Construction and Extraction Occupations in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Wyoming
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 25,440 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 91.353 |
| Location quotient | 2.21 |
| Mean annual wage | $62,740 |
| Median annual wage | $58,130 |
| Mean hourly wage | $30.16 |
| Median hourly wage | $27.95 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $39,210 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $47,250 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $76,160 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $87,600 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Wyoming
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming.
| 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 | 3,880 | $63,560 | $66,080 | $47,020 | $86,400 | $30.56 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 3,510 | $77,490 | $84,200 | $51,480 | $123,980 | $37.26 |
| Construction Laborers | 3,300 | $45,860 | $44,590 | $34,780 | $56,020 | $22.05 |
| Electricians | 2,710 | $73,450 | $72,260 | $47,960 | $105,350 | $35.31 |
| Carpenters | 2,460 | $55,870 | $59,570 | $44,050 | $79,740 | $26.86 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 1,560 | $47,020 | $47,710 | $36,720 | $60,990 | $22.61 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,140 | $61,480 | $62,070 | $44,750 | $81,220 | $29.56 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | 800 | $59,460 | $62,010 | $43,330 | $95,040 | $28.59 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 720 | $48,590 | $50,330 | $43,770 | $61,650 | $23.36 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 530 | $45,820 | $46,880 | $31,980 | $63,850 | $22.03 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 520 | $55,690 | $58,220 | $44,020 | $88,670 | $26.77 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 390 | $76,160 | $76,130 | $64,780 | $88,530 | $36.62 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | 330 | $50,290 | $51,760 | $39,130 | $62,120 | $24.18 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 310 | $92,620 | $95,830 | $81,240 | $111,510 | $44.53 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 280 | $60,320 | $60,790 | $36,330 | $82,370 | $29 |
| Roofers | 270 | $38,650 | $43,080 | $36,630 | $57,000 | $18.58 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | 230 | $56,600 | $59,800 | $37,970 | $92,180 | $27.21 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 200 | $58,150 | $61,370 | $48,060 | $77,500 | $27.96 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 180 | $47,700 | $49,360 | $37,210 | $68,410 | $22.93 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 180 | $69,690 | $63,540 | $44,720 | $77,880 | $33.5 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 170 | $51,240 | $54,570 | $34,680 | $77,610 | $24.64 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | 160 | $62,400 | $65,010 | $56,020 | $74,800 | $30 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 160 | $48,380 | $48,090 | $38,450 | $61,570 | $23.26 |
| Boilermakers | 110 | $76,050 | $80,450 | $53,230 | $144,460 | $36.56 |
| Fence Erectors | 110 | $39,990 | $43,660 | $34,780 | $57,210 | $19.22 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 110 | $58,930 | $57,070 | $48,570 | $64,660 | $28.33 |
| Roof Bolters, Mining | 100 | $113,750 | $112,150 | $109,000 | $113,750 | $54.69 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 90 | $54,400 | $56,540 | $49,300 | $58,710 | $26.16 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 80 | $44,180 | $46,420 | $37,310 | $61,740 | $21.24 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 70 | $62,740 | $69,150 | $54,340 | $81,490 | $30.16 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 70 | $55,970 | $66,270 | $48,300 | $88,610 | $26.91 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 70 | $38,470 | $42,190 | $36,730 | $50,960 | $18.49 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 70 | $44,370 | $46,240 | $40,990 | $48,870 | $21.33 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 60 | $45,760 | $50,270 | $39,520 | $60,300 | $22 |
| Glaziers | 50 | $50,980 | $52,630 | $36,490 | $68,570 | $24.51 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 50 | $104,010 | $101,590 | $86,330 | $112,960 | $50.01 |
| Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 40 | $46,000 | $44,550 | $39,130 | $53,430 | $22.12 |
| Carpet Installers | 30 | $49,600 | $56,200 | $30,790 | $82,910 | $23.85 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 30 | $86,740 | $85,820 | $76,440 | $90,160 | $41.7 |
| Helpers--Electricians | ** | $37,290 | $37,830 | $28,210 | $42,640 | $17.93 |
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=56&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 56 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 56 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.