Construction & Extraction Occupations

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2020 Workforce

6.87M

Average Age

40.7

Average Salary

$47,919

Average Male Salary

$48,181

Average Female Salary

$40,203

About

Construction & Extraction Occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations was $47,919 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Construction & Extraction Occupations by wage are Military specific occupations, Sales & related occupations, and Production Occupations.

Construction & Extraction Occupations are part of the Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, along with Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, Construction & Extraction Occupations, and Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Construction & Extraction Occupations are Gwinnett County (Southwest)Lilburn City PUMA, GA, College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD, and South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction & Extraction Occupations are Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608), South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX, and College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Construction & Extraction Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Construction & Extraction Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Construction & Extraction Occupations, by average wage, is Tobacco manufacturing. Construction & Extraction Occupations are paid most in Montgomery County (South)The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608).

Yearly Wage

$47,919

AVERAGE SALARY

± $359

In 2020, Construction & Extraction Occupations earned an average of $47,919, $8,035 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Military specific occupations make somewhat more than Construction & Extraction Occupations while Production Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Construction & Extraction Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.376

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Construction & Extraction Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.376, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Construction & Extraction Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Construction & Extraction Occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Construction & Extraction Occupations.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Construction & Extraction Occupations, by number of employees, are Construction, Support activities for mining, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Architectural, engineering & related services, Coal mining, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Building material & supplies dealers, Waste management & remediation services, Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Construction & Extraction Occupations, by average wage, are Tobacco manufacturing, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

6.87M

2020 Workforce

± 62,856

−0.0542%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.29%

The number of people employed as Construction & Extraction Occupations has been declining at a rate of −0.0542%, from 6,877,059 people in 2019 to 6,873,334 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Construction & Extraction Occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction & Extraction Occupations at 81.3%, followed by Support activities for mining with 1.94% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 0.813%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Construction & Extraction Occupations in the US. The average age of male Construction & Extraction Occupations in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Construction & Extraction Occupations is 40.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction & Extraction Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.65M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 61,864

226k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 11,663

96.7% of Construction & Extraction Occupations are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Construction & Extraction Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Construction & Extraction Occupations

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

55.5% of Construction & Extraction Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.8% of Construction & Extraction Occupations, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Construction & Extraction Occupations.

Age by Sex

40.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.124

40.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.691

The median age of Construction & Extraction Occupations is 40.7, and Male employees are generally 0.106 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Construction & Extraction Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Construction & Extraction Occupations is Business but a relatively high number of Construction & Extraction Occupations hold a major in Construction.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Construction & Extraction Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction & Extraction Occupations need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction & Extraction Occupations need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.