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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 29,700
2006 35,420
2007 34,630
2008 20,230
2009 21,200
2010 17,550
2011 16,450
2012 16,000
2013 17,650
2014 17,980
2015 20,660
2016 23,100
2017 25,810

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 4,580
2006 5,160
2007 4,690
2008 3,680
2009 3,440
2010 2,980
2011 2,250
2012 2,120
2013 2,190
2014 2,820
2015 2,790
2016 3,270
2017 3,240

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 230
2007 250
2008 300
2009 250
2010 190
2011 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 250
2017 330

Stonemasons
Year Number
2007 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 4,540
2006 5,920
2007 6,100
2008 0
2009 2,310
2010 1,710
2011 1,800
2012 1,880
2013 1,940
2014 2,350
2015 2,730
2016 3,060
2017 3,720

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2012 150
2013 0
2014 150
2015 0
2016 150

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 490
2006 420
2007 0
2008 290
2009 250
2010 280
2011 300
2012 0
2013 320
2014 0
2015 360
2016 320
2017 450

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 910
2006 730
2007 860
2008 770
2009 750
2010 560
2011 650
2012 750
2013 910
2014 810
2015 660
2016 580
2017 710

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 4,750
2006 5,890
2007 5,500
2008 0
2009 2,690
2010 2,460
2011 2,490
2012 2,410
2013 2,030
2014 2,100
2015 3,080
2016 3,700
2017 4,050

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 320
2007 220
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 150
2013 140
2014 130
2015 140
2016 0
2017 180

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 1,470
2006 1,560
2007 1,580
2008 1,400
2009 1,180
2010 890
2011 820
2012 700
2013 610
2014 560
2015 650
2016 690
2017 900

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 530
2007 460
2008 450
2009 340
2010 190
2011 250
2012 210
2013 360
2014 290
2015 480
2016 380
2017 300

Tapers
Year Number
2006 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 2,910
2006 3,390
2007 4,130
2008 3,340
2009 2,640
2010 2,040
2011 1,740
2012 1,880
2013 2,260
2014 2,830
2015 2,570
2016 2,860
2017 3,080

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 790
2006 500
2007 520
2008 470
2009 290
2010 190
2011 270
2012 360
2013 350
2014 540
2015 510
2016 550
2017 300

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2015 90

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 2,320
2006 2,010
2007 1,780
2008 1,610
2009 1,560
2010 1,300
2011 1,280
2012 1,300
2013 1,400
2014 1,330
2015 1,600
2016 1,730
2017 1,870

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 320
2007 410
2008 460
2009 380
2010 290
2011 250
2012 360
2013 450
2014 400
2015 400
2016 310
2017 270

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 2,580
2006 2,050
2007 1,920
2008 1,880
2009 1,830
2010 1,680
2011 1,850
2012 1,260
2013 1,660
2014 1,120
2015 1,960
2016 1,990
2017 2,270

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 260
2009 0
2010 0
2011 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2012 40

Roofers
Year Number
2005 1,090
2006 1,380
2007 1,340
2008 1,120
2009 970
2010 760
2011 570
2012 630
2013 940
2014 990
2015 960
2016 1,070
2017 1,210

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 610
2006 850
2007 440
2008 390
2009 170
2010 200
2011 240
2012 240
2013 280
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 50
2015 0
2016 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 340
2006 260
2007 170
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2016 0
2017 260

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 380
2006 420
2007 480
2008 140
2009 100
2010 100
2011 70
2012 70
2016 30
2017 150

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 220
2006 480
2007 810
2008 850
2009 510
2010 380
2011 170
2012 140
2013 200
2014 330
2015 370
2016 400
2017 690

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 230
2006 320
2007 240
2008 160
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 480
2007 440
2008 510
2009 310
2010 200
2011 190
2012 190
2013 180
2014 240
2015 270
2016 410
2017 460

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 250
2007 250
2008 230

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 190
2007 250
2008 170
2009 120
2010 70
2013 120
2014 130
2015 100
2016 40
2017 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 450
2006 570
2007 480
2008 440
2009 350
2010 410
2011 380
2012 490
2013 480
2014 490
2015 420
2016 400
2017 340

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2010 80
2011 70
2012 50
2013 0
2014 70
2015 140
2016 140
2017 110

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2017 0

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 200
2006 180
2007 140
2008 130
2009 120
2010 110
2011 100
2013 120
2014 120
2015 110
2016 140
2017 190

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 50
2010 50
2011 100
2012 80
2013 90
2014 70
2016 130
2017 0

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 730

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 940
2007 1,060
2008 920
2009 590
2012 540
2013 370
2014 0
2015 270
2016 500

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2006 0
2008 50
2010 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0