2001 Washington State Employment and Wage Estimates
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Construction

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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 6,230 5.59 $ 41,430 2.59 $ 28,883 $ 40,059 $ 52,554
      $ 19.92   $ 13.89 $ 19.26 $ 25.27
Carpenters 47-2031 760 26.69 $ 38,063 6.18 $ 28,550 $ 35,394 $ 44,220
      $ 18.30   $ 13.73 $ 17.01 $ 21.26
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 350 33.04 $ 41,490 26.56 $ 24,989 $ 39,930 $ 61,169
      $ 19.94   $ 12.02 $ 19.20 $ 29.41
Construction Laborers 47-2061 610 21.48 $ 32,560 5.80 $ 23,222 $ 30,305 $ 40,066
      $ 15.65   $ 11.16 $ 14.57 $ 19.27
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 450 30.30 $ 42,962 9.18 $ 29,863 $ 42,923 $ 55,175
      $ 20.66   $ 14.36 $ 20.64 $ 26.53
Electricians 47-2111 600 15.43 $ 59,223 5.04 $ 49,844 $ 62,760 $ 70,113
      $ 28.47   $ 23.96 $ 30.17 $ 33.71
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 560 29.19 $ 55,435 4.73 $ 43,538 $ 50,942 $ 60,250
      $ 26.65   $ 20.93 $ 24.49 $ 28.97
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 220 32.38 $ 21,258 8.57 $ 18,282 $ 21,190 $ 23,946
      $ 10.22   $ 8.79 $ 10.19 $ 11.51
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 130 35.61 $ 32,700 3.97 $ 25,030 $ 32,082 $ 36,922
      $ 15.72   $ 12.03 $ 15.43 $ 17.75
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014 40 48.24 $ 22,944 7.48 $ 19,922 $ 22,120 $ 25,880
      $ 11.03   $ 9.58 $ 10.64 $ 12.45
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 340 17.68 $ 45,115 2.63 $ 38,546 $ 44,413 $ 52,482
      $ 21.69   $ 18.54 $ 21.35 $ 25.23
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 260 19.82 $ 30,239 8.02 $ 25,291 $ 28,888 $ 34,249
      $ 14.54   $ 12.16 $ 13.89 $ 16.46
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 50 28.94 $ 35,936 5.68 $ 27,354 $ 33,201 $ 44,142
      $ 17.28   $ 13.15 $ 15.96 $ 21.23
Pipelayers 47-2151   54.23 $ 35,662 6.88 $ 31,737 $ 35,952 $ 42,270
      $ 17.15   $ 15.26 $ 17.29 $ 20.32
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2161 100 36.37 $ 35,543 10.73 $ 29,472 $ 33,999 $ 42,106
      $ 17.08   $ 14.17 $ 16.34 $ 20.24
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 470 18.35 $ 43,144 5.54 $ 28,544 $ 42,994 $ 53,995
      $ 20.75   $ 13.73 $ 20.67 $ 25.96
Roofers 47-2181   50.11 $ 40,376 4.98 $ 36,579 $ 41,405 $ 45,807
      $ 19.41   $ 17.58 $ 19.90 $ 22.02
Tapers 47-2082 130 28.81 $ 45,448 7.40 $ 40,275 $ 44,937 $ 52,605
      $ 21.85   $ 19.36 $ 21.60 $ 25.30
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