Construction and Extraction Occupations in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$164,020	$149,590	390
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$145,830	$138,450	190
Boilermakers	$138,790	$124,960	50
Pile Driver Operators	$133,080	$125,600	130
Construction and Building Inspectors	$125,150	$118,660	2,430
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$121,790	$104,750	80
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$117,350	$110,640	4,560
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$103,090	$111,440	10,110
Sheet Metal Workers	$98,140	$102,580	1,020
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$95,430	$104,100	340
Electricians	$93,750	$104,240	9,520
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$82,020	$87,960	610
Carpenters	$80,950	$86,200	14,360
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$80,500	$90,340	2,920
Tapers	$80,140	$85,210	350
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$76,650	$84,340	2,740
Glaziers	$76,530	$87,640	1,200
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$76,340	$87,000	360
Construction Laborers	$76,150	$75,550	11,290
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$75,610	$83,890	880
Roofers	$74,020	$75,460	2,330
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$71,700	$86,270	7,090
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$71,330	$75,240	700
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$71,200	$75,100	110
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$70,390	$74,250	1,140
Paperhangers	$65,190	$78,300	—
Carpet Installers	$62,650	$63,510	380
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$61,960	$71,860	360
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$61,910	$68,410	5,920
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$60,730	$67,710	1,470
Tile and Stone Setters	$60,350	$65,340	890
Fence Erectors	$60,240	$66,400	400
Highway Maintenance Workers	$59,970	$65,860	1,030
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$59,270	$59,000	420
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$58,700	$68,570	130
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$58,470	$59,390	330
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$58,180	$54,870	270
Helpers--Roofers	$57,680	$57,400	140
Helpers--Carpenters	$56,720	$58,410	—
Helpers--Electricians	$56,070	$66,900	—
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$47,320	$53,190	200