Construction and Extraction Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

41 occupations · 2023 BLS OEWS data

Construction and extraction occupations include carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and miners who build structures and extract natural resources from the earth. The table below shows 2023 wage data for these occupations as reported in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Tile and Stone Setters	—	—	250
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$142,680	$126,730	570
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$109,120	$97,360	—
Pile Driver Operators	$108,470	$99,010	70
Tapers	$104,520	$89,950	340
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$100,010	$101,400	15,770
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$95,840	$84,100	460
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$95,370	$90,580	850
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$92,080	$90,580	12,000
Construction and Building Inspectors	$87,120	$87,100	2,220
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$82,150	$82,250	180
Electricians	$81,480	$82,380	15,010
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$80,310	$86,020	1,220
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$79,560	$76,630	270
Sheet Metal Workers	$73,920	$76,450	—
Carpenters	$72,020	$78,800	11,460
Glaziers	$70,870	$74,520	750
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$70,050	$68,050	910
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$69,050	$80,230	6,560
Carpet Installers	$67,730	$67,280	160
Roofers	$67,520	$68,330	1,470
Pipelayers	$66,560	$72,110	90
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$66,220	$68,840	130
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$64,080	$60,590	60
Construction Laborers	$62,920	$69,180	12,690
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$62,220	$69,110	—
Highway Maintenance Workers	$61,100	$60,370	740
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$60,390	$58,970	—
Stonemasons	$59,620	$64,100	510
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$59,310	$64,020	200
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$59,120	$67,170	180
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$53,930	$57,720	2,740
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$51,330	$49,590	110
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$51,080	$54,400	40
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$49,540	$60,070	600
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,590	$54,880	2,420
Fence Erectors	$47,440	$49,880	380
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$45,690	$50,720	140
Helpers--Electricians	$44,990	$46,890	—
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,790	$44,960	—
Helpers--Carpenters	$38,200	$43,250	230