Construction and Extraction Occupations in Florida, 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 Florida. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Florida
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 454,600 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 46.293 |
| Location quotient | 1.12 |
| Mean annual wage | $54,420 |
| Median annual wage | $48,460 |
| Mean hourly wage | $26.17 |
| Median hourly wage | $23.3 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $35,730 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $39,360 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $61,040 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $79,300 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Florida
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Florida, 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 Florida.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | 75,770 | $40,820 | $43,840 | $31,440 | $58,510 | $19.63 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 71,300 | $71,040 | $76,160 | $47,550 | $107,120 | $34.16 |
| Electricians | 47,980 | $53,100 | $55,490 | $37,890 | $71,920 | $25.53 |
| Carpenters | 44,130 | $48,080 | $50,200 | $36,360 | $64,930 | $23.12 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 29,420 | $48,780 | $60,570 | $37,560 | $88,790 | $23.45 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 26,730 | $50,540 | $53,630 | $37,400 | $67,500 | $24.3 |
| Roofers | 23,610 | $46,230 | $47,420 | $31,270 | $62,640 | $22.23 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 20,910 | $46,060 | $46,190 | $35,260 | $59,370 | $22.14 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 15,000 | $46,460 | $51,350 | $35,890 | $74,940 | $22.34 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 11,270 | $65,340 | $70,290 | $45,550 | $100,440 | $31.41 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 9,470 | $49,170 | $51,970 | $35,410 | $70,700 | $23.64 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 7,400 | $37,590 | $38,890 | $32,190 | $46,900 | $18.07 |
| Glaziers | 5,770 | $47,700 | $49,130 | $32,300 | $67,110 | $22.93 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 5,310 | $41,600 | $42,550 | $28,380 | $55,050 | $20 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 5,010 | $48,080 | $49,960 | $27,770 | $71,760 | $23.12 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 5,000 | $39,130 | $41,080 | $33,040 | $51,990 | $18.81 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 4,970 | $46,930 | $45,700 | $27,250 | $56,810 | $22.56 |
| Pipelayers | 4,240 | $46,370 | $46,690 | $36,930 | $58,730 | $22.3 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 3,640 | $49,980 | $54,610 | $35,470 | $73,940 | $24.03 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 3,000 | $44,810 | $45,490 | $36,980 | $56,730 | $21.55 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 2,480 | $42,740 | $41,770 | $31,890 | $49,290 | $20.55 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 2,420 | $37,600 | $38,290 | $29,560 | $46,990 | $18.08 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 2,300 | $38,320 | $43,430 | $35,850 | $60,050 | $18.42 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 2,170 | $47,480 | $49,680 | $32,070 | $73,980 | $22.83 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 2,100 | $103,400 | $92,580 | $57,010 | $121,620 | $49.71 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 2,040 | $53,780 | $54,390 | $38,580 | $70,050 | $25.86 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 1,940 | $46,130 | $51,070 | $40,650 | $61,880 | $22.18 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 1,910 | $48,350 | $48,510 | $37,630 | $59,990 | $23.25 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,710 | $39,390 | $42,120 | $33,610 | $51,880 | $18.94 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 1,660 | $47,220 | $49,560 | $37,810 | $64,400 | $22.7 |
| Fence Erectors | 1,640 | $47,730 | $47,330 | $35,610 | $61,950 | $22.95 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 1,470 | $47,650 | $52,990 | $36,070 | $69,880 | $22.91 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 1,390 | $50,960 | $53,300 | $40,210 | $71,080 | $24.5 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 1,150 | $52,720 | $54,750 | $41,890 | $68,600 | $25.35 |
| Helpers--Roofers | 1,130 | $32,410 | $35,160 | $25,030 | $48,130 | $15.58 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 1,100 | $47,210 | $48,410 | $36,130 | $64,340 | $22.7 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 850 | $38,840 | $40,740 | $30,480 | $57,510 | $18.67 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 740 | $35,680 | $36,010 | $28,810 | $42,290 | $17.15 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 620 | $44,780 | $46,900 | $39,840 | $58,770 | $21.53 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 580 | $60,860 | $61,500 | $45,110 | $71,260 | $29.26 |
| Pile Driver Operators | 560 | $54,750 | $54,470 | $42,320 | $78,150 | $26.32 |
| Carpet Installers | 450 | $49,080 | $51,620 | $38,400 | $71,550 | $23.6 |
| Stonemasons | 360 | $52,040 | $54,320 | $34,130 | $71,920 | $25.02 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 340 | $38,620 | $40,150 | $32,910 | $49,870 | $18.57 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | 210 | $51,750 | $50,160 | $40,100 | $58,590 | $24.88 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 180 | $47,750 | $51,510 | $38,440 | $65,200 | $22.96 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 130 | $69,030 | $64,670 | $44,510 | $72,660 | $33.19 |
| Paperhangers | 110 | $47,060 | $43,050 | $27,040 | $50,940 | $22.62 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 110 | $75,410 | $71,640 | $46,100 | $96,930 | $36.25 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 90 | $84,520 | $96,840 | $48,960 | $150,620 | $40.64 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 80 | $64,310 | $69,510 | $51,590 | $80,360 | $30.92 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 80 | $56,160 | $53,660 | $37,610 | $67,220 | $27 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 60 | $47,030 | $49,020 | $39,610 | $56,150 | $22.61 |
| Boilermakers | ** | $53,690 | $50,510 | $24,960 | $66,770 | $25.81 |
| Tapers | ** | $40,060 | $45,370 | $37,480 | $50,560 | $19.26 |
| Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | ** | $50,810 | $56,400 | $39,530 | $73,490 | $24.43 |
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=12&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 12 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 12 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.