Construction and Extraction Occupations in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

30 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$73,890	$75,000	2,520
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$70,570	$62,080	100
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$60,790	$57,550	110
Electricians	$57,770	$57,850	2,970
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,310	$59,180	1,570
Construction and Building Inspectors	$57,210	$59,760	390
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$53,600	$54,350	190
Carpenters	$50,360	$52,420	1,130
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$49,970	$57,890	60
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,780	$53,340	1,280
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$48,840	$48,230	510
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$48,810	$48,340	170
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,820	$48,620	100
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,630	$49,600	40
Pipelayers	$47,020	$52,630	100
Roofers	$46,960	$47,270	400
Glaziers	$46,660	$45,510	190
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$46,070	$46,220	170
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$45,640	$49,580	60
Sheet Metal Workers	$44,850	$50,580	380
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$43,900	$43,950	50
Tile and Stone Setters	$43,820	$43,690	80
Construction Laborers	$43,460	$46,210	3,710
Helpers--Carpenters	$41,950	$41,950	190
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$41,600	$40,490	240
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$39,830	$43,120	650
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$39,390	$40,680	50
Helpers--Electricians	$38,070	$39,700	420
Fence Erectors	$37,520	$41,390	90
Highway Maintenance Workers	$34,390	$38,320	370