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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 59,370
2006 67,030
2007 66,480
2008 66,510
2009 58,170
2010 48,840
2011 48,520
2012 48,260
2013 50,290
2014 56,130
2015 60,880
2016 63,810
2017 64,570
2018 66,250
2019 66,770

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 6,880
2006 6,920
2007 7,000
2008 7,170
2009 6,470
2010 5,200
2011 5,130
2012 5,100
2013 5,400
2014 6,480
2015 6,890
2016 7,730
2017 7,920
2018 9,320
2019 9,300

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 0
2011 0
2014 70
2015 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 880
2006 910
2007 1,210
2008 1,060
2009 720
2010 540
2011 570
2012 670
2013 0
2014 750
2015 730
2016 850
2017 860
2018 0
2019 0

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 130
2007 180
2008 0
2009 550
2010 0
2011 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 7,770
2006 7,800
2007 7,790
2008 7,490
2009 6,890
2010 6,400
2011 6,050
2012 5,670
2013 5,630
2014 7,090
2015 7,450
2016 7,100
2017 6,960
2018 6,990
2019 7,500

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 0
2007 280
2008 190
2010 0
2011 0
2012 180
2013 0
2014 280
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 40

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2007 290
2008 220
2009 250
2010 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 360
2006 550
2007 630
2008 460
2009 300
2010 220
2011 280
2012 400
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 260

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 2,980
2006 3,720
2007 3,890
2008 4,060
2009 3,220
2010 2,350
2011 2,210
2012 2,050
2013 2,260
2014 2,230
2015 2,380
2016 2,470
2017 3,030
2018 2,480
2019 2,520

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 9,710
2006 10,930
2007 11,410
2008 11,050
2009 9,380
2010 8,100
2011 8,130
2012 7,980
2013 8,840
2014 10,510
2015 11,070
2016 11,350
2017 10,860
2018 10,540
2019 10,590

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 360
2007 470
2008 500
2009 360
2010 270
2011 350
2012 380
2013 560
2014 800
2015 1,270
2016 1,290
2017 990
2018 780
2019 710

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2016 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 3,910
2006 3,500
2007 3,610
2008 3,380
2009 3,140
2010 2,810
2011 2,570
2012 2,650
2013 2,930
2014 3,460
2015 3,800
2016 4,000
2017 4,190
2018 4,730
2019 4,600

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 3,360
2006 3,420
2007 2,990
2008 2,920
2009 2,230
2010 1,610
2011 1,250
2012 1,570
2013 1,630
2014 1,150
2015 1,290
2016 1,610
2017 2,150
2018 1,750
2019 2,130

Tapers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 880
2007 860
2008 600
2009 470
2010 310
2011 260
2012 460
2013 430
2014 660
2015 410
2016 470
2017 320
2018 230
2019 230

Electricians
Year Number
2005 6,260
2006 7,160
2007 7,530
2008 8,140
2009 7,720
2010 6,970
2011 6,480
2012 6,640
2013 7,410
2014 8,160
2015 9,690
2016 10,240
2017 9,020
2018 8,950
2019 9,740

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 780
2006 1,520
2007 1,450
2008 1,100
2009 720
2010 600
2011 440
2012 560
2013 640
2014 0
2015 460
2016 780
2017 670
2018 850
2019 690

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2005 420
2006 630
2007 0
2008 550
2009 590
2010 490
2011 330
2012 170
2013 480
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 190
2009 150
2010 270
2011 250
2012 300
2013 0
2014 650
2015 810
2016 500
2017 460
2018 0
2019 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 2,550
2006 2,650
2007 2,080
2008 1,590
2009 1,300
2010 1,350
2011 1,650
2012 1,490
2013 1,360
2014 1,450
2015 1,780
2016 1,940
2017 2,180
2018 2,220
2019 1,950

Paperhangers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2017 0
2018 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 870
2006 990
2007 780
2008 650
2009 510
2010 700
2011 800
2012 680
2013 680
2014 540
2015 540
2016 470
2017 570
2018 640
2019 620

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 4,790
2006 5,210
2007 4,660
2008 4,690
2009 3,820
2010 3,130
2011 3,040
2012 3,220
2013 3,690
2014 3,900
2015 3,980
2016 3,960
2017 4,590
2018 5,450
2019 5,270

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 520
2006 700
2007 440
2008 310
2009 260
2010 180
2011 210
2012 0
2013 310
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2015 0
2016 230
2017 0
2018 420
2019 380

Roofers
Year Number
2005 1,670
2006 1,660
2007 1,400
2008 1,430
2009 1,210
2010 1,370
2011 1,140
2012 1,330
2013 1,550
2014 1,320
2015 1,410
2016 1,670
2017 1,600
2018 1,750
2019 1,480

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,580
2007 1,350
2008 1,230
2009 1,000
2010 1,090
2011 1,200
2012 1,080
2013 1,220
2014 1,390
2015 1,680
2016 1,940
2017 2,170
2018 2,040
2019 1,320

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 0
2007 0
2008 640
2009 730
2010 550
2011 370
2012 350
2013 420
2014 280
2015 270
2016 590
2017 1,070
2018 1,240
2019 970

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 450
2006 630
2007 590
2008 650
2009 310
2010 170
2011 0
2012 40
2016 0
2018 0
2019 230

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 380
2006 440
2007 340
2008 310
2009 180
2010 90
2011 70
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2016 0
2017 150
2018 150
2019 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 410
2006 520
2007 540
2008 670
2009 400
2010 0
2011 210
2012 260
2013 380
2014 340
2015 340
2016 250
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 140
2006 0
2007 160
2008 0
2009 240
2010 0
2012 0
2018 60
2019 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 300
2007 340
2008 160
2009 230
2010 0
2011 280
2012 0
2013 240
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 110
2008 130
2009 130
2010 160
2011 300
2012 190
2013 200
2014 90
2015 80
2016 40
2018 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 210
2007 250
2008 100
2009 70
2010 30
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 810
2006 1,210
2007 1,260
2008 1,440
2009 1,120
2010 970
2011 780
2012 620
2013 680
2014 820
2015 1,110
2016 1,030
2017 1,230
2018 1,630
2019 1,960

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 420
2007 0
2011 0
2012 210
2013 170
2014 180
2015 310
2016 290
2017 430
2019 0

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2006 210
2007 170
2008 0
2017 210
2018 240

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 640
2007 840
2008 1,070
2009 1,110
2010 930
2011 790
2012 580
2013 540
2014 810
2015 850
2016 920
2017 890
2018 1,000
2019 1,000

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 660
2006 820
2007 860
2008 990
2009 950
2010 860
2011 850
2012 850
2013 900
2014 930
2015 800
2016 860
2017 830
2018 760
2019 800

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 140
2007 160
2008 300
2009 260
2010 250
2011 310
2012 320
2013 360
2014 320
2015 0
2016 130
2017 0
2018 360
2019 310

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 770
2018 820
2019 1,140

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 330
2007 0
2008 0
2009 670
2012 420
2013 510
2014 420
2015 500
2016 460

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2018 0

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 340
2012 480
2013 330
2014 330
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 190
2019 240

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2009 0
2010 370
2011 400
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 150

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 80
2007 360
2008 420
2009 320
2010 40
2011 0
2012 360
2013 0
2014 60
2015 360
2016 40
2017 0
2018 0

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 150
2011 110
2012 150

Rock Splitters, Quarry
Year Number
2007 0

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2007 0
2011 960
2012 640
2013 490
2014 620
2015 620
2016 600
2017 450
2018 400
2019 550

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 200
2008 310
2009 190
2010 0
2011 0
2012 150
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 340