Construction & Extraction Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2021 Workforce

6.91M

Average Age

40.9

Average Salary

$50,479

Average Male Salary

$50,780

Average Female Salary

$41,724

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Construction & Extraction Occupations are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction & Extraction Occupations was $50,479 in 2021.

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 Newark City (North & East) PUMA, NJ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction & Extraction Occupations are Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608), College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD, and South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX.

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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 2021 was 6,911,723 people, of which 3.33% were women and 96.7% were men. Construction & Extraction Occupations are paid most in Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608).

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,681,775

Male Workforce

± 62k

229,948

Female Workforce

± 11.8k

The Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce in 2021 was 6,911,723 people (3.33% women and 96.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12.8% between 2014 (6,125,604) and 2021 (6,911,723).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($75,405), Wyoming ($65,234), and Hawaii ($60,467).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$50,479

AVERAGE WAGE

#9 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Construction & Extraction Occupations earned an average of $50,479, $9,117 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Construction & Extraction Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.359

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Construction & Extraction Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.359, 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 ($106,808).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

6.91M

2021 Workforce

± 63,040

0.559%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.28%

This graphic shows the share of Construction & Extraction Occupations employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction & Extraction Occupations at 96.9%, followed by Support activities for mining with 2.15% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 0.948%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Construction & Extraction Occupations in the US. The workforce of Construction & Extraction Occupations in 2021 was 6,911,723 people, with 3.33% woman, and 96.7% men. The average age of male Construction & Extraction Occupations in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Construction & Extraction Occupations is 40.3, 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 2021 was 6,911,723 people, with 3.33% woman, and 96.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (891,542 people), 30 to 34 years (848,395 people), and 40 to 44 years (840,922 people). Among them they concentrated 37.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 34.8% of Construction & Extraction Occupations workers were Hispanic and 65.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85.6%), Salvadoran (7.77)%, and Guatemalan (6.67)%

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Races

In 2021, 70.2% of the Construction & Extraction Occupations workforce were White, of which 3.23% were women and 96.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (12.7%) and Two or More Races (8.01%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (102,838 people), Engineering (68,985 people), and Social Sciences (27,818 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Construction & Extraction Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (2,998,949 people), Some college (1,435,973 people), and Secondary Education (993,798 people).

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

Skills

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Value

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.