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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 26,430
2006 27,120
2007 26,780
2008 25,780
2009 22,780
2010 20,950
2011 20,540
2012 19,850
2013 19,780
2014 20,710
2015 20,580
2016 20,830
2017 21,010
2018 22,750
2019 22,850

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 2,490
2006 2,650
2007 2,270
2008 2,090
2009 1,690
2010 1,770
2011 1,930
2012 2,020
2013 1,820
2014 2,020
2015 1,970
2016 2,180
2017 1,970
2018 2,410
2019 2,460

Boilermakers
Year Number
2007 220
2008 0
2009 540
2010 350
2011 240
2012 90
2014 100
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 90

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 580
2006 590
2007 680
2008 610
2009 600
2010 370
2011 420
2012 240
2013 310
2014 380
2015 340
2016 340
2017 350
2018 340
2019 260

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 3,400
2006 3,740
2007 3,500
2008 3,140
2009 2,570
2010 2,850
2011 2,330
2012 2,370
2013 2,050
2014 2,130
2015 2,210
2016 1,910
2017 2,380
2018 2,690
2019 2,760

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 110
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 90
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 100
2016 200
2017 120
2018 110

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2013 0

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 160
2006 140
2007 0
2008 280
2009 290
2010 140
2011 80
2012 50
2013 60
2014 0
2015 110
2016 170
2017 0
2018 120
2019 90

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 990
2006 1,130
2007 930
2008 1,030
2009 700
2010 580
2011 680
2012 560
2013 790
2014 720
2015 830
2016 890
2017 840
2018 700
2019 850

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 4,160
2006 3,920
2007 3,920
2008 3,650
2009 2,740
2010 2,900
2011 3,380
2012 4,080
2013 3,020
2014 2,560
2015 2,860
2016 3,420
2017 3,590
2018 4,070
2019 3,960

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 300
2007 220
2008 210
2009 160
2010 200
2011 130
2012 0
2013 270
2014 420
2015 230
2016 0
2017 160
2018 200
2019 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 2,030
2006 1,840
2007 1,800
2008 1,940
2009 1,600
2010 1,450
2011 1,370
2012 1,280
2013 1,330
2014 1,240
2015 1,340
2016 1,660
2017 1,380
2018 1,320
2019 1,260

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 530
2006 480
2007 510
2008 730
2009 700
2010 710
2011 360
2012 0
2013 240
2014 230
2015 310
2016 260
2017 340
2018 380
2019 230

Tapers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 100
2007 80
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 0
2014 40
2015 60
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 2,630
2006 2,980
2007 3,000
2008 2,910
2009 3,090
2010 2,740
2011 2,590
2012 2,480
2013 2,630
2014 2,910
2015 2,920
2016 2,630
2017 3,020
2018 3,560
2019 4,050

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 380
2006 380
2007 300
2008 240
2009 0
2010 200
2011 240
2012 280
2013 310
2014 370
2015 340
2016 360
2017 220
2018 360
2019 240

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2005 200
2006 170
2007 340
2008 0
2009 0
2010 150
2011 170
2012 0
2013 140
2014 180
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 140
2006 0
2007 0
2012 360
2013 340
2014 160
2017 260
2018 280
2019 220

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,020
2007 1,020
2008 940
2009 740
2010 570
2011 650
2012 720
2013 810
2014 670
2015 660
2016 680
2017 740
2018 820
2019 750

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 170
2007 110
2008 110
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 170
2013 50
2014 40
2015 70
2016 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 2,760
2006 2,720
2007 2,540
2008 2,720
2009 2,810
2010 2,300
2011 2,340
2012 2,070
2013 2,260
2014 2,490
2015 2,560
2016 2,920
2017 2,410
2018 2,580
2019 2,500

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 310
2008 380
2009 340
2010 0
2011 50

Roofers
Year Number
2005 560
2006 580
2007 590
2008 590
2009 660
2010 510
2011 420
2012 290
2013 460
2014 430
2015 510
2016 460
2017 540
2018 550
2019 500

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 720
2006 720
2007 630
2008 540
2009 0
2010 310
2011 420
2012 590
2013 670
2014 650
2015 490
2016 0
2017 390
2018 230
2019 270

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 260
2007 520
2008 570
2009 720
2010 330
2011 300
2012 180
2013 330
2014 620
2015 790
2016 680
2017 440
2018 360
2019 270

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 420
2006 370
2007 270
2008 210
2009 190
2010 230
2011 240
2012 190
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 260
2006 210
2007 290
2008 330
2009 380
2010 410
2011 310
2012 140
2013 70
2014 90
2015 120
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 370
2006 440
2007 450
2008 530
2009 610
2010 510
2011 390
2012 180
2013 170
2014 160
2015 300
2016 280
2017 400
2018 180
2019 280

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 760
2006 710
2007 840
2008 620
2009 550
2010 280
2011 310
2012 150
2013 220
2014 340
2015 0
2016 320
2017 230
2018 260
2019 270

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 110
2008 0
2009 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 160
2014 160
2015 130
2016 160
2017 0
2018 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 40
2008 0
2009 110
2010 120
2011 80
2012 0
2013 60
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 60
2019 30

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 220
2006 270
2007 270
2008 260
2009 240
2010 210
2011 220
2012 250
2013 290
2014 290
2015 260
2016 240
2017 390
2018 400
2019 420

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 0
2011 210
2012 200
2013 0
2014 110
2015 80
2016 110
2017 0
2018 110
2019 100

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 160
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 120
2013 0
2014 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 210
2007 360
2008 240
2009 90
2010 110
2011 170
2012 210
2013 180
2014 240
2015 260
2016 130
2018 0
2019 160

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 440
2007 380
2008 360
2009 320
2010 370
2011 340
2012 350
2013 380
2014 520
2015 430
2016 480
2017 400
2018 330
2019 310

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2012 40
2013 70
2014 90
2015 120
2017 170
2018 210
2019 250

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 210
2008 190
2009 0
2012 60
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

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

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 180
2007 0
2008 160
2009 0
2010 0
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 200
2015 110
2016 120
2017 70
2018 60

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 0
2013 0