Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Iowa City, IA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Year Number
2005 3,000
2006 3,400
2007 2,750
2008 2,430
2009 2,330
2010 2,030
2011 1,960
2012 2,280
2013 2,710
2014 2,760
2015 2,850
2016 2,890
2017 2,790
2018 2,820
2019 2,670

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Year Number
2005 230
2006 280
2007 240
2008 240
2009 150
2010 150
2011 140
2012 190
2013 220
2014 240
2015 260
2016 270
2017 270
2018 320
2019 320

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 80
2008 40
2009 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40
2016 0
2019 30

Carpenters

Year Number
2005 710
2006 760
2007 800
2008 520
2009 520
2010 400
2011 360
2012 370
2013 390
2014 500
2015 540
2016 510
2017 360
2018 320
2019 400

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Year Number
2005 410
2006 320
2007 390
2008 250
2009 160
2010 140
2011 120
2012 190
2013 160
2014 250
2015 330
2016 310
2017 330
2018 290
2019 320

Construction Laborers

Year Number
2005 450
2006 560
2007 230
2008 400
2009 390
2010 500
2011 410
2012 380
2013 500
2014 520
2015 640
2016 600
2017 650
2018 670
2019 490

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Year Number
2006 100
2009 50
2010 60

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Year Number
2005 170
2006 130
2007 60
2008 130
2009 120
2010 100
2011 140
2012 180
2013 180
2014 210
2015 230
2016 250
2017 220
2018 180
2019 140

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2010 0
2011 40
2013 30

Electricians

Year Number
2005 300
2006 370
2007 390
2008 280
2009 250
2010 220
2011 270
2012 310
2013 340
2014 330
2015 260
2016 330
2017 330
2018 370
2019 380

Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Year Number
2015 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 120
2008 180
2009 180
2010 90
2011 70
2012 100
2013 110
2014 110
2015 100
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100
2019 90

Pipelayers

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2011 0
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Year Number
2005 330
2006 270
2007 250
2008 150
2009 180
2010 210
2011 200
2012 200
2013 270
2014 330
2015 320
2016 160
2017 160
2018 220
2019 250

Roofers

Year Number
2011 0
2012 40
2013 40

Sheet Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 150
2006 150
2008 30
2009 120
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2016 190
2017 230
2018 170
2019 60

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Year Number
2012 50
2013 50
2018 30

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

Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2013 30

Helpers--Electricians

Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2016 40
2017 0

Construction and Building Inspectors

Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30
2010 70
2011 80
2012 60
2013 30
2014 30
2015 30
2016 30
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Highway Maintenance Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 80
2012 100
2013 150
2014 130
2015 100
2016 90
2017 90
2018 110
2019 150

Construction and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 30
2007 0
2008 90
2009 80