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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2006 5,190
2007 6,380
2008 7,280
2009 8,010
2010 6,820
2011 7,180
2012 6,770
2013 6,850
2014 8,550
2015 8,480
2016 7,630
2017 5,530

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 550
2007 540
2008 490
2009 520
2010 440
2011 430
2012 470
2013 550
2014 670
2015 630
2016 500
2017 460

Boilermakers
Year Number
2015 40

Carpenters
Year Number
2006 760
2007 730
2008 750
2009 680
2010 620
2011 930
2012 910
2013 780
2014 740
2015 640
2016 580
2017 470

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2014 0

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2006 1,220
2007 1,170
2008 890
2009 930
2010 850
2011 1,070
2012 870
2013 1,110
2014 1,330
2015 1,270
2016 1,010
2017 770

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2013 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 1,020
2007 1,160
2008 1,250
2009 1,210
2010 770
2011 1,090
2012 1,110
2013 1,570
2014 1,760
2015 1,950
2016 1,630
2017 1,420

Electricians
Year Number
2006 420
2007 450
2008 530
2009 600
2010 570
2011 900
2012 870
2013 820
2014 730
2015 770
2016 690
2017 470

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2009 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2006 40
2015 0
2016 140
2017 60

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2006 100
2007 40
2009 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 50
2013 100
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70

Pipelayers
Year Number
2014 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2006 250
2007 260
2008 510
2009 970
2010 1,110
2011 760
2012 530
2013 440
2014 390
2015 430
2016 350
2017 210

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 40
2013 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2008 50
2009 70
2010 70
2011 40
2012 40
2013 90

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 50
2016 30

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2006 0
2008 50
2013 0
2014 70
2015 80
2016 50
2017 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2017 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2014 60
2015 40
2016 30

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 90
2009 110
2010 110
2011 90
2012 90
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2014 130
2016 160
2017 180

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2006 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 90
2016 100
2017 180

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2015 30

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2009 60
2012 70

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 70
2012 130
2013 140
2014 180
2015 150
2016 70
2017 80

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 320
2007 310
2008 200
2009 140
2010 100
2011 60
2012 80
2013 120
2014 280
2015 320
2016 250
2017 140

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2007 160
2008 300
2009 390
2010 600
2011 270
2012 260
2013 60
2014 860
2015 940
2016 1,220
2017 860

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2009 70
2010 0
2011 50
2012 70
2013 100
2014 110
2015 120
2016 0
2017 0

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 40

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 350
2007 1,230
2008 1,890
2009 1,910
2010 990
2011 850
2012 940
2013 900
2014 840
2015 580
2016 400

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2007 230
2008 130
2009 120
2010 230
2011 190
2012 150
2014 140
2015 230
2016 230
2017 130

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2009 120
2010 90
2011 150
2012 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 80