OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
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Construction and Extraction Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean Wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th Per. Median Wage 75th Per.
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 47-0000 16,630 32,700 21,650 38,225 24,075 30,370 39,440
    15.70 10.40 18.40 11.55 14.60 18.95
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 1,500 43,010 29,360 49,835 31,990 39,840 52,915
    20.70 14.10 23.95 15.40 19.15 25.45
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 140 35,045 25,915 39,610 27,070 34,490 42,820
    16.85 12.45 19.05 13.00 16.60 20.60
Carpenters 47-2031 2,240 31,415 21,710 36,265 24,910 30,420 38,915
    15.10 10.45 17.45 12.00 14.65 18.70
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 260 31,570 24,895 34,910 26,145 30,370 36,475
    15.20 11.95 16.80 12.55 14.60 17.55
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 47-2053 150 28,485 22,745 31,355 24,110 27,235 30,620
    13.70 10.95 15.05 11.60 13.10 14.70
Construction Laborers 47-2061 2,720 24,700 19,065 27,515 20,900 24,140 28,645
    11.85 9.15 13.25 10.05 11.60 13.75
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 260 27,370 23,285 29,410 24,225 26,870 30,040
    13.15 11.20 14.15 11.65 12.90 14.45
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 1,430 30,665 23,745 34,125 25,600 30,305 34,685
    14.75 11.40 16.40 12.30 14.55 16.70
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081 150 40,110 31,420 44,455 32,420 36,570 49,750
    19.30 15.10 21.35 15.60 17.60 23.90
Electricians 47-2111 1,720 43,235 29,360 50,175 34,950 44,690 52,055
    20.80 14.10 24.10 16.80 21.50 25.05
Glaziers 47-2121 n/a 23,965 22,340 24,775 21,640 23,210 24,840
    11.50 10.75 11.90 10.40 11.15 11.95
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131 60 36,200 19,880 44,360 23,420 31,770 52,505
    17.40 9.55 21.35 11.25 15.25 25.25
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 800 28,960 20,460 33,210 22,080 26,480 31,900
    13.90 9.85 15.95 10.60 12.75 15.35
Pipelayers 47-2151 400 33,930 23,755 39,020 25,580 29,755 44,060
    16.30 11.40 18.75 12.30 14.30 21.20
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 900 38,775 28,395 43,965 30,865 36,135 48,995
    18.65 13.65 21.15 14.85 17.35 23.55
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2161 150 32,280 29,740 33,550 29,930 32,175 34,855
    15.50 14.30 16.15 14.40 15.45 16.75
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2171 50 46,870 33,790 53,405 35,645 50,910 55,915
    22.55 16.25 25.70 17.15 24.50 26.90
Roofers 47-2181 60 26,350 21,965 28,540 23,115 26,970 29,555
    12.65 10.55 13.70 11.10 12.95 14.20
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 360 36,445 25,720 41,810 28,610 34,595 44,995
    17.50 12.35 20.10 13.75 16.65 21.65
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 n/a 37,515 29,460 41,540 31,310 36,785 44,170
    18.05 14.15 19.95 15.05 17.70 21.25
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 70 28,295 20,135 32,380 20,390 22,660 41,750
    13.60 9.70 15.55 9.80 10.90 20.05
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 100 21,265 16,235 23,775 17,935 21,030 24,225
    10.20 7.80 11.45 8.60 10.10 11.65
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 240 23,275 17,880 25,975 19,010 22,425 27,010
    11.20 8.60 12.50 9.15 10.80 13.00
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014 n/a 21,575 18,155 23,285 20,245 22,020 24,040
    10.35 8.75 11.20 9.75 10.60 11.55
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Entry and Experienced wages represent the mean of the lower third and the mean of the upper two-thirds of the wage distribution respectively. The OES survey does not collect information for entry or experienced workers. Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Research and Statistics Published June 2007.