Construction & Extraction Occupations

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2020 Workforce

6.87M

Average Age

40.7

Average Salary

$47,919

Average Male Salary

$48,181

Average Female Salary

$40,203

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Construction & Extraction Occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations was $47,919 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Construction & Extraction Occupations are Gwinnett County (Southwest)Lilburn City PUMA, GA, College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD, and South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction & Extraction Occupations are Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608), South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX, and College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD.

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Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Construction & Extraction Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce. Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce in 2020 was 6,873,334 people, of which 3.29% were women and 96.7% were men. Construction & Extraction Occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608).

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,647,318

Male Workforce

± 61.9k

226,016

Female Workforce

± 11.7k

The Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce in 2020 was 6,873,334 people (3.29% women and 96.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12.2% between 2014 (6,125,604) and 2020 (6,873,334).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($71,978), Wyoming ($62,041), and North Dakota ($58,261).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,919

AVERAGE WAGE

#9 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Construction & Extraction Occupations earned an average of $47,919, $8,035 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Construction & Extraction Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.36

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Construction & Extraction Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.36, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Construction & Extraction Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Construction & Extraction Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Construction & Extraction Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Construction & Extraction Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Construction & Extraction Occupations, by average wage, is Tobacco manufacturing ($99,757).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

6.87M

2020 Workforce

± 62,856

−0.0542%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.29%

This graphic shows the share of Construction & Extraction Occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction & Extraction Occupations at 96.7%, followed by Support activities for mining with 2.31% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 0.968%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Construction & Extraction Occupations in the US. The workforce of Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2020 was 6,873,334 people, with 3.29% woman, and 96.7% men. The average age of male Construction & Extraction Occupations in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Construction & Extraction Occupations is 40.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction & Extraction Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2020 was 6,873,334 people, with 3.29% woman, and 96.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (892,511 people), 30 to 34 years (866,254 people), and 25 to 29 years (826,167 people). Among them they concentrated 37.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 34.3% of Construction & Extraction Occupations workers were Hispanic and 65.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.2%), Salvadoran (7.56)%, and Guatemalan (6.28)%

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Races

In 2020, 74.3% of the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce were White, of which 3.19% were women and 96.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (11.7%) and Black (6.53%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Construction & Extraction Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Construction & Extraction Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Construction & Extraction Occupations, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction & Extraction Occupations need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (98,679 people), Engineering (70,412 people), and Social Sciences (26,912 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Construction & Extraction Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (2,968,595 people), Some college (1,448,515 people), and Secondary Education (1,010,697 people).

The graphic shows the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Construction & Extraction Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction & Extraction Occupations need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Coordination.