Construction and Extraction Occupations in Colorado, 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 Colorado. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Colorado
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 138,470 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 47.893 |
| Location quotient | 1.16 |
| Mean annual wage | $63,210 |
| Median annual wage | $59,900 |
| Mean hourly wage | $30.39 |
| Median hourly wage | $28.8 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $41,600 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $48,340 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $74,050 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $90,420 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Colorado
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Colorado, 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 Colorado.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 21,090 | $79,160 | $84,470 | $57,010 | $120,850 | $38.06 |
| Construction Laborers | 19,230 | $46,620 | $47,860 | $37,360 | $59,820 | $22.41 |
| Electricians | 17,140 | $62,090 | $64,620 | $42,360 | $90,120 | $29.85 |
| Carpenters | 13,840 | $59,490 | $58,650 | $40,000 | $75,680 | $28.6 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 12,050 | $61,570 | $62,590 | $48,380 | $77,380 | $29.6 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 9,970 | $63,610 | $67,020 | $46,370 | $98,680 | $30.58 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 5,090 | $60,710 | $59,980 | $45,710 | $73,100 | $29.19 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,700 | $50,650 | $53,580 | $39,200 | $65,430 | $24.35 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 3,540 | $78,940 | $78,890 | $47,900 | $112,090 | $37.95 |
| Roofers | 3,240 | $55,800 | $56,650 | $46,940 | $73,100 | $26.83 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 2,730 | $59,780 | $65,460 | $44,670 | $101,270 | $28.74 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 1,950 | $58,790 | $58,240 | $43,140 | $75,290 | $28.27 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,900 | $56,440 | $53,610 | $43,650 | $62,990 | $27.14 |
| Glaziers | 1,880 | $61,340 | $66,220 | $46,290 | $92,920 | $29.49 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 1,690 | $48,350 | $50,240 | $41,300 | $59,270 | $23.24 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 1,620 | $57,870 | $59,740 | $40,520 | $83,350 | $27.82 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 1,610 | $58,640 | $59,050 | $46,910 | $72,600 | $28.19 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 1,260 | $53,430 | $54,700 | $40,330 | $70,730 | $25.69 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 1,110 | $52,970 | $55,260 | $40,990 | $75,940 | $25.46 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,050 | $61,020 | $61,830 | $43,130 | $81,300 | $29.34 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 1,030 | $63,480 | $62,230 | $45,760 | $74,700 | $30.52 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 980 | $48,630 | $50,980 | $37,910 | $64,910 | $23.38 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 820 | $61,660 | $64,800 | $49,070 | $91,740 | $29.65 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 690 | $52,010 | $58,520 | $41,830 | $77,320 | $25 |
| Pipelayers | 680 | $56,630 | $57,310 | $45,860 | $74,500 | $27.23 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 650 | $51,740 | $54,660 | $45,340 | $73,910 | $24.88 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 640 | $47,060 | $55,450 | $39,330 | $82,270 | $22.63 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 600 | $52,530 | $56,470 | $41,310 | $71,450 | $25.25 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 550 | $57,130 | $60,050 | $39,940 | $85,760 | $27.47 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 520 | $48,720 | $49,010 | $43,690 | $56,590 | $23.43 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 400 | $61,220 | $59,090 | $45,610 | $72,270 | $29.43 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 380 | $117,770 | $105,790 | $62,390 | $130,580 | $56.62 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 360 | $61,380 | $64,380 | $52,000 | $84,030 | $29.51 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 310 | $66,500 | $71,660 | $51,010 | $97,950 | $31.97 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 310 | $44,880 | $46,490 | $39,060 | $52,500 | $21.58 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 290 | $80,140 | $81,460 | $54,980 | $109,020 | $38.53 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 290 | $47,020 | $48,460 | $36,930 | $61,340 | $22.6 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 260 | $36,550 | $49,090 | $36,550 | $79,980 | $17.57 |
| Stonemasons | 260 | $58,120 | $60,920 | $42,790 | $92,460 | $27.94 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | 220 | $49,180 | $53,400 | $45,980 | $65,210 | $23.64 |
| Carpet Installers | 200 | $52,690 | $54,500 | $44,180 | $66,990 | $25.33 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 200 | $51,820 | $53,660 | $35,360 | $82,280 | $24.92 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 200 | $63,290 | $61,760 | $41,270 | $83,300 | $30.43 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 200 | $76,290 | $74,150 | $58,870 | $95,450 | $36.68 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 160 | $46,180 | $51,140 | $44,200 | $70,300 | $22.2 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 140 | $34,790 | $41,320 | $33,940 | $64,210 | $16.73 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 130 | $43,750 | $43,040 | $38,230 | $47,040 | $21.04 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 110 | $74,420 | $73,650 | $66,820 | $79,040 | $35.78 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 90 | $69,740 | $76,000 | $54,350 | $111,470 | $33.53 |
| Tapers | 80 | $57,570 | $60,820 | $52,090 | $65,620 | $27.68 |
| Boilermakers | ** | $86,980 | $84,800 | $77,620 | $89,500 | $41.82 |
| Fence Erectors | ** | $52,740 | $50,420 | $43,850 | $53,590 | $25.36 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | ** | $45,490 | $45,360 | $37,370 | $53,430 | $21.87 |
| Helpers--Roofers | ** | $54,170 | $53,140 | $46,820 | $60,800 | $26.04 |
| Paperhangers | ** | $46,830 | $47,300 | $40,840 | $57,870 | $22.52 |
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=08&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 08 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 08 / 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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