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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2015 195,460
2016 208,910
2017 208,490

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2015 14,170
2016 14,480
2017 14,590

Boilermakers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 210
2017 210

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2015 3,390
2016 4,350
2017 4,580

Stonemasons
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2015 28,620
2016 29,600
2017 28,080

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2015 1,120
2016 1,110
2017 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2015 0
2016 220
2017 0

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2015 1,580
2016 1,530
2017 2,130

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2015 4,140
2016 5,480
2017 5,550

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Year Number
2015 70

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2015 38,090
2016 39,100
2017 37,350

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2015 1,430
2016 1,480
2017 1,150

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2015 110
2016 70
2017 50

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2015 5,730
2016 5,440
2017 5,960

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2015 1,730
2016 1,800
2017 2,570

Tapers
Year Number
2015 460
2016 640
2017 640

Electricians
Year Number
2015 29,170
2016 30,630
2017 31,450

Glaziers
Year Number
2015 1,680
2016 1,980
2017 1,700

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2015 500
2016 430
2017 300

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2017 200

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2015 9,310
2016 8,610
2017 8,550

Paperhangers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 220
2017 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2015 740
2016 630
2017 620

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2015 16,510
2016 18,690
2017 18,050

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2015 560
2016 680
2017 670

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2015 940
2016 630
2017 680

Roofers
Year Number
2015 2,670
2016 2,710
2017 2,020

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2015 4,870
2016 4,510
2017 5,290

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2015 2,930
2016 3,590
2017 4,510

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2015 230
2016 560
2017 620

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2015 0
2016 680
2017 790

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2015 1,370
2016 1,150
2017 810

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2015 5,230
2016 5,080
2017 4,480

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2015 0
2016 140
2017 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2015 2,640
2016 2,470
2017 2,300

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2015 290
2017 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2015 270
2016 0
2017 980

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2015 4,650
2016 4,950
2017 5,090

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2015 3,660
2016 3,800
2017 3,990

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2015 580
2016 620
2017 540

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 4,160
2017 3,680

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2015 2,250
2016 2,460
2017 3,360

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Year Number
2015 2,130
2016 2,080
2017 2,640

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2015 810
2016 840
2017 1,040

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 970

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 640
2016 850

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2015 190
2016 250
2017 300

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2016 0