Construction and Extraction Occupations in Iowa, 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 Iowa. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Iowa
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 72,620 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 46.499 |
| Location quotient | 1.13 |
| Mean annual wage | $60,020 |
| Median annual wage | $57,920 |
| Mean hourly wage | $28.86 |
| Median hourly wage | $27.85 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $38,950 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $47,100 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $71,380 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $83,940 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Iowa
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Iowa, 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 Iowa.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | 13,420 | $47,700 | $49,150 | $36,900 | $61,480 | $22.93 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 10,120 | $77,940 | $78,390 | $52,270 | $104,090 | $37.47 |
| Electricians | 8,900 | $62,880 | $63,910 | $38,950 | $86,890 | $30.23 |
| Carpenters | 6,650 | $54,080 | $55,560 | $37,820 | $74,400 | $26 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 6,350 | $61,230 | $64,860 | $41,840 | $92,690 | $29.44 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 5,440 | $61,210 | $63,150 | $47,830 | $84,130 | $29.43 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 4,400 | $56,800 | $55,570 | $45,240 | $65,150 | $27.31 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 2,860 | $54,650 | $54,810 | $38,480 | $72,490 | $26.27 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 1,730 | $48,780 | $51,070 | $36,750 | $66,250 | $23.45 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 1,590 | $61,620 | $61,220 | $40,790 | $86,450 | $29.62 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 1,260 | $63,830 | $66,570 | $44,950 | $87,950 | $30.69 |
| Roofers | 1,070 | $47,110 | $50,750 | $37,180 | $69,130 | $22.65 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 820 | $51,950 | $54,090 | $40,260 | $67,100 | $24.98 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 720 | $66,170 | $70,000 | $51,560 | $80,820 | $31.81 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 710 | $52,170 | $53,880 | $40,750 | $62,700 | $25.08 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 530 | $49,940 | $53,180 | $37,240 | $65,860 | $24.01 |
| Fence Erectors | 500 | $49,970 | $49,910 | $40,380 | $59,660 | $24.02 |
| Glaziers | 480 | $62,270 | $57,350 | $37,010 | $77,490 | $29.94 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 420 | $45,590 | $47,700 | $39,660 | $61,950 | $21.92 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 410 | $63,470 | $62,710 | $44,110 | $79,030 | $30.52 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 370 | $50,140 | $51,420 | $39,240 | $60,010 | $24.11 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 340 | $48,960 | $53,200 | $37,370 | $72,660 | $23.54 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 320 | $42,010 | $44,620 | $34,090 | $58,770 | $20.2 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 320 | $52,000 | $58,250 | $41,410 | $76,700 | $25 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 300 | $50,450 | $53,720 | $35,500 | $67,820 | $24.26 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 240 | $54,540 | $52,760 | $20,200 | $78,190 | $26.22 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 240 | $45,580 | $43,690 | $30,750 | $56,490 | $21.91 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 220 | $37,320 | $37,970 | $31,480 | $45,910 | $17.94 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 190 | $107,010 | $99,040 | $61,960 | $123,210 | $51.45 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 190 | $79,240 | $58,650 | $31,230 | $79,360 | $38.1 |
| Pipelayers | 180 | $51,800 | $54,700 | $46,270 | $63,850 | $24.9 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 170 | $60,230 | $57,020 | $47,950 | $64,670 | $28.96 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 140 | $57,570 | $56,380 | $38,090 | $79,040 | $27.68 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 110 | $45,420 | $48,010 | $43,890 | $55,640 | $21.84 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 100 | $41,930 | $45,240 | $35,850 | $62,140 | $20.16 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 100 | $48,630 | $50,250 | $47,010 | $56,460 | $23.38 |
| Tapers | 70 | $65,440 | $67,790 | $65,260 | $71,450 | $31.46 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 60 | $45,760 | $46,160 | $35,970 | $53,840 | $22 |
| Carpet Installers | 50 | $40,620 | $42,440 | $28,600 | $55,390 | $19.53 |
| Boilermakers | ** | $68,410 | $77,920 | $48,740 | $101,200 | $32.89 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | ** | $27,830 | $32,570 | $27,090 | $49,420 | $13.38 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | ** | $46,480 | $48,610 | $41,600 | $58,430 | $22.34 |
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=19&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 19 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 19 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.