SOC 47-0000

Construction and Extraction Occupations

60 occupations sorted by median salary

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 47-4021 $106,580
2 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 $78,690
3 Roof Bolters, Mining 47-5043 $76,640
4 Boilermakers 47-2011 $73,340
5 Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 $72,120
6 Pile Driver Operators 47-2072 $70,510
7 Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 47-5044 $68,860
8 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061 $67,370
9 Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other 47-5049 $67,220
10 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5012 $65,010
11 Tapers 47-2082 $64,700
12 Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041 $63,380
13 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 $62,970
14 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5011 $62,740
15 Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 $62,700
16 Electricians 47-2111 $62,350
17 Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 $60,850
18 Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 $60,800
19 Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5023 $59,600
20 Carpenters 47-2031 $59,310
21 Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2171 $59,280
22 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 47-5032 $59,110
23 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 $58,710
24 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 $58,140
25 Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5013 $57,980
26 Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 47-2053 $57,260
27 Insulation Workers, Mechanical 47-2132 $57,250
28 Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2161 $56,020
29 Glaziers 47-2121 $55,440
30 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 $54,660
31 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-2042 $54,340
32 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-5022 $52,550
33 Tile and Stone Setters 47-2044 $52,240
34 Stonemasons 47-2022 $51,990
35 Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-2231 $51,860
36 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 $51,650
37 Roofers 47-2181 $50,970
38 Extraction Workers, All Other 47-5099 $50,110
39 Carpet Installers 47-2041 $49,850
40 Floor Sanders and Finishers 47-2043 $49,150
41 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071 $49,140
42 Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 $49,070
43 Pipelayers 47-2151 $48,710
44 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131 $48,680
45 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 $48,660
46 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041 $48,490
47 Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081 $48,400
48 Paperhangers 47-2142 $48,260
49 Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 47-4090 $48,120
50 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 47-5071 $47,510
51 Rock Splitters, Quarry 47-5051 $47,460
52 Fence Erectors 47-4031 $46,940
53 Construction Laborers 47-2061 $46,730
54 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 $46,480
55 Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 $41,600
56 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3019 $40,760
57 Helpers--Roofers 47-3016 $40,590
58 Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 $39,890
59 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015 $39,270
60 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014 $38,140