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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Reading, PA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 5,930
2006 6,660
2007 5,370
2008 5,920
2009 5,600
2010 5,130
2011 5,560
2012 5,340
2013 5,220
2014 5,200
2015 5,020
2016 4,740
2017 4,610
2018 5,110
2019 5,420

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 710
2006 520
2007 590
2008 550
2009 510
2010 400
2011 400
2012 390
2013 430
2014 450
2015 470
2016 520
2017 490
2018 510
2019 550

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 150
2006 160
2007 110
2008 110
2009 90
2010 110
2011 110
2012 90
2013 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 0
2018 100
2019 120

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 900
2006 1,010
2007 1,040
2008 1,080
2009 960
2010 1,040
2011 920
2012 980
2013 840
2014 890
2015 820
2016 750
2017 720
2018 660
2019 670

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2011 30

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 220
2007 150
2008 230
2009 140
2010 120
2011 120
2012 160
2013 190
2014 200
2015 230
2016 200
2017 150
2018 140
2019 120

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,000
2007 750
2008 800
2009 910
2010 840
2011 880
2012 700
2013 650
2014 630
2015 640
2016 800
2017 790
2018 930
2019 840

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2008 0
2009 110
2010 0
2011 50
2012 150
2013 0
2014 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 550
2006 490
2007 470
2008 410
2009 360
2010 450
2011 510
2012 520
2013 620
2014 520
2015 530
2016 510
2017 520
2018 460
2019 540

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 140
2008 110
2009 110
2010 70
2011 90
2012 40
2015 0
2016 0
2019 30

Tapers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 890
2006 1,000
2007 850
2008 900
2009 800
2010 680
2011 850
2012 740
2013 810
2014 820
2015 970
2016 880
2017 870
2018 980
2019 940

Glaziers
Year Number
2008 0
2019 50

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2008 60
2009 0
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 270
2006 210
2007 240
2008 240
2009 170
2010 110
2011 90
2012 90
2013 120
2014 150
2015 170
2016 170
2017 140
2018 130
2019 110

Paperhangers
Year Number
2005 50

Pipelayers
Year Number
2009 70
2010 60
2011 50
2019 50

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 710
2006 600
2007 560
2008 380
2009 470
2010 480
2011 610
2012 610
2013 590
2014 550
2015 440
2016 320
2017 330
2018 380
2019 680

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2006 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 130
2007 0
2008 270
2009 260
2010 130
2011 120
2012 120
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80
2016 110
2017 0
2018 140
2019 130

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 180
2007 0
2008 260
2009 190
2010 120
2011 140
2012 170
2013 210
2014 250
2015 180
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2009 50
2010 70
2011 80
2012 0
2013 40
2014 90
2015 0
2018 200
2019 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 180
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 40
2017 40

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2008 0
2015 0
2016 60
2017 80
2018 0
2019 70

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 100
2007 100
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2018 0
2019 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2006 330
2007 170
2008 190
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 120
2013 130
2014 110
2015 60
2016 60
2017 100
2018 90
2019 110

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2014 70
2015 60
2016 30

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 120
2008 180
2009 190
2010 200
2011 250
2012 310
2013 310
2014 240
2015 260
2016 270
2017 340
2018 350
2019 290

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 0
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 0
2019 40

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 30
2017 40
2018 40

Rock Splitters, Quarry
Year Number
2019 0

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2007 0