Construction and Extraction Occupations in Indiana, 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 Indiana. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Indiana
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 139,940 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 43.915 |
| Location quotient | 1.06 |
| Mean annual wage | $63,680 |
| Median annual wage | $60,720 |
| Mean hourly wage | $30.62 |
| Median hourly wage | $29.19 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $38,700 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $47,550 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $78,100 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $93,710 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Indiana
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Indiana, 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 Indiana.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | 26,910 | $49,520 | $53,000 | $36,710 | $73,070 | $23.81 |
| Electricians | 17,370 | $65,480 | $67,890 | $39,940 | $94,730 | $31.48 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 16,100 | $80,570 | $83,190 | $53,540 | $110,050 | $38.74 |
| Carpenters | 15,200 | $60,510 | $61,220 | $39,230 | $86,220 | $29.09 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 11,620 | $64,560 | $69,500 | $44,390 | $97,900 | $31.04 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 11,230 | $72,370 | $70,340 | $47,110 | $92,910 | $34.79 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 4,580 | $59,280 | $58,550 | $41,540 | $77,050 | $28.5 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 3,850 | $48,570 | $49,450 | $40,940 | $60,910 | $23.35 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,570 | $50,010 | $55,420 | $36,900 | $76,960 | $24.05 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 3,570 | $59,600 | $63,920 | $35,760 | $98,120 | $28.65 |
| Roofers | 2,880 | $55,640 | $56,020 | $38,160 | $77,010 | $26.75 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 2,530 | $74,210 | $70,940 | $46,020 | $96,370 | $35.68 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 2,070 | $72,050 | $67,830 | $47,940 | $83,620 | $34.64 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 2,070 | $63,750 | $65,490 | $41,710 | $91,980 | $30.65 |
| Pipelayers | 1,160 | $75,320 | $70,200 | $37,440 | $92,810 | $36.21 |
| Glaziers | 1,050 | $57,710 | $55,590 | $38,370 | $73,200 | $27.75 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 990 | $39,420 | $41,710 | $31,590 | $51,420 | $18.95 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 950 | $68,200 | $68,490 | $49,920 | $102,320 | $32.79 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 860 | $56,960 | $62,570 | $43,260 | $93,180 | $27.39 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 830 | $45,440 | $47,590 | $20,410 | $71,930 | $21.85 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 830 | $50,510 | $53,740 | $36,950 | $74,740 | $24.28 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 800 | $49,010 | $53,720 | $36,770 | $81,540 | $23.56 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 800 | $48,380 | $51,030 | $37,130 | $66,470 | $23.26 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 690 | $73,870 | $68,160 | $45,720 | $78,550 | $35.52 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 660 | $38,660 | $48,120 | $36,980 | $92,460 | $18.59 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 640 | $52,370 | $53,500 | $36,630 | $66,130 | $25.18 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 530 | $49,770 | $55,140 | $39,360 | $78,420 | $23.93 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 510 | $79,320 | $73,840 | $56,210 | $79,350 | $38.14 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 420 | $55,660 | $60,750 | $45,660 | $78,950 | $26.76 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 380 | $59,830 | $62,480 | $48,560 | $92,150 | $28.77 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 360 | $67,830 | $66,520 | $55,570 | $72,370 | $32.61 |
| Fence Erectors | 330 | $43,900 | $47,340 | $37,430 | $65,160 | $21.11 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 320 | $50,420 | $52,510 | $37,070 | $67,320 | $24.24 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 310 | $36,220 | $38,850 | $32,140 | $48,060 | $17.41 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 300 | $53,480 | $56,770 | $38,740 | $77,730 | $25.71 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 280 | $39,760 | $41,650 | $32,610 | $50,140 | $19.11 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 230 | $39,540 | $40,780 | $30,480 | $51,050 | $19.01 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 230 | $52,150 | $56,150 | $33,550 | $78,040 | $25.07 |
| Boilermakers | 200 | $83,500 | $78,850 | $55,710 | $98,570 | $40.15 |
| Stonemasons | 180 | $50,960 | $54,530 | $43,720 | $74,850 | $24.5 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 170 | $53,430 | $52,920 | $38,350 | $75,690 | $25.69 |
| Carpet Installers | 160 | $47,210 | $52,750 | $36,670 | $86,180 | $22.7 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 160 | $62,980 | $65,040 | $59,090 | $81,230 | $30.28 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 140 | $49,330 | $45,500 | $32,060 | $55,700 | $23.72 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 130 | $113,710 | $105,790 | $63,490 | $129,430 | $54.67 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 130 | $59,990 | $59,920 | $39,800 | $75,150 | $28.84 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 130 | $51,310 | $51,220 | $31,980 | $65,860 | $24.67 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 70 | $36,520 | $37,100 | $35,630 | $42,240 | $17.56 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 70 | $55,050 | $52,840 | $33,310 | $62,730 | $26.47 |
| Tapers | 70 | $64,420 | $70,060 | $46,530 | $113,490 | $30.97 |
| Pile Driver Operators | 60 | $49,330 | $64,980 | $47,050 | $90,530 | $23.72 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | ** | $48,480 | $48,910 | $43,680 | $54,560 | $23.31 |
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=18&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 18 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 18 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.