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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2006 8,300
2007 9,090
2008 8,910
2009 9,020
2010 7,680
2011 8,550
2012 8,820
2013 7,670
2014 6,810
2015 6,400
2016 4,770
2017 4,940
2018 5,030
2019 5,470

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 890
2007 890
2008 900
2009 960
2010 990
2011 1,170
2012 1,080
2013 950
2014 860
2015 890
2016 790
2017 860
2018 810
2019 790

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 110
2010 90
2011 80
2012 90
2013 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 30
2019 40

Carpenters
Year Number
2006 880
2007 1,020
2008 930
2009 740
2010 690
2011 570
2012 430
2013 320
2014 300
2015 280
2016 420
2017 440
2018 440
2019 300

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 160
2008 110
2009 170
2010 130
2011 140
2012 0
2013 120
2014 0
2015 60
2016 70
2017 90
2018 70
2019 30

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2006 1,330
2007 1,500
2008 1,460
2009 1,470
2010 1,460
2011 1,900
2012 1,720
2013 1,420
2014 1,200
2015 1,220
2016 970
2017 900
2018 730
2019 760

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2007 40
2008 130
2009 120
2010 160
2011 140
2012 200
2013 140
2014 160
2017 60
2018 100
2019 100

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 1,530
2007 1,870
2008 1,760
2009 1,680
2010 1,110
2011 1,090
2012 1,310
2013 1,510
2014 1,340
2015 1,330
2016 1,030
2017 880
2018 850
2019 690

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 40
2015 30
2016 30
2019 30

Electricians
Year Number
2006 590
2007 540
2008 470
2009 460
2010 510
2011 580
2012 650
2013 510
2014 490
2015 530
2016 450
2017 340
2018 400
2019 650

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2006 100
2007 130
2008 80
2009 30
2010 90
2011 90
2012 130
2013 90
2014 100
2015 0
2018 50
2019 90

Pipelayers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 90
2011 110
2012 120
2013 90
2014 40
2015 70
2016 70
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 210
2009 210
2010 260
2011 210
2012 170
2013 100
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 100
2018 60
2019 0

Roofers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 120
2008 70
2009 60
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2018 40

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 30
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 30
2016 60
2017 80
2018 70
2019 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2006 120
2007 100
2008 70
2014 30

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 230
2008 150
2009 0
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 110
2015 120
2016 0
2017 40
2018 30
2019 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2016 0
2017 80
2018 80
2019 70

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2012 0
2013 50
2016 50

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2006 140
2007 130
2008 90
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 90
2015 80
2016 100
2017 80
2018 90
2019 70

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2014 0

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2006 490
2007 480
2008 510
2009 530
2010 530
2011 500
2012 450
2013 460
2014 450
2015 460
2016 430
2017 450
2018 450
2019 450

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 0
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2015 40

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2009 150
2010 90
2011 110
2012 80
2013 50
2014 40
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 90

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2008 470
2009 140
2010 0
2011 100
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90
2016 0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 210

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2006 230
2007 190
2008 150
2009 400
2010 200
2011 140
2012 110
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 0
2018 140

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 210
2007 160
2008 0
2009 380
2010 0
2011 0
2012 740
2013 830
2014 1,060
2015 800
2016 0
2017 270
2018 430
2019 590

Roof Bolters, Mining
Year Number
2006 410
2007 300
2008 200
2009 240
2010 340
2011 460
2012 360
2019 330

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 110
2009 170
2010 220
2011 350
2012 390
2013 260
2019 140

Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
Year Number
2006 730
2007 590
2008 330
2009 260
2010 220
2011 180
2014 180
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 0
2011 90
2012 130
2013 0
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 130
2007 210
2008 230
2009 370
2010 200
2011 190
2012 160
2013 210
2014 0
2015 100
2016 120
2017 130
2018 110
2019 40

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 40
2008 60
2009 110
2010 90
2011 0
2013 0