Construction and Extraction Occupations in District of Columbia

24 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 District of Columbia.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$125,030	$117,100	—
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$96,330	$97,360	1,250
Construction and Building Inspectors	$91,630	$93,600	300
Electricians	$81,950	$90,800	2,130
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,950	$83,840	640
Sheet Metal Workers	$76,450	$83,710	150
Glaziers	$76,320	$71,120	—
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$70,030	$72,870	180
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$69,050	$71,120	560
Carpenters	$66,100	$67,460	1,270
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$64,100	$71,670	330
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$62,400	$59,290	40
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$61,920	$88,380	130
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$60,860	$59,890	190
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,810	$62,140	420
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$58,490	$59,640	40
Roofers	$57,150	$62,400	140
Pipelayers	$54,130	$54,740	110
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$52,900	$69,820	40
Construction Laborers	$49,520	$52,170	2,260
Helpers--Carpenters	$48,890	$52,490	50
Helpers--Electricians	$47,510	$46,380	280
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,300	$43,220	—
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$40,330	$44,880	—