11b. Workers by occupational classification and distribution in construction, 2010
(16 years and older)
Label / Code / Description / Number(thousands) / Percent
Laborer / 6260 / Construction laborer / 1,221 / 13.4%
Carpenter / 6230 / Carpenter / 1,080 / 11.9%
Construction manager / 0220 / Construction manager / 1,062 / 11.7%
Foreman / 6200 / First-line supervisor/manager of construction trade / 565 / 6.2%
Painter / 6420, 6430 / Painter and paperhanger / 529 / 5.8%
Admin support / 5000-5930 / Administrative support / 482 / 5.3%
Electrician / 6350 / Electrician / 444 / 4.9%
Manager / 0010-0430 (except 0220) / Manager (except construction manager) / 414 / 4.6%
Plumber / 6440 / Pipelayer, plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter / 366 / 4.0%
Professional / 0500-3650 / Professional / 353 / 3.9%
Repairer / 7000-8960 (except 7310, 7410, 8140) / Installation, maintenance, and repair worker / 296 / 3.3%
Operating engineer / 6320 / Operating engineer and other construction equipment operator / 273 / 3.0%
Heat A/C mech / 7310 / Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanic / 263 / 2.9%
Roofer / 6510 / Roofer / 196 / 2.2%
Carpet and tile / 6240 / Carpet, floor, and tile installer and finisher / 187 / 2.1%
Drywall / 6330 / Drywall installer, and ceiling tile installer / 171 / 1.9%
Truck driver / 9130 / Driver/sales worker and truck driver / 144 / 1.6%
Brickmason / 6220 / Brickmason, blockmason, and stonemason / 142 / 1.6%
Service / 3700-4980 / Service/sales / 133 / 1.5%
Highway maint / 6730 / Highway maintenance worker / 90 / 1.0%
Concrete / 6250 / Cement mason, concrete finisher, and terrazzo worker / 84 / 0.9%
Welder / 8140 / Welding, soldering, and brazing worker / 75 / 0.8%
Helper / 6600 / Construction helper / 55 / 0.6%
Plasterer / 6460 / Plasterer and stucco mason / 44 / 0.5%
Sheet metal / 6520 / Sheet metal worker / 43 / 0.5%
Material moving / 9000-9750 (except 9130, 9520) / Transportation and material moving / 42 / 0.5%
Fence erector / 6710 / Fence erector / 40 / 0.4%
Ironworker / 6530 / Structural iron and steel worker / 38 / 0.4%
Dredge / 9520 / Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operator / 35 / 0.4%
Misc worker / 6760 / Miscellaneous construction and related worker / 35 / 0.4%
Inspector / 6660 / Construction and building inspector / 33 / 0.4%
Insulation / 6400 / Insulation worker / 27* / 0.3%
Glazier / 6360 / Glazier / 27* / 0.3%
Elevator / 6700 / Elevator installer and repairer / 22* / 0.2%
Paving / 6300 / Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operator / 19* / 0.2%
Power-line installer / 7410 / Electrical power-line installer and repairer / 19* / 0.2%
Driller / 6820 / Earth driller, except oil and gas / 18* / 0.2%
Boilermaker / 6210 / Boilermaker / 6* / 0.1%
Other / -- / Iron reinforcement, farming/fishing/forestry, hazardous material removal, etc. / 21* / 0.2%
TOTAL / 9,093 / 100%