Construction and Extraction Occupations in Iowa

41 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 Iowa.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$107,010	$99,040	190
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$79,240	$58,650	190
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,940	$78,390	10,120
Boilermakers	$68,410	$77,920	—
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$66,170	$70,000	720
Tapers	$65,440	$67,790	70
Construction and Building Inspectors	$63,830	$66,570	1,260
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,470	$62,710	410
Electricians	$62,880	$63,910	8,900
Glaziers	$62,270	$57,350	480
Sheet Metal Workers	$61,620	$61,220	1,590
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$61,230	$64,860	6,350
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$61,210	$63,150	5,440
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$60,230	$57,020	170
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,570	$56,380	140
Highway Maintenance Workers	$56,800	$55,570	4,400
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$54,650	$54,810	2,860
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$54,540	$52,760	240
Carpenters	$54,080	$55,560	6,650
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$52,170	$53,880	710
Tile and Stone Setters	$52,000	$58,250	320
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$51,950	$54,090	820
Pipelayers	$51,800	$54,700	180
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$50,450	$53,720	300
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$50,140	$51,420	370
Fence Erectors	$49,970	$49,910	500
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$49,940	$53,180	530
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,960	$53,200	340
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$48,780	$51,070	1,730
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$48,630	$50,250	100
Construction Laborers	$47,700	$49,150	13,420
Roofers	$47,110	$50,750	1,070
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$46,480	$48,610	—
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$45,760	$46,160	60
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$45,580	$43,690	240
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$45,420	$48,010	110
Helpers--Electricians	$42,010	$44,620	320
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$41,930	$45,240	100
Carpet Installers	$40,620	$42,440	50
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,320	$37,970	220
Helpers--Carpenters	$27,830	$32,570	—