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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,580
2006 7,360
2007 7,740
2008 8,050
2009 6,790
2010 5,090
2011 4,960
2012 5,300
2013 5,010
2014 5,020
2015 5,120
2016 5,320
2017 5,890
2018 6,020
2019 6,610

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,310
2007 1,520
2008 1,380
2009 1,140
2010 790
2011 690
2012 750
2013 670
2014 740
2015 790
2016 1,030
2017 1,030
2018 1,210
2019 1,150

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 210
2006 100
2008 70
2009 100
2010 80
2011 0
2014 40
2015 80
2016 60
2017 70
2018 80
2019 60

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,060
2007 1,010
2008 1,180
2009 820
2010 640
2011 490
2012 540
2013 540
2014 690
2015 760
2016 680
2017 610
2018 670
2019 890

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2015 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2015 0

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 150
2008 130
2009 130
2010 90
2011 70
2012 80
2013 100
2014 120
2015 100
2016 80
2017 60
2018 40
2019 0

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 1,070
2007 1,090
2008 1,130
2009 1,120
2010 740
2011 690
2012 590
2013 550
2014 410
2015 380
2016 450
2017 710
2018 750
2019 760

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 110
2007 120
2008 0
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 600
2006 550
2007 560
2008 550
2009 360
2010 310
2011 390
2012 440
2013 350
2014 320
2015 420
2016 440
2017 360
2018 550
2019 560

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 90
2009 110
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 70
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 50
2019 50

Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,120
2007 1,040
2008 1,080
2009 910
2010 760
2011 780
2012 920
2013 800
2014 800
2015 740
2016 860
2017 1,010
2018 890
2019 940

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 70
2012 0
2013 70
2014 50
2017 120
2018 140
2019 190

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 400
2006 370
2007 420
2008 450
2009 410
2010 340
2011 330
2012 320
2013 310
2014 210
2015 260
2016 160
2017 250
2018 230
2019 220

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 50
2012 70
2013 90
2014 90
2015 80
2016 50
2017 30
2018 40
2019 50

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 550
2006 720
2007 700
2008 510
2009 520
2010 430
2011 390
2012 380
2013 340
2014 280
2015 410
2016 470
2017 590
2018 520
2019 460

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2010 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 90
2007 90
2008 100
2009 100
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 0
2019 50

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 200
2009 170
2010 120
2011 160
2012 170
2013 150
2014 90
2015 140
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90
2019 180

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2013 30
2014 50
2016 0
2018 70
2019 80

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2019 190

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2009 0
2011 80
2013 0
2014 40
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60
2018 0

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 130
2007 130
2008 180
2009 150
2010 140
2011 120
2012 40
2013 0
2014 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 420
2006 400
2007 460
2008 500
2009 420
2010 160
2011 240
2012 170
2013 180
2014 230
2015 260
2016 290
2017 230
2018 260
2019 390

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 110
2010 80
2011 70
2012 0
2013 80
2014 80
2015 100
2016 110
2017 120
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2010 30
2011 60
2012 80
2019 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 200
2006 270
2007 180
2008 120
2009 70
2010 130
2011 130
2012 230
2013 190
2014 210
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150
2018 150
2019 160

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2007 110
2008 110
2009 40
2010 40
2011 30
2012 240
2013 230
2014 230
2015 140
2016 110
2017 130
2018 140
2019 130

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2015 60
2016 50
2017 60

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 90
2018 100
2019 60

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2012 80
2013 80
2014 50
2015 40
2016 60

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 40

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2009 30
2012 0
2013 40