Construction & Extraction Occupations
Minor Occupation Group
Add ComparisonConstruction & Extraction Occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations was $54,310 in 2022.
The locations that employ the most Construction & Extraction Occupations are . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction & Extraction Occupations are .
Employment and salary information for the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce. Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce in 2022 was 6,964,183 people, of which 3.41% were women and 96.6% were men. Construction & Extraction Occupations are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in false.
The Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce in 2022 was 6,964,183 people (3.41% women and 96.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 13% between 2014 (6,165,171) and 2022 (6,964,183).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations.
During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($82,898), Wyoming ($67,028), and Washington ($65,642).
In 2022, Construction & Extraction Occupations earned an average of $54,310, $10,372 less than the average national salary of $64,683
The graph shows the ranking of Construction & Extraction Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in N/A.
In 2022, Construction & Extraction Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.36, which is lower 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).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Construction & Extraction Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Construction & Extraction Occupations and on wages 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 ($116,581).
This graphic shows the share of Construction & Extraction Occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction & Extraction Occupations at 97%, followed by Support activities for mining with 2.05% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 0.932%.
Demographic information on Construction & Extraction Occupations in the US. The workforce of Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2022 was 6,964,183 people, with 3.41% woman, and 96.6% men. The average age of male Construction & Extraction Occupations in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Construction & Extraction Occupations is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction & Extraction Occupations is White.
The workforce of Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2022 was 6,964,183 people, with 3.41% woman, and 96.6% men.
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In 2022, 35.8% of Construction & Extraction Occupations workers were Hispanic and 64.2% non-Hispanic.
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In 2022, 65.9% of the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce were White, of which 3.27% were women and 96.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (14%) and Two or More Races (11.1%).
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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Construction.
Among the necessary skills for Construction & Extraction Occupations, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction & Extraction Occupations need more than the average amount of Installation.
The most common majors achieved by Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (109,347 people), Engineering (69,920 people), and Social Sciences (28,198 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Construction & Extraction Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (3,032,802 people), Some college (1,422,496 people), and Secondary Education (985,668 people).
The graphic shows the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.
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 Critical Thinking, Coordination, Active Listening.
