Construction and Extraction Occupations in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

32 occupations · 2024 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 2024 wage data for these occupations as reported in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$121,580	$100,500	120
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$81,630	$76,150	40
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$80,780	$85,990	1,750
Electricians	$78,590	$75,000	2,260
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$77,720	$69,830	220
Construction and Building Inspectors	$75,070	$77,810	600
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$74,950	$78,840	160
Pipelayers	$74,500	$83,390	40
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$74,290	$70,560	40
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$73,760	$74,360	1,340
Sheet Metal Workers	$67,290	$70,660	400
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$65,990	$67,350	120
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$65,030	$75,670	1,110
Roofers	$62,490	$64,570	590
Glaziers	$61,860	$64,520	130
Tile and Stone Setters	$61,310	$61,980	170
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$60,980	$60,550	540
Carpenters	$59,130	$63,970	2,360
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$58,390	$56,060	40
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$55,430	$61,800	90
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$52,550	$64,220	120
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$51,130	$56,280	280
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$50,170	$58,940	140
Highway Maintenance Workers	$49,920	$54,200	1,260
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,320	$54,610	60
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$49,090	$55,080	670
Construction Laborers	$48,850	$56,780	2,750
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$48,530	$53,420	70
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,630	$52,190	160
Fence Erectors	$45,820	$46,680	100
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,690	$44,740	140
Helpers--Electricians	$38,460	$41,560	100