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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 21,210
2006 19,680
2007 18,610
2008 16,990
2009 15,820
2010 14,700
2011 15,340
2012 16,350
2013 16,380
2014 16,410
2015 16,850
2016 18,530
2017 18,750

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 1,910
2006 1,800
2007 1,430
2008 1,490
2009 1,380
2010 1,560
2011 1,420
2012 1,580
2013 1,300
2014 1,400
2015 1,320
2016 1,480
2017 1,690

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 100
2008 120
2009 80
2010 0
2012 400
2015 40
2016 60
2017 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 760
2006 840
2007 460
2008 550
2009 510
2010 410
2011 450
2012 510
2013 500
2014 520
2015 310
2016 350
2017 390

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 3,750
2006 3,250
2007 2,620
2008 2,200
2009 1,550
2010 1,280
2011 1,260
2012 1,570
2013 1,720
2014 1,740
2015 1,650
2016 1,970
2017 2,660

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2016 180
2017 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2015 70
2016 60

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 0
2009 140

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 440
2007 380
2008 320
2009 490
2010 530
2011 800
2012 420
2013 400
2014 260
2015 340
2016 410
2017 700

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 2,400
2007 2,730
2008 2,380
2009 2,230
2010 1,930
2011 2,140
2012 2,130
2013 2,440
2014 2,850
2015 3,130
2016 3,280
2017 2,880

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 340
2007 250
2008 120
2009 160
2010 140
2011 170
2012 80
2013 40
2014 50
2015 80
2016 80

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,080
2007 1,600
2008 1,570
2009 1,290
2010 980
2011 740
2012 850
2013 650
2014 580
2015 580
2016 630
2017 700

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 0
2007 290
2008 280
2009 0
2011 0
2013 70
2016 280

Tapers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 40
2009 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 4,070
2006 3,900
2007 3,770
2008 3,660
2009 2,990
2010 2,980
2011 2,910
2012 3,130
2013 3,220
2014 3,190
2015 3,740
2016 3,940
2017 4,050

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 210
2010 250
2011 250
2012 380
2013 350
2014 290
2015 230
2016 220
2017 200

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2011 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2010 0
2011 40

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 800
2006 710
2007 620
2008 790
2009 710
2010 640
2011 520
2012 570
2013 620
2014 690
2015 690
2016 550
2017 560

Pipelayers
Year Number
2007 80

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 2,530
2006 1,990
2007 1,930
2008 1,860
2009 1,710
2010 1,680
2011 1,890
2012 2,370
2013 2,110
2014 1,980
2015 1,540
2016 1,710
2017 1,590

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 0
2010 0
2011 0
2014 30
2015 0
2016 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 320
2007 380
2008 400
2009 250
2010 240
2011 260
2012 350
2013 280
2014 210
2015 170
2016 240
2017 270

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 830
2006 660
2007 730
2008 430
2009 610
2010 600
2011 980
2012 720
2013 1,080
2014 730
2015 830
2016 870
2017 730

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 190
2007 280
2008 190
2009 120
2010 150
2011 150
2012 210
2013 190
2014 220
2015 160
2016 200
2017 440

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 0
2015 90
2016 90
2017 100

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 170
2006 120
2007 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2013 50
2014 100
2015 0
2016 50
2017 40

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 210
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 100
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 60

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 160
2007 120
2014 70
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 120
2010 120
2011 170
2012 110
2013 110
2014 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 720
2006 750
2007 710
2008 500
2009 530
2010 480
2011 530
2012 470
2013 430
2014 300
2015 320
2016 350
2017 430

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 70
2011 190
2012 120
2015 40
2016 0
2017 160

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 210
2010 230
2011 180
2012 260
2013 470
2014 540
2015 530
2016 310
2017 210

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2013 270
2014 580
2015 710
2016 830
2017 670

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 550
2007 0
2008 0
2009 230
2010 190
2011 180
2012 120
2013 80
2014 80
2015 130
2016 160
2017 240

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 160
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2015 40
2016 40