Construction and Extraction Occupations in Missouri, 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 Missouri. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Missouri
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 116,510 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 39.929 |
| Location quotient | 0.97 |
| Mean annual wage | $65,000 |
| Median annual wage | $60,000 |
| Mean hourly wage | $31.25 |
| Median hourly wage | $28.85 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $38,350 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $46,760 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $80,050 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $97,910 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Missouri
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Missouri, 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 Missouri.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | 18,180 | $53,840 | $58,350 | $36,680 | $80,220 | $25.89 |
| Carpenters | 16,390 | $61,150 | $64,620 | $37,640 | $94,770 | $29.4 |
| Electricians | 12,660 | $70,950 | $71,230 | $39,240 | $101,620 | $34.11 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 11,430 | $83,150 | $84,390 | $54,340 | $115,280 | $39.98 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 8,750 | $60,050 | $66,670 | $45,240 | $90,620 | $28.87 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 7,900 | $62,090 | $70,380 | $43,140 | $107,400 | $29.85 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 5,630 | $57,050 | $62,190 | $39,530 | $85,190 | $27.43 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 5,300 | $46,280 | $46,710 | $36,400 | $57,760 | $22.25 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 4,210 | $50,150 | $56,650 | $38,150 | $78,550 | $24.11 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 3,740 | $66,340 | $70,030 | $35,850 | $107,450 | $31.9 |
| Roofers | 2,050 | $53,430 | $59,770 | $39,270 | $82,990 | $25.69 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 2,030 | $70,520 | $67,580 | $46,350 | $83,510 | $33.91 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 1,690 | $62,230 | $63,130 | $42,850 | $84,280 | $29.92 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 1,550 | $70,520 | $67,740 | $38,470 | $90,910 | $33.91 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 1,170 | $48,450 | $50,880 | $37,440 | $61,500 | $23.3 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 1,120 | $54,290 | $60,070 | $36,850 | $84,370 | $26.1 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 1,100 | $44,890 | $50,610 | $35,310 | $74,480 | $21.58 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 1,080 | $61,440 | $63,900 | $46,270 | $90,370 | $29.54 |
| Glaziers | 920 | $48,570 | $51,650 | $28,670 | $79,430 | $23.35 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 910 | $60,240 | $62,560 | $42,320 | $83,620 | $28.96 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 850 | $49,720 | $52,510 | $36,150 | $69,680 | $23.9 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 800 | $45,010 | $45,810 | $39,710 | $53,100 | $21.64 |
| Fence Erectors | 720 | $37,570 | $40,390 | $30,860 | $48,950 | $18.06 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 550 | $74,560 | $65,410 | $45,230 | $78,490 | $35.85 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 480 | $59,050 | $62,540 | $43,680 | $93,200 | $28.39 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 460 | $55,500 | $53,870 | $42,430 | $61,650 | $26.68 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 460 | $56,870 | $57,930 | $28,300 | $89,760 | $27.34 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 450 | $60,450 | $59,020 | $38,580 | $77,310 | $29.06 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 440 | $50,070 | $52,740 | $39,970 | $67,920 | $24.07 |
| Carpet Installers | 320 | $50,620 | $63,660 | $43,370 | $98,650 | $24.34 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 320 | $67,400 | $68,180 | $40,630 | $95,050 | $32.4 |
| Tapers | 310 | $60,810 | $65,150 | $47,490 | $83,230 | $29.24 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 250 | $55,170 | $52,560 | $37,440 | $60,660 | $26.52 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 240 | $62,500 | $65,250 | $49,300 | $86,250 | $30.05 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 210 | $46,850 | $54,960 | $36,760 | $84,940 | $22.53 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 190 | $80,330 | $72,350 | $44,580 | $94,650 | $38.62 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 140 | $87,910 | $87,460 | $81,810 | $91,860 | $42.26 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 130 | $50,860 | $50,040 | $37,820 | $63,220 | $24.45 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 120 | $69,610 | $64,390 | $51,900 | $69,660 | $33.47 |
| Stonemasons | 100 | $61,700 | $60,390 | $37,810 | $77,680 | $29.66 |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | 80 | $54,340 | $53,760 | $37,910 | $84,820 | $26.13 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 70 | $64,220 | $64,850 | $41,110 | $74,640 | $30.88 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other | 70 | $64,080 | $58,890 | $34,210 | $93,750 | $30.81 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 50 | $49,230 | $49,460 | $45,390 | $54,280 | $23.67 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 30 | $46,130 | $52,950 | $32,610 | $76,260 | $22.18 |
| Boilermakers | ** | $62,490 | $61,750 | $30,480 | $90,940 | $30.04 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | ** | $123,710 | $123,610 | $111,700 | $144,990 | $59.47 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | ** | $46,800 | $43,090 | $31,370 | $51,610 | $22.5 |
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=29&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 29 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 29 / 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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