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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2006 16,890
2007 19,090
2008 22,020
2009 21,810
2010 18,940
2011 20,330
2012 24,220
2013 24,900
2014 26,350
2015 18,590
2016 15,630
2017 14,880
2018 15,990
2019 15,710

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 1,310
2007 1,280
2008 1,550
2009 2,140
2010 2,020
2011 2,150
2012 2,320
2013 2,330
2014 2,150
2015 1,630
2016 1,450
2017 1,440
2018 1,870
2019 2,170

Boilermakers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2013 30
2019 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2006 240
2007 240
2008 0
2009 300
2010 210
2012 0
2013 110
2018 0
2019 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2006 390
2007 400
2008 490
2009 560
2010 450
2011 320
2012 400
2013 450
2014 440
2015 470
2016 450
2017 310
2018 220
2019 0

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2006 210
2007 260
2008 320
2009 390
2010 400
2011 330
2012 200
2013 190
2014 210
2015 130
2016 200
2017 280
2018 230
2019 250

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2006 2,950
2007 3,050
2008 3,220
2009 2,680
2010 2,960
2011 3,430
2012 4,370
2013 3,780
2014 3,600
2015 2,460
2016 2,270
2017 2,270
2018 2,930
2019 2,650

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 240
2007 340
2008 280
2009 260
2010 210
2011 300
2012 350
2013 340
2014 270
2015 320
2016 310
2017 200
2018 100
2019 110

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 1,770
2007 1,800
2008 1,830
2009 1,690
2010 1,520
2011 1,840
2012 1,990
2013 2,110
2014 2,110
2015 1,390
2016 1,370
2017 1,020
2018 1,470
2019 1,940

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80

Electricians
Year Number
2006 1,190
2007 1,270
2008 1,310
2009 1,200
2010 1,180
2011 1,200
2012 1,300
2013 1,360
2014 1,330
2015 1,230
2016 1,120
2017 1,270
2018 1,170
2019 1,610

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 0
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2006 0
2007 270
2008 310
2009 210
2010 200
2011 180
2012 110
2013 150
2014 150
2015 150
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Pipelayers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 180
2008 130
2009 150
2010 160
2011 150
2012 160
2013 100
2014 160
2015 0
2016 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2006 610
2007 650
2008 530
2009 570
2010 460
2011 410
2012 490
2013 580
2014 600
2015 460
2016 500
2017 540
2018 530
2019 520

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2019 170

Roofers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 110
2009 60
2010 60
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 60
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 120
2014 130
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40
2017 120
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 80
2009 240
2010 180
2011 180
2012 60
2013 100
2014 90
2015 30
2016 0
2017 60
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2006 180
2007 0
2008 640
2009 650
2010 330
2011 320
2012 430
2013 540
2014 470
2015 140
2016 140
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2007 30
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2006 210
2007 340
2008 280
2009 420
2012 200
2013 220
2014 160
2015 110
2016 90
2017 230
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2008 30

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2015 100
2016 140
2017 130

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2006 270
2007 220
2008 240
2009 60
2010 80
2011 110
2012 90
2013 70
2014 120
2015 140
2016 160
2017 80
2018 110
2019 120

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2008 130
2009 0
2013 40
2014 90

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 340
2008 280
2009 290
2010 410
2011 460
2012 530
2013 480
2014 470
2015 390
2016 480
2017 590
2018 600
2019 530

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2008 0
2009 30
2010 50
2011 90
2012 80
2013 90
2014 110
2015 0
2016 130
2017 30
2018 50
2019 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 210

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 880
2007 830
2008 950
2009 850
2010 610
2011 790
2012 850
2013 660
2014 760
2015 300
2016 340
2017 360
2018 540
2019 510

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 650
2007 710
2008 820
2009 660
2010 580
2011 910
2012 1,330
2013 0
2014 490
2015 610
2016 710
2017 580
2018 600
2019 620

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 1,530
2007 2,340
2008 2,670
2009 2,880
2010 2,190
2011 2,740
2012 3,250
2013 3,820
2014 3,920
2015 2,950
2016 2,050
2017 1,900
2018 2,560
2019 2,230

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 300
2017 0
2018 0

Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
Year Number
2018 90

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2006 3,600
2007 3,640
2008 4,640
2009 4,120
2010 3,590
2011 3,690
2012 4,450
2013 6,010
2014 6,510
2015 4,430
2016 2,560
2017 2,400
2018 2,320
2019 2,080

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 370
2007 550
2008 970
2009 950
2010 780
2011 550
2012 900
2013 1,130
2014 1,940
2015 1,150
2016 760
2017 740
2018 430
2019 0

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2011 60
2012 70
2013 0