Construction and Extraction Occupations in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

32 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$169,560	$144,960	120
Construction and Building Inspectors	$129,160	$124,790	1,010
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$126,570	$128,030	4,290
Sheet Metal Workers	$115,970	$114,420	860
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$115,500	$112,050	1,350
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$110,660	$95,200	210
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$95,260	$104,140	30
Electricians	$95,020	$103,410	5,540
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$91,280	$90,070	480
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,220	$102,780	2,230
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$82,410	$94,620	2,070
Glaziers	$78,940	$91,580	360
Carpenters	$78,090	$86,600	4,800
Highway Maintenance Workers	$76,980	$85,340	350
Tapers	$76,080	$89,690	260
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$75,690	$81,840	1,620
Roofers	$75,570	$78,320	1,670
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$72,900	$76,230	440
Construction Laborers	$71,820	$72,920	4,100
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$71,030	$75,390	530
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$70,720	$76,820	200
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$64,990	$73,920	360
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,960	$63,290	160
Tile and Stone Setters	$60,920	$70,660	400
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,240	$64,810	2,600
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$59,190	$64,670	130
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$59,000	$62,020	140
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$57,550	$65,570	70
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$57,390	$60,900	150
Fence Erectors	$57,100	$65,950	220
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$54,870	$58,630	210
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,990	$51,960	—