Construction and Extraction Occupations in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Pennsylvania
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 215,370 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 35.811 |
| Location quotient | 0.87 |
| Mean annual wage | $64,370 |
| Median annual wage | $59,360 |
| Mean hourly wage | $30.95 |
| Median hourly wage | $28.54 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $39,090 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $47,300 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $75,750 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $98,680 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Pennsylvania
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | 38,350 | $48,480 | $53,140 | $36,940 | $74,130 | $23.31 |
| Carpenters | 29,900 | $59,240 | $62,660 | $39,310 | $92,160 | $28.48 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 26,590 | $80,290 | $86,940 | $56,500 | $130,140 | $38.6 |
| Electricians | 21,860 | $65,400 | $73,510 | $44,760 | $109,320 | $31.44 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 20,680 | $58,580 | $62,350 | $44,930 | $94,850 | $28.16 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 13,990 | $66,650 | $73,950 | $45,070 | $108,770 | $32.04 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 11,210 | $47,680 | $49,920 | $36,680 | $66,210 | $22.92 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 6,110 | $50,230 | $53,060 | $36,580 | $72,790 | $24.15 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 5,570 | $63,180 | $65,600 | $47,140 | $85,010 | $30.38 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 4,000 | $59,790 | $62,040 | $45,130 | $84,370 | $28.74 |
| Roofers | 3,540 | $49,230 | $54,600 | $37,990 | $80,280 | $23.67 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 3,150 | $67,220 | $73,280 | $49,310 | $99,510 | $32.32 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 2,340 | $69,240 | $73,050 | $46,020 | $105,500 | $33.29 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 1,920 | $56,130 | $54,930 | $37,000 | $73,700 | $26.99 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 1,660 | $48,730 | $50,820 | $38,500 | $61,070 | $23.43 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 1,610 | $58,270 | $57,910 | $39,050 | $73,780 | $28.01 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 1,600 | $48,820 | $52,360 | $37,340 | $73,150 | $23.47 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 1,600 | $49,210 | $52,790 | $39,410 | $64,560 | $23.66 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 1,550 | $39,490 | $39,100 | $20,180 | $52,730 | $18.99 |
| Glaziers | 1,520 | $57,880 | $61,440 | $40,760 | $97,010 | $27.83 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 1,380 | $52,000 | $54,270 | $38,220 | $72,930 | $25 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 1,290 | $81,420 | $85,650 | $59,840 | $111,700 | $39.14 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 880 | $40,690 | $41,190 | $22,110 | $58,220 | $19.56 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 820 | $57,770 | $61,700 | $45,530 | $81,350 | $27.77 |
| Fence Erectors | 790 | $56,500 | $54,980 | $37,770 | $73,240 | $27.16 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 680 | $106,140 | $98,520 | $59,450 | $131,150 | $51.03 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 680 | $36,260 | $40,610 | $30,690 | $59,130 | $17.43 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 680 | $80,510 | $78,230 | $46,940 | $99,080 | $38.71 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 660 | $42,810 | $43,960 | $33,610 | $58,040 | $20.58 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 660 | $49,100 | $55,620 | $35,310 | $87,410 | $23.61 |
| Carpet Installers | 650 | $47,160 | $49,370 | $21,460 | $70,250 | $22.67 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers | 650 | $49,000 | $50,970 | $39,950 | $75,820 | $23.56 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 630 | $50,850 | $52,720 | $36,720 | $70,580 | $24.45 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 600 | $59,010 | $59,600 | $41,080 | $78,080 | $28.37 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 560 | $65,120 | $71,150 | $51,830 | $81,200 | $31.31 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 510 | $56,600 | $56,460 | $42,550 | $72,390 | $27.21 |
| Boilermakers | 460 | $87,710 | $87,140 | $57,010 | $127,600 | $42.17 |
| Pipelayers | 450 | $60,730 | $62,050 | $47,850 | $83,300 | $29.2 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 440 | $68,790 | $65,470 | $32,610 | $97,490 | $33.07 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 440 | $62,350 | $61,930 | $52,260 | $73,230 | $29.97 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 390 | $56,770 | $54,650 | $41,620 | $64,790 | $27.29 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 310 | $68,780 | $67,380 | $65,040 | $71,140 | $33.07 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 300 | $48,400 | $49,080 | $42,570 | $62,410 | $23.27 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry | 240 | $44,880 | $45,720 | $36,280 | $60,190 | $21.58 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 230 | $62,470 | $61,310 | $28,740 | $76,310 | $30.03 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 220 | $58,570 | $58,120 | $49,150 | $65,940 | $28.16 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 210 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Floor Sanders and Finishers | 120 | $53,780 | $54,790 | $38,330 | $76,840 | $25.86 |
| Stonemasons | 100 | $47,930 | $59,140 | $42,970 | $102,680 | $23.05 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 90 | $62,670 | $64,220 | $48,810 | $89,750 | $30.13 |
| Tapers | 90 | $81,880 | $75,190 | $37,790 | $102,650 | $39.37 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other | 70 | $66,070 | $57,630 | $33,610 | $66,110 | $31.76 |
| Helpers--Roofers | 60 | $42,700 | $43,400 | $40,670 | $46,730 | $20.53 |
| Paperhangers | 30 | $56,630 | $53,870 | $40,340 | $61,910 | $27.23 |
| Pile Driver Operators | 30 | $91,160 | $92,470 | $85,810 | $98,850 | $43.83 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | ** | $56,850 | $59,760 | $50,460 | $86,230 | $27.33 |
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=42&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 42 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 42 / 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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