815 | 15.6% | 164 | 459 | 82 | 705 | $31.67 | $65,857 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Roofers | 900 | 988 | 88 | 9.8% | 24 | 73 | 9 | 106 | $29.26 | $60,840 | No formal credential Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Sheet Metal Workers |  | 1,567 | 1,742 | 175 | 11.2% | 49 | 130 | 18 | 197 | $28.33 | $58,914 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 458 | 502 | 44 | 9.6% | 13 | 43 | 4 | 60 | $31.21 | $64,920 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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Helpers, Construction Trades | 1,295 | 1,465 | 170 | 13.1% | 45 | 140 | 17 | 202 |  |
 | Helpers--Carpenters |  | 155 | 172 | 17 | 11.0% | 5 | 17 | 2 | 24 | $18.45 | $38,383 | No formal credential Short OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Electricians |  | 234 | 274 | 40 | 17.1% | 8 | 26 | 4 | 38 | $24.79 | $51,549 | High School Short OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |  | 438 | 510 | 72 | 16.4% | 16 | 48 | 7 | 71 | $18.05 | $37,539 | High School Short OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |  | 194 | 215 | 21 | 10.8% | 7 | 21 | 2 | 30 | $19.77 | $41,123 | No formal credential Short OJT |  |  |  |
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Other Construction and Related Workers | 5,077 | 5,480 | 403 | 7.9% | 222 | 393 | 40 | 655 |  |
 | Construction and Building Inspectors | 1,229 | 1,330 | 101 | 8.2% | 70 | 88 | 10 | 168 | $34.75 | $72,275 | High School + 5 years Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Elevator Installers and Repairers |  | 231 | 258 | 27 | 11.7% | 8 | 19 | 3 | 30 | $53.92 | $112,152 | High School Apprenticeship |  |  |  |
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 | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |  | 475 | 524 | 49 | 10.3% | 21 | 41 | 5 | 67 | $18.03 | $37,487 | High School Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 2,124 | 2,244 | 120 | 5.7% | 88 | 154 | 12 | 254 | $26.53 | $55,175 | High School Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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 | Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 313 | 333 | 20 | 6.4% | 11 | 29 | 2 | 42 | $26.52 | $55,154 | High School Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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Extraction Workers | 141 | 154 | 13 | 9.2% | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |  |
 | Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas |  | 66 | 74 | 8 | 12.1% | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | $23.34 | $48,551 | High School Mod. OJT |  |  |  |
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Supervisors of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 5,068 | 5,328 | 260 | 5.1% | 163 | 314 | 26 | 503 |  |