Construction and Extraction Occupations in Montana, 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 Montana. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Montana
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 33,670 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 66.014 |
| Location quotient | 1.6 |
| Mean annual wage | $61,240 |
| Median annual wage | $59,200 |
| Mean hourly wage | $29.44 |
| Median hourly wage | $28.46 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $41,430 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $48,010 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $73,750 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $83,200 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Montana
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Montana, 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 Montana.
| 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 | 4,880 | $74,990 | $76,140 | $52,020 | $102,060 | $36.05 |
| Construction Laborers | 4,720 | $49,230 | $50,830 | $37,560 | $62,860 | $23.67 |
| Carpenters | 4,240 | $58,110 | $58,130 | $44,670 | $76,230 | $27.94 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 3,610 | $60,130 | $61,480 | $46,450 | $77,720 | $28.91 |
| Electricians | 2,830 | $68,980 | $68,080 | $48,030 | $85,520 | $33.16 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,810 | $77,930 | $73,120 | $46,400 | $93,960 | $37.47 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,020 | $60,730 | $58,280 | $47,810 | $63,160 | $29.2 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 980 | $48,920 | $51,440 | $34,560 | $65,650 | $23.52 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 810 | $55,220 | $57,270 | $43,160 | $72,800 | $26.55 |
| Fence Erectors | 520 | $49,710 | $51,670 | $38,480 | $69,000 | $23.9 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 520 | $61,940 | $62,610 | $44,420 | $78,380 | $29.78 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 510 | $49,770 | $57,420 | $34,940 | $90,200 | $23.93 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 410 | $46,080 | $50,160 | $38,220 | $69,650 | $22.15 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 400 | $61,850 | $71,840 | $40,330 | $97,170 | $29.74 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 370 | $41,600 | $41,560 | $41,600 | $41,660 | $20 |
| Roofers | 360 | $49,020 | $52,920 | $45,350 | $65,140 | $23.57 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 350 | $49,410 | $52,360 | $40,840 | $62,970 | $23.76 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 340 | $60,500 | $63,190 | $46,190 | $83,710 | $29.09 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 300 | $50,440 | $53,490 | $42,630 | $69,690 | $24.25 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 240 | $58,980 | $58,500 | $45,150 | $78,000 | $28.36 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 210 | $65,070 | $65,950 | $49,500 | $77,760 | $31.29 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 200 | $62,920 | $68,760 | $45,190 | $78,350 | $30.25 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 200 | $46,030 | $49,120 | $37,660 | $57,830 | $22.13 |
| Carpet Installers | 180 | $27,940 | $35,430 | $24,910 | $47,740 | $13.43 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 170 | $64,740 | $64,620 | $46,490 | $90,530 | $31.12 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 160 | $52,280 | $53,880 | $44,710 | $62,770 | $25.14 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 150 | $46,030 | $47,540 | $37,350 | $62,400 | $22.13 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 150 | $67,050 | $67,780 | $67,020 | $67,050 | $32.24 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 150 | $56,140 | $57,620 | $45,640 | $69,050 | $26.99 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 140 | $53,360 | $50,480 | $35,850 | $61,880 | $25.66 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 130 | $68,660 | $67,010 | $44,200 | $106,590 | $33.01 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 120 | $58,690 | $57,210 | $46,750 | $71,910 | $28.21 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 80 | $27,320 | $34,490 | $26,020 | $55,430 | $13.13 |
| Stonemasons | 80 | $75,110 | $69,980 | $47,730 | $90,990 | $36.11 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 70 | $44,670 | $43,000 | $35,260 | $54,340 | $21.48 |
| Boilermakers | 60 | $83,200 | $80,270 | $58,460 | $88,030 | $40 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 60 | $84,550 | $78,900 | $59,200 | $102,990 | $40.65 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 60 | $69,330 | $67,870 | $53,460 | $88,330 | $33.33 |
| Pipelayers | 50 | $56,420 | $58,580 | $46,680 | $79,930 | $27.13 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 40 | $35,360 | $36,160 | $31,200 | $43,380 | $17 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 40 | $54,970 | $54,080 | $42,620 | $72,000 | $26.43 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 40 | $41,660 | $46,070 | $37,630 | $58,890 | $20.03 |
| Glaziers | ** | $48,460 | $50,970 | $35,740 | $63,680 | $23.3 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | ** | $34,470 | $33,260 | $22,330 | $48,080 | $16.57 |
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=30&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 30 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 30 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.