Please note that when the total number of employees in a category exceeds the sum of the occupations within it, it indicates the exclusion of certain occupations.

Typically, these omitted occupations are categorized as 'all other', and usually consist of roles with relatively small workforce numbers.

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construction Trades Workers

Boilermakers 11 thousand (2023)

Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 67 thousand (2023)

Carpenters 700 thousand (2023)

Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers 88 thousand (2023)

Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo Workers 205 thousand (2023)

Construction Equipment Operators 496 thousand (2023)

Construction Laborers 1,019 thousand (2023)

Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and Tapers 106 thousand (2023)

Electricians 713 thousand (2023)

Glaziers 53 thousand (2023)

Insulation Workers 61 thousand (2023)

Painters and Paperhangers 218 thousand (2023)

Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 471 thousand (2023)

Plasterers and Stucco Masons 22 thousand (2023)

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 17 thousand (2023)

Roofers 135 thousand (2023)

Sheet Metal Workers 116 thousand (2023)

Solar Photovoltaic Installers 25 thousand (2023)

Structural Iron and Steel Workers 64 thousand (2023)

Extraction Workers

Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 70 thousand (2023)

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 5 thousand (2023)

Helpers--Extraction Workers 7 thousand (2023)

Rock Splitters, Quarry 4 thousand (2023)

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 44 thousand (2023)

Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers 51 thousand (2023)

Underground Mining Machine Operators 25 thousand (2023)

Helpers, Construction Trades

Helpers, Construction Trades 192 thousand (2023)

Other Construction and Related Workers

Construction and Building Inspectors 134 thousand (2023)

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 24 thousand (2023)

Fence Erectors 21 thousand (2023)

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 50 thousand (2023)

Highway Maintenance Workers 151 thousand (2023)

Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 29 thousand (2023)

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 19 thousand (2023)

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 28 thousand (2023)

Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 777 thousand (2023)