Construction and Extraction Occupations in Alabama, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Construction and Extraction Occupations group in Alabama. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Alabama
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 88,400 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 42.268 |
| Location quotient | 1.02 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,150 |
| Median annual wage | $47,150 |
| Mean hourly wage | $24.11 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.67 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $30,250 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $37,020 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $59,580 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $74,100 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Alabama
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Alabama, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Alabama.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | 17,260 | $36,300 | $36,600 | $23,380 | $48,200 | $17.45 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 13,810 | $64,030 | $69,300 | $44,310 | $100,380 | $30.78 |
| Electricians | 9,740 | $52,420 | $56,340 | $37,060 | $76,390 | $25.2 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 9,640 | $46,870 | $47,480 | $35,030 | $61,230 | $22.54 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 7,880 | $53,840 | $54,720 | $34,990 | $74,480 | $25.89 |
| Carpenters | 5,700 | $47,880 | $48,270 | $34,860 | $63,910 | $23.02 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 2,700 | $36,050 | $37,370 | $27,260 | $50,600 | $17.33 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 2,220 | $35,860 | $36,390 | $29,140 | $46,000 | $17.24 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 2,040 | $43,740 | $44,740 | $31,780 | $60,550 | $21.03 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 1,750 | $45,690 | $45,140 | $30,450 | $58,130 | $21.97 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 1,630 | $46,100 | $48,020 | $30,500 | $70,030 | $22.16 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,160 | $51,410 | $53,970 | $38,000 | $72,190 | $24.72 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 1,110 | $61,500 | $63,690 | $45,740 | $87,410 | $29.57 |
| Roofers | 1,010 | $45,220 | $47,750 | $35,690 | $60,750 | $21.74 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 780 | $47,260 | $47,410 | $31,850 | $64,520 | $22.72 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 770 | $38,480 | $38,240 | $26,160 | $50,420 | $18.5 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 740 | $39,000 | $43,200 | $31,100 | $63,740 | $18.75 |
| Pipelayers | 720 | $39,870 | $43,940 | $32,060 | $63,210 | $19.17 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 640 | $46,880 | $46,440 | $34,900 | $58,840 | $22.54 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 490 | $38,810 | $43,070 | $33,170 | $57,130 | $18.66 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 470 | $46,130 | $48,290 | $34,900 | $57,870 | $22.18 |
| Glaziers | 440 | $47,220 | $48,090 | $33,640 | $65,450 | $22.7 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 400 | $36,170 | $35,970 | $27,240 | $46,780 | $17.39 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 380 | $48,820 | $49,600 | $32,180 | $71,730 | $23.47 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 310 | $42,740 | $41,670 | $30,720 | $54,110 | $20.55 |
| Fence Erectors | 300 | $38,920 | $41,780 | $30,410 | $55,630 | $18.71 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 290 | $42,130 | $42,690 | $34,040 | $51,540 | $20.25 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 260 | $89,750 | $79,070 | $43,100 | $101,110 | $43.15 |
| Boilermakers | 240 | $63,220 | $63,290 | $47,570 | $78,350 | $30.39 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 240 | $56,540 | $57,620 | $52,780 | $60,960 | $27.18 |
| Carpet Installers | 230 | $37,610 | $42,060 | $28,620 | $63,290 | $18.08 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 220 | $48,970 | $52,610 | $33,610 | $75,760 | $23.54 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 170 | $47,640 | $53,500 | $36,120 | $73,540 | $22.91 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 160 | $60,030 | $57,750 | $50,360 | $61,290 | $28.86 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 130 | $47,360 | $45,650 | $35,360 | $59,540 | $22.77 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 120 | $60,440 | $58,140 | $45,000 | $68,970 | $29.06 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 110 | $38,280 | $34,910 | $21,220 | $51,810 | $18.4 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 100 | $35,690 | $36,800 | $28,550 | $47,630 | $17.16 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 90 | $77,240 | $79,490 | $53,360 | $108,630 | $37.14 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 80 | $65,190 | $71,970 | $54,430 | $86,730 | $31.34 |
| Helpers--Roofers | 60 | $33,150 | $31,970 | $23,180 | $37,710 | $15.94 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 50 | $31,180 | $30,960 | $16,700 | $38,220 | $14.99 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 50 | $53,240 | $54,250 | $41,040 | $67,900 | $25.59 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 40 | $44,670 | $49,200 | $32,750 | $70,990 | $21.48 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | ** | $58,730 | $57,160 | $49,450 | $59,130 | $28.24 |
| Stonemasons | ** | $34,650 | $36,310 | $30,180 | $41,930 | $16.66 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other | ** | $59,150 | $58,800 | $46,140 | $75,050 | $28.44 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=01&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 01 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 01 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.