2001 Washington State Employment and Wage Estimates
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Construction and Extraction Occupations

Occupational title Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 47-0000 100,130 2.02 $ 44,245 0.90 $ 31,262 $ 44,046 $ 56,184
      $ 21.28   $ 15.03 $ 21.17 $ 27.02
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 720 31.72 $ 51,926 2.65 $ 44,425 $ 52,418 $ 59,735
      $ 24.96   $ 21.36 $ 25.20 $ 28.71
Carpenters 47-2031 19,460 8.62 $ 43,852 1.36 $ 34,492 $ 44,006 $ 54,150
      $ 21.08   $ 16.59 $ 21.15 $ 26.04
Carpet Installers 47-2041 320 13.03 $ 40,874 6.27 $ 30,124 $ 44,200 $ 52,818
      $ 19.65   $ 14.48 $ 21.25 $ 25.40
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 2,880 17.03 $ 43,211 6.15 $ 31,721 $ 44,560 $ 55,462
      $ 20.78   $ 15.25 $ 21.42 $ 26.67
Construction Laborers 47-2061 13,080 9.59 $ 36,941 1.48 $ 24,310 $ 35,670 $ 50,001
      $ 17.76   $ 11.68 $ 17.15 $ 24.04
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 20 20.60 $ 46,078 3.73 $ 37,333 $ 45,420 $ 56,585
      $ 22.16   $ 17.95 $ 21.84 $ 27.20
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 3,990 11.68 $ 50,171 2.11 $ 40,543 $ 52,236 $ 61,021
      $ 24.13   $ 19.50 $ 25.11 $ 29.34
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5021 220 12.68 $ 33,595 4.81 $ 24,386 $ 31,340 $ 38,954
      $ 16.15   $ 11.72 $ 15.07 $ 18.73
Electricians 47-2111 9,730 9.56 $ 46,722 2.83 $ 33,208 $ 45,876 $ 61,752
      $ 22.47   $ 15.96 $ 22.06 $ 29.69
Fence Erectors 47-4031 400 25.06 $ 27,712 3.84 $ 21,274 $ 27,218 $ 33,668
      $ 13.32   $ 10.23 $ 13.09 $ 16.19
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 8,150 5.38 $ 61,953 2.30 $ 47,648 $ 58,937 $ 72,045
      $ 29.78   $ 22.90 $ 28.34 $ 34.64
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-2042 210 27.95 $ 39,745 9.57 $ 30,571 $ 35,150 $ 50,599
      $ 19.11   $ 14.69 $ 16.90 $ 24.33
Floor Sanders and Finishers 47-2043   60.53 $ 26,406 5.84 $ 21,813 $ 25,048 $ 28,275
      $ 12.70   $ 10.49 $ 12.05 $ 13.59
Glaziers 47-2121 1,140 26.85 $ 46,422 3.66 $ 33,008 $ 47,389 $ 59,808
      $ 22.31   $ 15.87 $ 22.78 $ 28.76
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041 380 23.31 $ 42,491 4.16 $ 34,587 $ 43,061 $ 51,724
      $ 20.43   $ 16.63 $ 20.71 $ 24.87
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3019 280 22.03 $ 27,968 4.22 $ 25,389 $ 29,323 $ 32,915
      $ 13.44   $ 12.20 $ 14.10 $ 15.83
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 740 26.74 $ 33,467 3.16 $ 21,966 $ 31,948 $ 44,597
      $ 16.09   $ 10.56 $ 15.36 $ 21.44
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 1,760 15.33 $ 23,619 2.18 $ 18,882 $ 21,948 $ 26,845
      $ 11.36   $ 9.08 $ 10.55 $ 12.90
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 1,300 23.35 $ 29,736 6.94 $ 21,225 $ 25,466 $ 35,332
      $ 14.30   $ 10.21 $ 12.24 $ 16.99
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