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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2006 5,770
2007 4,970
2008 5,250
2009 5,200
2010 5,660
2011 5,120
2012 4,720
2013 4,160
2014 4,310
2015 4,360
2016 4,920
2017 4,950
2018 5,140
2019 5,070

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 300
2007 300
2008 330
2009 300
2010 270
2011 190
2012 250
2013 230
2014 280
2015 280
2016 370
2017 320
2018 320
2019 260

Boilermakers
Year Number
2013 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2006 180
2007 0
2008 200
2009 120
2010 110
2011 90
2012 50
2013 30
2014 50
2015 70
2016 100
2017 110
2018 100
2019 70

Carpenters
Year Number
2006 1,550
2007 1,500
2008 1,520
2009 1,060
2010 750
2011 700
2012 700
2013 690
2014 580
2015 550
2016 640
2017 650
2018 720
2019 620

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2009 0
2014 50
2015 0
2016 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2018 0

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2006 180
2007 0
2008 120
2009 140
2010 180
2011 160
2012 140
2013 110
2014 180
2015 180
2016 130
2017 160
2018 200
2019 190

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2006 880
2007 990
2008 1,070
2009 1,480
2010 1,480
2011 1,390
2012 880
2013 860
2014 740
2015 860
2016 710
2017 750
2018 890
2019 1,110

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 0
2010 90
2011 90
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70
2015 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 520
2007 400
2008 280
2009 360
2010 540
2011 740
2012 670
2013 490
2014 460
2015 430
2016 510
2017 450
2018 420
2019 470

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2019 50

Electricians
Year Number
2006 780
2007 770
2008 660
2009 620
2010 560
2011 530
2012 500
2013 480
2014 540
2015 670
2016 850
2017 860
2018 880
2019 780

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2013 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2006 140
2007 180
2008 180
2009 0
2010 70
2011 40
2012 130
2013 140
2014 120
2015 90
2016 150
2017 120
2018 120
2019 100

Pipelayers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2006 260
2007 0
2008 0
2009 410
2010 660
2011 530
2012 460
2013 370
2014 380
2015 430
2016 480
2017 550
2018 530
2019 480

Roofers
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 80
2012 70
2013 50
2014 120
2015 210
2016 240
2017 250
2018 210
2019 120

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 160
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 90
2012 60
2014 40
2015 130
2016 230
2017 180
2019 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2009 30
2010 30
2011 60
2012 30
2018 30
2019 70

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2006 40
2012 60

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 0
2019 50

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 90
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 100
2014 70
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30
2019 40

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 590
2008 590
2009 440
2010 540
2011 380
2012 520
2013 530
2014 510
2015 410
2016 470
2017 520
2018 690
2019 660

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 50
2009 80
2010 90
2011 0
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2006 0

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2014 120