Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Baton Rouge, LA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Year Number
2005 25,310
2006 26,380
2007 30,260
2008 29,860
2009 28,320
2010 26,400
2011 27,600
2012 25,340
2013 27,510
2014 30,880
2015 33,170
2016 35,740
2017 32,450
2018 39,750
2019 39,550

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Year Number
2005 2,030
2006 2,470
2007 2,340
2008 2,490
2009 2,560
2010 2,700
2011 2,490
2012 2,490
2013 2,450
2014 3,090
2015 3,700
2016 4,470
2017 4,040
2018 4,560
2019 4,980

Boilermakers

Year Number
2005 580
2007 510
2008 300
2009 410
2010 320
2011 310
2012 280
2013 380
2014 650
2015 1,130
2016 1,090
2017 1,000
2018 310
2019 620

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Year Number
2005 200
2006 160
2007 250
2008 250
2009 240
2010 160
2011 150
2013 150
2014 140
2015 130
2016 140
2017 170
2018 270
2019 0

Stonemasons

Year Number
2013 60
2014 90

Carpenters

Year Number
2005 2,710
2006 3,180
2007 3,340
2008 3,530
2009 3,870
2010 3,620
2011 3,460
2012 3,270
2013 3,610
2014 3,650
2015 3,450
2016 3,310
2017 3,330
2018 5,340
2019 5,120

Carpet Installers

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110

Floor Sanders and Finishers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 0

Tile and Stone Setters

Year Number
2007 0
2008 100
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 0
2014 140
2015 140
2016 180
2017 60
2018 100
2019 60

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Year Number
2005 240
2006 410
2007 620
2008 580
2009 370
2010 360
2011 390
2012 530
2013 440
2014 440
2015 560
2019 250

Construction Laborers

Year Number
2005 3,570
2006 3,310
2007 3,580
2008 3,800
2009 3,940
2010 4,720
2011 5,470
2012 5,630
2013 4,720
2014 4,620
2015 4,430
2016 4,230
2017 4,780
2018 6,350
2019 6,100

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Year Number
2005 100
2006 140
2007 160
2008 160
2009 130
2010 140
2011 0
2012 140
2013 0
2014 0
2017 130
2018 180

Pile Driver Operators

Year Number
2007 70
2008 110
2009 170
2010 0
2011 240
2012 210
2016 150
2017 160
2018 170
2019 100

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,740
2007 1,790
2008 1,760
2009 2,170
2010 2,110
2011 2,360
2012 1,930
2013 2,400
2014 2,390
2015 2,130
2016 2,110
2017 2,160
2018 3,140
2019 2,620

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Year Number
2005 160
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Electricians

Year Number
2005 2,650
2006 2,930
2007 2,550
2008 2,580
2009 2,420
2010 2,560
2011 2,570
2012 2,350
2013 3,120
2014 3,650
2015 4,130
2016 3,710
2017 3,440
2018 3,810
2019 3,810

Glaziers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 170
2008 160
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Year Number
2005 230
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 130
2016 520
2018 850
2019 1,110

Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Year Number
2005 0
2006 990
2007 1,790
2008 1,750
2009 1,780
2010 1,580
2011 1,600
2012 0
2013 1,330
2014 1,640
2015 1,990
2016 2,060
2017 1,410
2018 1,730
2019 1,540

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,370
2007 1,470
2008 1,370
2009 1,300
2010 1,360
2011 1,390
2012 1,550
2013 1,020
2014 1,930
2015 1,650
2016 1,560
2017 1,470
2018 1,480
2019 1,740

Pipelayers

Year Number
2005 350
2006 330
2007 340
2008 250
2009 280
2010 150
2011 180
2012 150
2013 120
2014 230
2015 330
2016 290
2017 160
2018 70
2019 130

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Year Number
2005 3,750
2006 4,260
2007 4,750
2008 4,410
2009 3,040
2010 2,200
2011 2,480
2012 2,370
2013 2,850
2014 2,880
2015 3,260
2016 3,290
2017 3,570
2018 3,150
2019 3,660

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 40
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Year Number
2005 290
2007 420
2008 650
2009 150
2010 230
2011 130
2012 130
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 430
2017 0
2018 190
2019 270

Roofers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 140
2011 130
2012 140
2013 210
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 150
2018 130
2019 70

Sheet Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 150
2006 230
2007 590
2008 540
2009 540
2010 300
2011 390
2012 230
2013 310
2014 320
2015 310
2016 360
2017 210
2018 520
2019 570

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Year Number
2005 590
2007 980
2008 930
2009 820
2010 530
2011 620
2012 690
2013 1,020
2014 1,090
2015 1,250
2016 1,250
2017 1,350
2018 930
2019 490

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Year Number
2005 150
2006 150
2007 210
2008 260
2009 240
2010 140
2011 140
2012 0
2013 170
2014 110
2015 120
2016 180
2017 180

Helpers--Carpenters

Year Number
2005 880
2006 1,230
2007 910
2008 850
2009 790
2010 660
2011 790
2012 500
2013 770
2014 620
2015 610
2016 880
2017 700
2018 820
2019 450

Helpers--Electricians

Year Number
2005 730
2006 890
2007 810
2008 890
2009 820
2010 850
2011 550
2012 530
2013 610
2014 1,000
2015 1,130
2016 1,400
2017 1,360
2018 1,370
2019 1,110

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

Year Number
2005 290
2006 270
2007 140
2008 180
2014 190
2015 0
2016 670
2017 0
2018 260
2019 330

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Year Number
2005 800
2006 740
2007 1,170
2008 930
2009 960
2010 640
2011 680
2012 1,020
2013 1,170
2014 1,120
2015 1,000
2016 650
2017 750
2018 560
2019 600

Helpers--Roofers

Year Number
2011 40
2012 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

Year Number
2005 650
2006 590
2007 390
2008 350
2009 340
2010 180
2011 170
2012 210
2013 0
2014 0
2016 670
2018 1,590
2019 1,740

Construction and Building Inspectors

Year Number
2005 290
2006 370
2007 350
2008 300
2009 290
2010 210
2011 160
2012 190
2013 170
2014 190
2015 390
2016 350
2017 340
2018 210
2019 200

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 100

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Year Number
2005 190
2006 250
2007 350
2008 290
2009 220
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 160
2015 160
2016 520
2017 450
2018 0
2019 220

Highway Maintenance Workers

Year Number
2005 150
2006 70
2009 310
2010 130
2011 130
2012 140
2013 0
2014 0
2015 290
2016 280
2017 330
2018 130

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2014 360
2015 260
2016 310
2019 140

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Year Number
2005 170
2006 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2016 0
2017 0

Segmental Pavers

Year Number
2017 460
2018 1,480
2019 1,480

Construction and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 0
2008 40
2009 70
2013 200
2015 120
2016 310

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2008 0
2011 40
2013 30
2017 0
2018 0

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Year Number
2009 0
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2017 0
2018 50
2019 0

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Year Number
2011 0
2017 0
2018 0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Year Number
2019 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Year Number
2006 0

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 30
2010 170
2011 290
2012 310
2015 220
2016 260
2017 290

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Year Number
2008 50
2010 0
2015 230
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Extraction Workers, All Other

Year Number
2010 80
2011 150
2012 130