# U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

# Occupational Employment Statistics 

# Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008 47- 2061 Construction Laborers Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Exclude construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker, and classify them under "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3011 through 47-3016). National estimates for this occupation Industry profile for this occupation State profile for this occupation Metropolitan area profile for this occupation 

### National estimates for this occupation: Top Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:



### Industry profile for this occupation: Top Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function. Employment (1) Employment RSE (3) Mean hourly

wage Mean annual

wage (2) Wage RSE (3) 1,020,290 0.8 % $15.51 $32,250 0.4 %

Percentile 10% 25% 50% (Median) 75% 90% Hourly Wage $8.67 $10.74 $13.71 $18.57 $25.98 Annual Wage (2) $18,030 $22,340 $28,520 $38,620 $54,030 

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Top paying industries for this occupation:



### State profile for this occupation: Top States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function. States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

Top paying States for this occupation: Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean

wage Other Specialty Trade Contractors 153,650 $15.30 $31,820 Nonresidential Building Construction 131,230 $17.17 $35,710 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior

Contractors 123,080 $15.17 $31,560 Residential Building Construction 116,070 $14.98 $31,150 Employment Services 108,110 $12.39 $25,780
Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean

wage Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 40 $26.73 $55,590

Rail Transportation 390 $22.41 $46,620 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and

Distribution 1,180 $21.37 $44,450 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 330 $20.81 $43,290

Coal Mining 660 $20.05 $41,700

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean

wage Percent of

State employment New Mexico 12,180 $11.57 $24,060 1.486% Texas 123,750 $10.96 $22,790 1.191% Utah 13,840 $12.68 $26,380 1.125% Alaska 3,430 $23.34 $48,540 1.114% Arizona 28,300 $13.61 $28,320 1.073% 

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### Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function. Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean

wage Percent of

State employment Alaska 3,430 $23.34 $48,540 1.114% Hawaii 5,800 $22.46 $46,710 0.947% New York 48,760 $22.38 $46,560 0.565% New Jersey 21,210 $21.75 $45,240 0.532% Massachusetts 15,380 $21.36 $44,430 0.475%

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean

wage Percent of

MSA employment Farmington, NM 1,420 $12.71 $26,440 2.759% Lake Havasu City- Kingman, AZ 940 $13.11 $27,270 1.861% Idaho Falls, ID 950 $13.40 $27,870 1.818% Odessa, TX 1,060 $11.94 $24,830 1.776% St. George, UT 900 $12.78 $26,570 1.733%

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean

wage Percent of

MSA employment New York-White Plains -Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 27,340 $25.45 $52,930 0.529% Anchorage, AK 1,870 $24.88 $51,750 1.135% Rockford, IL 540 $24.20 $50,330 0.350% Boston- Cambridge- Quincy, MA NECTA Division 6,500 $24.01 $49,950 0.379% Honolulu, HI 3,440 $23.61 $49,110 0.775% 

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Estimates These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files (XLS) . Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate-- 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages. (1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self -employed workers. (2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data. (3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
Other OES estimates and related information: May 2008 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2008 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2008 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2008 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order Download May 2008 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files Technical Notes Last Modified Date: May 04, 2009
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