Construction and Extraction Occupations in Oklahoma

48 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 Oklahoma.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	—	—	310
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$102,620	$96,620	100
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,090	$75,150	11,380
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$65,080	$66,350	1,570
Sheet Metal Workers	$64,420	$61,150	2,690
Electricians	$60,050	$62,850	8,550
Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,810	$62,910	1,730
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$57,560	$44,960	300
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$56,530	$60,600	2,910
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$56,180	$55,340	340
Extraction Workers, All Other	$56,150	$63,350	90
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$54,840	$56,890	7,110
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$54,550	$56,790	710
Paperhangers	$51,810	$50,380	50
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$50,910	$50,380	150
Pipelayers	$50,190	$52,470	300
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$48,980	$65,060	200
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$47,840	$48,760	810
Carpenters	$47,740	$50,760	3,810
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$47,490	$49,890	200
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$47,330	$49,590	550
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$47,230	$48,910	480
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,190	$48,680	6,690
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$47,130	$44,340	260
Roofers	$47,020	$47,000	940
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$46,940	$47,070	2,740
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$46,890	$45,270	280
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$46,350	$46,470	3,080
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$45,730	$45,580	790
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$45,610	$46,470	1,830
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$44,990	$47,480	1,270
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$44,880	$46,530	180
Glaziers	$44,730	$44,090	490
Helpers--Electricians	$44,170	$43,350	1,840
Tile and Stone Setters	$43,620	$47,020	190
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$43,490	$42,830	80
Carpet Installers	$42,640	$49,030	50
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$40,910	$42,510	700
Construction Laborers	$40,020	$42,810	12,830
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$39,980	$44,020	430
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$39,560	$39,870	850
Fence Erectors	$39,140	$44,460	230
Highway Maintenance Workers	$38,780	$39,150	2,880
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$38,190	$38,560	100
Helpers--Roofers	$36,330	$36,070	—
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$35,360	$39,670	100
Helpers--Carpenters	$35,260	$36,280	—
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$34,910	$43,330	70