Construction and Extraction Occupations in South Carolina

42 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 South Carolina.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	—	—	90
Boilermakers	$124,400	$111,270	—
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$84,160	$83,000	70
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,240	$76,510	12,600
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$71,350	$73,820	330
Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,050	$61,490	1,960
Electricians	$58,260	$58,420	7,830
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$56,140	$64,310	150
Pile Driver Operators	$55,960	$54,770	—
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$54,840	$55,390	5,480
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$50,850	$54,500	40
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$50,650	$50,910	670
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$49,300	$52,740	270
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$49,150	$59,500	560
Carpenters	$48,910	$51,780	7,070
Glaziers	$47,820	$48,520	560
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,480	$48,670	8,430
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$47,430	$48,610	1,770
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,150	$55,540	870
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$47,050	$51,160	90
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$46,130	$47,660	580
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,080	$47,100	1,460
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$45,880	$45,770	420
Roofers	$45,860	$50,140	1,060
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$45,290	$45,080	590
Tile and Stone Setters	$45,100	$51,000	320
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$44,670	$44,880	570
Pipelayers	$44,480	$45,160	530
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$43,680	$45,410	450
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,950	$43,790	2,060
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$42,030	$43,200	400
Construction Laborers	$41,310	$44,630	17,430
Fence Erectors	$38,790	$46,900	—
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$38,380	$41,300	120
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,140	$40,300	990
Helpers--Electricians	$38,050	$38,050	1,880
Highway Maintenance Workers	$38,000	$38,660	930
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,670	$39,200	400
Helpers--Roofers	$37,460	$41,240	100
Helpers--Carpenters	$36,460	$35,720	210
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$36,300	$36,270	50
Carpet Installers	$33,070	$38,500	130