Construction and Extraction Occupations in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in West Virginia
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 43,590 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 62.14 |
| Location quotient | 1.51 |
| Mean annual wage | $57,930 |
| Median annual wage | $53,420 |
| Mean hourly wage | $27.85 |
| Median hourly wage | $25.68 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $33,950 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $39,860 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $72,290 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $84,650 |
Detailed occupations in this group in West Virginia
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 7,940 | $50,010 | $54,050 | $35,740 | $80,840 | $24.04 |
| Construction Laborers | 7,580 | $38,770 | $42,770 | $29,220 | $59,570 | $18.64 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 5,550 | $80,360 | $84,790 | $48,090 | $125,420 | $38.64 |
| Electricians | 4,010 | $63,850 | $65,890 | $38,340 | $88,960 | $30.7 |
| Carpenters | 2,910 | $47,320 | $49,350 | $36,470 | $66,450 | $22.75 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,860 | $49,630 | $55,730 | $35,260 | $81,360 | $23.86 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 1,610 | $73,260 | $71,560 | $65,230 | $76,820 | $35.22 |
| Roof Bolters, Mining | 1,040 | $78,970 | $74,840 | $61,010 | $81,780 | $37.97 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 850 | $75,700 | $70,310 | $53,430 | $81,610 | $36.39 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 800 | $43,450 | $45,550 | $28,400 | $65,270 | $20.89 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 780 | $62,930 | $62,110 | $46,460 | $76,080 | $30.26 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 700 | $45,310 | $43,240 | $29,160 | $51,010 | $21.78 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 680 | $65,350 | $65,710 | $55,570 | $74,010 | $31.42 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 620 | $54,600 | $56,940 | $37,070 | $81,890 | $26.25 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 570 | $47,020 | $47,100 | $31,340 | $59,470 | $22.61 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 520 | $57,240 | $59,820 | $31,190 | $96,550 | $27.52 |
| Roofers | 470 | $39,420 | $42,430 | $27,420 | $58,910 | $18.95 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 430 | $71,800 | $60,720 | $29,920 | $76,600 | $34.52 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 390 | $57,140 | $59,450 | $40,020 | $76,810 | $27.47 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 350 | $75,270 | $66,740 | $34,800 | $77,530 | $36.19 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 260 | $46,810 | $48,060 | $30,460 | $65,100 | $22.51 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 260 | $58,040 | $61,460 | $41,980 | $81,800 | $27.9 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 260 | $51,490 | $54,840 | $37,630 | $74,780 | $24.76 |
| Pipelayers | 240 | $36,080 | $40,060 | $22,900 | $58,760 | $17.35 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 210 | $36,020 | $36,770 | $29,920 | $46,730 | $17.32 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 200 | $33,280 | $33,520 | $26,890 | $43,680 | $16 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 200 | $47,330 | $51,830 | $30,220 | $67,060 | $22.75 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other | 200 | $78,180 | $73,970 | $63,050 | $81,640 | $37.59 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 190 | $34,780 | $35,450 | $29,920 | $44,080 | $16.72 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 180 | $43,910 | $46,660 | $36,040 | $64,250 | $21.11 |
| Fence Erectors | 150 | $35,520 | $38,650 | $29,440 | $46,310 | $17.08 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 140 | $46,920 | $50,460 | $38,490 | $63,370 | $22.56 |
| Glaziers | 130 | $49,260 | $51,980 | $33,690 | $66,680 | $23.68 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 110 | $57,600 | $58,310 | $45,500 | $72,820 | $27.69 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 110 | $57,350 | $56,740 | $45,870 | $68,750 | $27.57 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 110 | $64,200 | $73,260 | $54,860 | $97,070 | $30.86 |
| Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers | 110 | $40,020 | $40,100 | $20,590 | $59,690 | $19.24 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 100 | $37,940 | $37,260 | $30,480 | $44,560 | $18.24 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 100 | $37,780 | $42,630 | $34,040 | $58,530 | $18.16 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 80 | $75,360 | $69,220 | $46,740 | $86,650 | $36.23 |
| Carpet Installers | 70 | $36,160 | $40,100 | $24,190 | $55,700 | $17.39 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 70 | $58,750 | $52,900 | $34,320 | $63,050 | $28.24 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 50 | $46,590 | $47,960 | $35,950 | $66,480 | $22.4 |
| Boilermakers | 40 | $61,660 | $72,070 | $38,000 | $108,750 | $29.64 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 40 | $79,230 | $77,110 | $76,240 | $83,480 | $38.09 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | ** | $28,010 | $29,640 | $22,410 | $40,330 | $13.47 |
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=54&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 54 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 54 / 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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