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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 8,760
2006 7,820
2007 8,430
2008 8,400
2009 7,930
2010 7,370
2011 7,850
2012 7,880
2013 7,860
2014 7,940
2015 8,350
2016 8,010
2017 7,570
2018 7,740
2019 7,340

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 650
2006 560
2007 580
2008 550
2009 530
2010 480
2011 590
2012 710
2013 660
2014 660
2015 690
2016 730
2017 690
2018 640
2019 670

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 160
2006 180
2007 230
2008 220
2009 140
2010 100
2011 90
2013 70
2014 0
2015 100
2016 0
2017 130
2018 180

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 1,680
2007 1,540
2008 1,720
2009 1,550
2010 1,560
2011 1,400
2012 1,430
2013 1,390
2014 1,160
2015 940
2016 800
2017 1,040
2018 1,030
2019 1,010

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2009 0
2010 0
2014 40
2015 30

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2008 0
2009 40
2012 40

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 120
2008 170
2009 140
2010 140
2011 190
2012 240
2013 260
2014 320
2015 200
2016 180
2017 130
2018 140
2019 0

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,350
2007 1,420
2008 1,190
2009 1,290
2010 1,150
2011 1,300
2012 1,230
2013 1,290
2014 1,520
2015 1,370
2016 1,660
2017 1,490
2018 1,850
2019 1,570

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 90
2009 80
2010 40
2011 110
2012 0
2013 120
2014 0
2015 260
2016 0
2017 50
2018 40

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 810
2006 620
2007 620
2008 840
2009 950
2010 940
2011 740
2012 890
2013 810
2014 770
2015 820
2016 980
2017 930
2018 950
2019 870

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 90
2008 100
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 40
2015 70
2016 90
2017 0

Tapers
Year Number
2005 30

Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 850
2007 1,050
2008 960
2009 880
2010 770
2011 920
2012 820
2013 830
2014 980
2015 1,160
2016 980
2017 900
2018 900
2019 1,070

Glaziers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 120
2008 160
2009 140
2010 80
2011 100
2012 80
2013 100
2014 70
2015 120
2016 90
2018 30
2019 30

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2013 0
2014 80
2015 100
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 110
2006 190
2007 180
2008 240
2009 210
2010 200
2011 180
2012 160
2013 130
2014 130
2015 120
2016 110
2017 120
2018 130
2019 150

Paperhangers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2007 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2006 0
2011 30
2012 120
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 510
2006 360
2007 340
2008 250
2009 280
2010 410
2011 530
2012 540
2013 470
2014 370
2015 520
2016 460
2017 450
2018 440
2019 440

Roofers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 140
2007 80
2008 110
2009 120
2010 160
2011 150
2012 160
2013 160
2014 190
2015 210
2016 190
2017 200
2018 210
2019 230

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 530
2007 440
2008 420
2009 200
2010 190
2011 280
2012 490
2013 430
2014 400
2015 200
2016 230
2017 220
2018 260
2019 170

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 150
2008 150
2009 140
2010 100
2011 70

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 90
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 430
2006 350
2007 270
2008 180
2009 70
2010 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 0
2016 70
2017 100
2018 70

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 190
2007 130
2008 110
2009 70
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 120
2015 110
2016 80
2017 90
2018 0
2019 90

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2007 40
2009 70
2010 0
2011 170
2012 130
2013 70
2016 70
2017 80
2018 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2007 220
2008 190
2009 210
2010 200
2011 200
2012 180
2013 200
2014 240
2015 310
2016 340
2017 310
2018 220
2019 170

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 80

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 570
2006 470
2007 590
2008 590
2009 650
2010 610
2011 610
2012 600
2013 620
2014 760
2015 750
2016 710
2017 610
2018 580
2019 600

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2017 30
2018 70
2019 110

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 40

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 0
2012 0
2013 0

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2014 70
2015 70
2016 40

Rock Splitters, Quarry
Year Number
2008 70
2009 50
2010 0
2011 70
2012 0
2013 70

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2015 110
2016 0

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0