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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Rhode Island

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 12,320
2005 19,060
2006 19,500
2007 19,550
2008 17,750
2009 15,270
2010 13,560
2011 12,880
2012 13,180
2013 14,150
2014 14,480
2015 14,490
2016 14,440
2017 14,680
2018 16,200
2019 16,080

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 2,020
2005 2,010
2006 1,800
2007 1,670
2008 1,500
2009 1,270
2010 1,160
2011 1,210
2012 1,460
2013 1,490
2014 1,540
2015 1,580
2016 1,870
2017 1,750
2018 1,720
2019 1,500

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 240
2006 310
2007 380
2008 460
2009 490
2010 450
2011 360
2012 300
2013 210
2014 240
2015 170
2016 0
2017 0
2018 140
2019 90

Stonemasons
Year Number
2004 210
2005 170
2006 200
2007 230
2008 170
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60

Carpenters
Year Number
2004 4,520
2005 4,570
2006 4,620
2007 4,090
2008 3,400
2009 2,990
2010 2,660
2011 2,380
2012 2,300
2013 2,340
2014 2,430
2015 2,620
2016 2,740
2017 2,900
2018 2,740
2019 2,630

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 180
2010 80
2011 80
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50
2009 0
2011 0
2018 60
2019 60

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 30
2011 30
2013 0
2014 70
2015 0
2016 80
2017 90
2018 60
2019 0

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2004 440
2005 250
2006 220
2007 230
2008 320
2009 330
2010 280
2011 220
2012 180
2013 240
2014 290
2015 320
2016 280
2017 290
2018 320
2019 500

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 3,470
2006 3,240
2007 2,770
2008 2,200
2009 1,830
2010 1,540
2011 1,650
2012 1,800
2013 2,080
2014 2,250
2015 2,510
2016 2,520
2017 2,650
2018 2,580
2019 2,660

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 210
2008 0
2009 250
2010 210
2011 0
2012 40
2014 0
2015 200
2016 0
2017 80
2019 240

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2005 920
2006 820
2007 640
2008 610
2009 530
2010 560
2011 760
2012 870
2013 990
2014 880
2015 750
2016 660
2017 610
2018 540
2019 440

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 120
2011 130
2012 90
2013 90
2014 120
2017 0
2018 420
2019 560

Tapers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 90
2006 150
2007 90
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 180
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70
2018 160

Electricians
Year Number
2004 1,660
2005 1,900
2006 1,970
2007 1,880
2008 1,920
2009 1,750
2010 1,520
2011 1,550
2012 1,740
2013 1,970
2014 2,010
2015 2,050
2016 2,040
2017 1,960
2018 1,950
2019 2,130

Glaziers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 270
2008 0
2009 0
2010 240
2011 0
2012 130
2013 120
2014 130
2015 190
2016 90
2017 80
2018 160
2019 160

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2004 170
2006 0
2013 0
2014 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 160
2012 0
2013 220
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 100
2018 80

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2004 0
2005 860
2006 940
2007 1,020
2008 950
2009 780
2010 700
2011 710
2012 810
2013 780
2014 780
2015 680
2016 610
2017 620
2018 720
2019 790

Pipelayers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 60
2006 70
2007 80
2008 40
2009 30
2011 100
2012 100
2013 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 1,620
2005 1,710
2006 1,910
2007 1,860
2008 1,910
2009 1,510
2010 1,350
2011 1,460
2012 1,700
2013 1,320
2014 1,180
2015 1,220
2016 1,400
2017 1,280
2018 1,260
2019 1,340

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 0
2005 190
2006 210
2007 190
2008 220
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0

Roofers
Year Number
2004 0
2006 450
2007 440
2008 430
2009 320
2010 340
2011 210
2012 190
2013 130
2014 170
2015 100
2016 0
2018 330
2019 330

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 0
2007 790
2008 620
2009 660
2010 560
2011 0
2012 0
2013 400
2014 510
2015 540
2016 500
2017 500
2018 640
2019 620

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2004 400
2005 0
2006 0
2007 320
2008 280
2009 240
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 190
2015 0
2016 140
2017 180
2018 410
2019 440

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2004 130
2005 150
2006 150
2007 100
2008 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 0
2013 70
2014 0
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 50

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 660
2006 500
2007 610
2008 410
2009 360
2010 240
2011 150
2012 100
2013 150
2014 200
2015 260
2016 290
2017 320
2018 340
2019 240

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 230
2007 340
2008 270
2009 210
2010 120
2011 70
2016 0
2017 0

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2006 0
2007 120
2008 140
2009 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 110
2006 100
2008 170
2009 170
2010 100
2011 120
2012 110
2013 130
2014 150
2015 210
2016 220
2017 0
2018 170
2019 0

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 150
2015 70

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 90
2006 260
2007 270
2008 210
2009 70
2010 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2004 240
2005 220
2006 270
2007 210
2008 210
2009 200
2010 200
2011 210
2012 220
2013 240
2014 190
2015 200
2016 170
2017 210
2018 210
2019 250

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2017 60
2018 50

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2006 230
2007 120
2008 70

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 70
2006 0
2007 60
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 120
2012 110
2013 160
2014 90
2015 120
2016 110
2017 310
2018 310
2019 180

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 280
2006 0
2007 440
2008 470
2009 560
2010 600
2011 590
2012 660
2013 680
2014 710
2015 590
2016 560
2017 570
2018 570
2019 570

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2004 180
2005 100
2006 180
2007 140
2008 110
2009 120
2010 130
2011 150
2012 90
2013 130
2014 110
2015 0
2016 90
2017 0
2018 160
2019 190

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 60

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 110
2005 160
2006 130
2007 250
2008 300
2009 320
2012 120
2013 120

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 50

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2007 0