Construction and Extraction Occupations in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

40 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$122,880	$106,210	—
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$81,160	$87,840	11,390
Construction and Building Inspectors	$79,500	$81,710	2,070
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$72,770	$65,970	480
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$68,100	$73,680	150
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$64,460	$73,940	970
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$64,300	$70,910	5,220
Glaziers	$63,340	$69,250	1,160
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$63,290	$65,920	5,400
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$63,270	$67,310	500
Electricians	$63,010	$66,080	10,600
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$62,650	$66,100	190
Carpenters	$61,470	$60,020	7,560
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,400	$61,630	2,720
Stonemasons	$61,380	$63,690	—
Pipelayers	$60,930	$61,570	370
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$60,860	$61,000	1,080
Sheet Metal Workers	$60,730	$62,430	960
Tile and Stone Setters	$60,580	$64,460	230
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$59,780	$60,520	290
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$58,790	$57,120	1,060
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$58,710	$58,110	240
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$57,600	$57,890	40
Highway Maintenance Workers	$56,470	$56,230	470
Roofers	$56,110	$58,120	1,900
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$54,500	$55,050	1,900
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$54,270	$55,110	620
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$52,010	$60,020	390
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$51,860	$55,140	—
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$51,460	$53,530	—
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$49,230	$50,240	290
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,610	$51,650	590
Construction Laborers	$48,110	$49,030	9,910
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$47,060	$54,310	450
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$47,020	$49,590	160
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,390	$47,550	140
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$44,330	$46,090	40
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$44,040	$44,780	90
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,440	$46,750	—
Helpers--Electricians	$35,920	$43,640	—