Construction and Extraction Occupations Salaries
60 occupations · median annual pay from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
- Construction Laborers
1,096,780 employed
$47,120
$23/hr
$79,920
$38/hr
- Electricians
757,220 employed
$63,190
$30/hr
- Carpenters
670,090 employed
$60,580
$29/hr
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
478,090 employed
$59,850
$29/hr
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
465,840 employed
$63,800
$31/hr
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
225,190 employed
$49,400
$24/hr
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
206,170 employed
$57,020
$27/hr
- Highway Maintenance Workers
154,960 employed
$50,260
$24/hr
- Construction and Building Inspectors
146,720 employed
$74,690
$36/hr
- Roofers
135,490 employed
$55,440
$27/hr
- Sheet Metal Workers
119,770 employed
$61,800
$30/hr
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
83,080 employed
$58,930
$28/hr
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
68,380 employed
$62,780
$30/hr
- Helpers--Electricians
63,630 employed
$42,670
$21/hr
- Glaziers
58,480 employed
$57,080
$27/hr
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons
52,550 employed
$62,120
$30/hr
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
51,710 employed
$49,450
$24/hr
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
44,970 employed
$46,960
$23/hr
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
44,440 employed
$49,120
$24/hr
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
44,330 employed
$42,360
$20/hr
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
43,140 employed
$58,160
$28/hr
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
41,820 employed
$53,340
$26/hr
- Tile and Stone Setters
35,850 employed
$55,690
$27/hr
$57,430
$28/hr
- Pipelayers
33,050 employed
$49,000
$24/hr
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
31,350 employed
$53,140
$26/hr
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
30,650 employed
$49,880
$24/hr
- Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
28,380 employed
$49,910
$24/hr
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical
25,660 employed
$58,340
$28/hr
- Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
24,770 employed
$42,670
$21/hr
- Fence Erectors
24,480 employed
$47,980
$23/hr
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
23,790 employed
$109,910
$53/hr
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
23,640 employed
$56,460
$27/hr
- Helpers--Carpenters
21,680 employed
$43,780
$21/hr
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
19,580 employed
$70,070
$34/hr
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
19,450 employed
$60,190
$29/hr
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
19,310 employed
$57,660
$28/hr
$47,550
$23/hr
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators
14,000 employed
$61,810
$30/hr
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
13,800 employed
$58,970
$28/hr
- Carpet Installers
13,780 employed
$50,340
$24/hr
- Tapers
12,840 employed
$68,270
$33/hr
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
12,600 employed
$67,890
$33/hr
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
10,590 employed
$58,620
$28/hr
- Boilermakers
10,190 employed
$76,410
$37/hr
- Stonemasons
7,820 employed
$57,390
$28/hr
$40,470
$19/hr
- Helpers--Extraction Workers
6,700 employed
$47,730
$23/hr
- Helpers--Roofers
6,030 employed
$44,160
$21/hr
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
5,930 employed
$74,500
$36/hr
- Extraction Workers, All Other
5,540 employed
$57,010
$27/hr
$61,390
$30/hr
- Floor Sanders and Finishers
3,720 employed
$50,440
$24/hr
- Rock Splitters, Quarry
3,320 employed
$48,740
$23/hr
- Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
3,180 employed
$70,130
$34/hr
- Pile Driver Operators
2,310 employed
$73,300
$35/hr
- Roof Bolters, Mining
2,160 employed
$78,540
$38/hr
- Paperhangers
1,570 employed
$52,140
$25/hr
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
1,180 employed
$76,170
$37/hr