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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Rochester, NY

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 16,920
2006 15,760
2007 15,500
2008 16,940
2009 16,220
2010 14,340
2011 14,610
2012 14,010
2013 14,740
2014 14,710
2015 16,160
2016 15,950
2017 16,480
2018 16,650
2019 17,410

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 1,510
2006 1,310
2007 1,320
2008 1,510
2009 1,630
2010 1,360
2011 1,430
2012 1,270
2013 1,250
2014 1,180
2015 1,160
2016 1,210
2017 1,450
2018 1,560
2019 1,510

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 420
2006 490
2007 500
2008 500
2009 310
2010 290
2011 300
2012 380
2013 290
2014 320
2015 250
2016 250
2017 220
2018 290
2019 270

Stonemasons
Year Number
2019 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 3,210
2006 3,030
2007 3,210
2008 2,870
2009 2,260
2010 2,060
2011 2,080
2012 2,130
2013 1,990
2014 2,090
2015 2,360
2016 2,570
2017 2,860
2018 3,060
2019 2,920

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 80
2014 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 220
2009 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2014 100
2018 0
2019 70

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 180
2010 120
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 110
2015 180
2016 260
2017 350
2018 240
2019 260

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 3,190
2006 2,770
2007 2,780
2008 2,730
2009 2,730
2010 2,330
2011 2,400
2012 2,140
2013 2,430
2014 2,510
2015 3,080
2016 3,130
2017 2,990
2018 2,590
2019 2,480

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 110
2007 240
2008 260
2009 200
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 220
2014 220
2015 90
2016 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 770
2006 800
2007 720
2008 850
2009 870
2010 800
2011 990
2012 920
2013 920
2014 710
2015 710
2016 750
2017 760
2018 780
2019 1,010

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 240
2007 470
2008 570
2009 460
2010 310
2011 340
2012 410
2013 310
2014 190
2015 170
2016 210
2017 0
2018 0
2019 180

Tapers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 80
2008 0
2009 40
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2019 110

Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,810
2006 1,740
2007 1,640
2008 1,620
2009 1,690
2010 1,600
2011 1,570
2012 1,200
2013 1,480
2014 1,530
2015 1,790
2016 1,880
2017 2,100
2018 2,240
2019 2,400

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 160
2007 0
2008 0
2009 160
2010 170
2011 160
2012 180
2013 210
2014 100
2015 80
2016 120
2017 230
2018 150
2019 70

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2006 0
2011 0
2013 130
2014 120
2015 130
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2009 0
2010 100
2011 140
2014 0
2015 0
2016 140
2017 180
2018 120
2019 120

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 680
2006 740
2007 720
2008 790
2009 580
2010 520
2011 390
2012 350
2013 400
2014 610
2015 760
2016 720
2017 650
2018 580
2019 620

Paperhangers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 40
2008 60
2009 80
2010 100
2011 90
2012 110
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2016 0
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 1,110
2006 1,010
2007 1,100
2008 1,380
2009 1,480
2010 1,150
2011 980
2012 980
2013 1,180
2014 1,280
2015 1,540
2016 1,180
2017 1,330
2018 1,580
2019 1,770

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2018 0
2019 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 370
2007 460
2008 390
2009 420
2010 420
2011 410
2012 470
2013 380
2014 450
2015 430
2016 430
2017 390
2018 450

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 270
2007 0
2008 570
2009 520
2010 470
2011 500
2012 580
2013 440
2014 520
2015 620
2016 670
2017 770
2018 660
2019 510

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 190
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 110
2014 0
2015 270
2016 160
2018 0
2019 0

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 40
2019 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 0
2010 80
2011 90
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 490
2006 350
2007 370
2008 260
2009 290
2010 150
2011 220
2012 190
2013 280
2014 210
2015 130
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 80

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 220
2008 160
2009 150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2014 150
2015 210
2016 150
2017 0
2018 220
2019 340

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 0
2012 0
2013 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30
2015 80
2016 70
2017 180
2018 0
2019 200

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2006 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 400
2006 320
2007 360
2008 470
2009 470
2010 400
2011 530
2012 600
2013 640
2014 560
2015 530
2016 480
2017 310
2018 330
2019 400

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 110
2009 170
2010 230
2011 290
2012 370
2013 450
2014 300
2015 220
2016 210
2017 250
2018 240
2019 260

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 1,760
2006 1,550
2007 1,230
2008 1,320
2009 1,310
2010 1,430
2011 1,360
2012 1,320
2013 1,240
2014 1,210
2015 1,300
2016 1,360
2017 1,400
2018 1,370
2019 1,440

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2006 40
2008 120
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 0
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 70

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2018 0

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2016 0

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2007 40