Construction and Extraction Occupations in California, 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 California. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in California
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 679,190 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 37.612 |
| Location quotient | 0.91 |
| Mean annual wage | $77,920 |
| Median annual wage | $71,200 |
| Mean hourly wage | $37.46 |
| Median hourly wage | $34.23 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $45,590 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $53,990 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $96,170 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $124,870 |
Detailed occupations in this group in California
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in California, 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 California.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters | 106,500 | $74,820 | $77,680 | $47,170 | $119,190 | $35.97 |
| Construction Laborers | 85,370 | $60,540 | $66,140 | $42,410 | $94,200 | $29.11 |
| Electricians | 73,420 | $76,540 | $85,780 | $46,630 | $136,710 | $36.8 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 72,660 | $97,080 | $101,990 | $60,540 | $153,830 | $46.67 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 45,460 | $68,390 | $78,350 | $45,480 | $126,790 | $32.88 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 37,780 | $57,450 | $61,070 | $42,230 | $89,870 | $27.62 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 36,040 | $89,120 | $93,680 | $54,730 | $131,200 | $42.85 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 29,030 | $64,280 | $72,430 | $45,380 | $101,090 | $30.9 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 27,350 | $65,880 | $76,210 | $45,950 | $122,130 | $31.67 |
| Roofers | 21,110 | $63,040 | $68,080 | $47,090 | $95,080 | $30.31 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 14,010 | $101,160 | $103,500 | $52,480 | $162,240 | $48.64 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 9,180 | $79,630 | $86,530 | $46,800 | $132,220 | $38.28 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 8,970 | $60,790 | $66,440 | $48,050 | $94,890 | $29.23 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 8,370 | $60,370 | $64,640 | $41,790 | $98,220 | $29.03 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 7,950 | $54,740 | $61,240 | $39,360 | $88,430 | $26.32 |
| Glaziers | 7,880 | $65,850 | $75,980 | $47,840 | $118,880 | $31.66 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 7,770 | $58,300 | $61,640 | $42,900 | $80,200 | $28.03 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 7,250 | $57,510 | $60,580 | $39,530 | $80,510 | $27.65 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 6,970 | $72,050 | $75,650 | $46,100 | $108,510 | $34.64 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 6,360 | $60,780 | $72,130 | $40,070 | $118,900 | $29.22 |
| Fence Erectors | 4,110 | $53,800 | $61,060 | $39,510 | $88,830 | $25.86 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 4,050 | $46,640 | $49,810 | $37,850 | $64,640 | $22.42 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 3,900 | $51,720 | $54,820 | $37,930 | $74,460 | $24.87 |
| Tapers | 3,790 | $69,670 | $74,310 | $44,690 | $111,040 | $33.49 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 3,480 | $66,420 | $72,410 | $47,950 | $107,490 | $31.93 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 3,190 | $66,060 | $71,470 | $44,740 | $102,460 | $31.76 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 2,850 | $54,080 | $57,540 | $39,970 | $78,690 | $26 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 2,830 | $137,340 | $124,540 | $70,720 | $167,470 | $66.03 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 2,780 | $63,040 | $71,670 | $44,880 | $114,820 | $30.31 |
| Carpet Installers | 2,600 | $54,840 | $55,280 | $35,430 | $78,560 | $26.36 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 2,250 | $45,760 | $50,940 | $36,950 | $84,860 | $22 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 2,230 | $49,970 | $51,790 | $38,720 | $63,970 | $24.02 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 2,190 | $44,620 | $51,450 | $36,960 | $78,420 | $21.45 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 1,920 | $45,730 | $48,510 | $37,570 | $58,040 | $21.99 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 1,920 | $79,460 | $90,010 | $51,540 | $132,240 | $38.2 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 1,790 | $47,540 | $52,760 | $36,990 | $80,410 | $22.86 |
| Pipelayers | 1,720 | $78,090 | $77,000 | $47,420 | $113,030 | $37.54 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 1,660 | $61,440 | $68,560 | $44,240 | $100,660 | $29.54 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 1,400 | $62,280 | $66,390 | $47,140 | $86,750 | $29.94 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 1,260 | $119,890 | $114,870 | $48,570 | $176,690 | $57.64 |
| Helpers--Roofers | 910 | $53,130 | $51,430 | $37,880 | $60,590 | $25.54 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 900 | $73,580 | $80,730 | $49,150 | $138,050 | $35.38 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 850 | $73,220 | $70,030 | $53,340 | $81,410 | $35.2 |
| Pile Driver Operators | 790 | $105,950 | $105,720 | $68,010 | $133,140 | $50.94 |
| Stonemasons | 790 | $64,880 | $66,110 | $47,370 | $82,280 | $31.19 |
| Boilermakers | 690 | $107,600 | $108,420 | $74,690 | $127,020 | $51.73 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 560 | $69,260 | $66,700 | $44,380 | $87,310 | $33.3 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 410 | $99,470 | $89,370 | $42,320 | $121,120 | $47.82 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 390 | $56,690 | $56,050 | $39,970 | $68,190 | $27.26 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 300 | $46,010 | $47,880 | $33,280 | $60,820 | $22.12 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 250 | $67,090 | $64,170 | $42,190 | $71,770 | $32.26 |
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 220 | $40,330 | $42,000 | $34,740 | $48,790 | $19.39 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 180 | $87,110 | $87,710 | $52,900 | $122,780 | $41.88 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 110 | $63,110 | $70,890 | $40,390 | $107,570 | $30.34 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | ** | $48,970 | $51,170 | $43,910 | $57,160 | $23.54 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | ** | $45,180 | $58,800 | $39,730 | $84,730 | $21.72 |
| Paperhangers | ** | $57,330 | $65,440 | $42,570 | $107,090 | $27.56 |
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=06&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 06 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 06 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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