Construction and Extraction Occupations in Nevada, 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 Nevada. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Nevada
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 87,400 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 57.141 |
| Location quotient | 1.38 |
| Mean annual wage | $66,960 |
| Median annual wage | $60,990 |
| Mean hourly wage | $32.19 |
| Median hourly wage | $29.32 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $39,800 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $47,900 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $80,530 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $104,160 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Nevada
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Nevada, 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 Nevada.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters | 13,420 | $62,240 | $68,290 | $44,370 | $102,320 | $29.92 |
| Construction Laborers | 11,420 | $47,780 | $52,890 | $37,350 | $75,440 | $22.97 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 9,530 | $81,400 | $87,780 | $55,390 | $128,210 | $39.14 |
| Electricians | 8,570 | $64,950 | $72,120 | $45,180 | $114,380 | $31.22 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 5,760 | $72,780 | $76,740 | $50,090 | $114,790 | $34.99 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 5,330 | $60,120 | $67,380 | $40,870 | $108,690 | $28.9 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 3,430 | $52,300 | $56,410 | $39,380 | $75,810 | $25.15 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 3,070 | $60,560 | $61,480 | $42,070 | $82,770 | $29.11 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 2,930 | $51,290 | $56,690 | $40,330 | $82,340 | $24.66 |
| Roofers | 2,230 | $49,180 | $55,630 | $36,640 | $75,700 | $23.64 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 1,560 | $58,270 | $61,310 | $36,680 | $91,570 | $28.01 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 1,230 | $84,420 | $84,330 | $81,030 | $96,220 | $40.59 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 1,230 | $49,750 | $55,440 | $38,910 | $79,210 | $23.92 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 1,130 | $47,590 | $64,300 | $36,020 | $117,830 | $22.88 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 1,050 | $76,560 | $78,630 | $47,500 | $108,050 | $36.81 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,050 | $62,990 | $72,700 | $38,580 | $101,350 | $30.28 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,010 | $46,300 | $50,360 | $34,930 | $70,330 | $22.26 |
| Tapers | 990 | $57,350 | $57,100 | $45,680 | $82,170 | $27.57 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 960 | $60,570 | $62,140 | $49,810 | $74,380 | $29.12 |
| Carpet Installers | 930 | $82,270 | $77,670 | $47,170 | $92,940 | $39.56 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 810 | $80,840 | $79,150 | $59,650 | $90,820 | $38.87 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 700 | $47,490 | $51,780 | $37,050 | $66,930 | $22.83 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 670 | $70,340 | $70,710 | $50,040 | $92,050 | $33.82 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 650 | $56,510 | $64,530 | $45,720 | $120,640 | $27.17 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 570 | $47,250 | $50,270 | $37,090 | $61,450 | $22.72 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 560 | $78,200 | $71,720 | $49,120 | $93,370 | $37.6 |
| Glaziers | 540 | $56,750 | $57,270 | $45,870 | $71,780 | $27.28 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 480 | $41,610 | $46,610 | $30,780 | $61,700 | $20.01 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 470 | $100,100 | $86,560 | $48,790 | $104,010 | $48.13 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 390 | $43,220 | $50,840 | $38,440 | $68,540 | $20.78 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 360 | $35,520 | $39,300 | $34,210 | $54,480 | $17.08 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 350 | $47,250 | $48,120 | $41,110 | $55,860 | $22.72 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 340 | $58,160 | $65,930 | $49,470 | $89,850 | $27.96 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 330 | $60,000 | $66,590 | $45,780 | $98,350 | $28.85 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 310 | $41,810 | $42,610 | $35,730 | $47,530 | $20.1 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 300 | $61,920 | $64,720 | $37,700 | $104,710 | $29.77 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 290 | $106,840 | $90,520 | $50,540 | $124,480 | $51.36 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other | 230 | $58,310 | $62,200 | $46,920 | $85,710 | $28.03 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 220 | $48,230 | $52,240 | $44,560 | $63,480 | $23.19 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 210 | $35,210 | $39,300 | $27,930 | $61,740 | $16.93 |
| Pipelayers | 200 | $63,040 | $65,440 | $50,250 | $79,070 | $30.31 |
| Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons | 180 | $37,350 | $38,950 | $34,210 | $45,310 | $17.96 |
| Stonemasons | 180 | $52,290 | $56,180 | $50,140 | $64,730 | $25.14 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 170 | $66,090 | $69,410 | $49,860 | $81,210 | $31.78 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 140 | $60,680 | $62,310 | $37,680 | $80,940 | $29.17 |
| Boilermakers | 90 | $73,220 | $77,550 | $58,340 | $108,160 | $35.2 |
| Helpers--Roofers | 70 | $35,110 | $36,120 | $34,210 | $38,620 | $16.88 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 30 | $60,960 | $54,340 | $29,910 | $71,860 | $29.31 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | ** | $137,950 | $133,320 | $106,010 | $166,550 | $66.32 |
| Fence Erectors | ** | $49,270 | $52,520 | $47,290 | $63,030 | $23.69 |
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=32&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 32 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 32 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.