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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in West Virginia

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 43,760
2005 47,310
2006 51,870
2007 51,980
2008 50,970
2009 49,450
2010 44,780
2011 46,420
2012 51,630
2013 50,040
2014 50,530
2015 47,990
2016 40,500
2017 39,380
2018 44,240
2019 47,870

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 3,120
2005 3,810
2006 4,050
2007 3,690
2008 3,270
2009 3,160
2010 3,520
2011 3,980
2012 5,000
2013 4,820
2014 4,950
2015 4,730
2016 4,140
2017 4,470
2018 5,390
2019 6,220

Boilermakers
Year Number
2004 210
2005 100
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 550
2010 420
2011 420
2014 0
2015 0
2016 90
2017 110
2018 100

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2004 720
2005 760
2006 790
2007 900
2008 840
2009 660
2010 330
2011 640
2012 420
2013 300
2014 290
2015 300
2016 330
2017 210
2018 180
2019 180

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 120
2010 90
2012 0
2013 0
2017 50

Carpenters
Year Number
2004 5,590
2005 6,380
2006 6,450
2007 6,070
2008 5,530
2009 4,530
2010 4,220
2011 3,680
2012 3,690
2013 3,340
2014 3,210
2015 3,220
2016 2,890
2017 2,620
2018 2,640
2019 2,820

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 200
2006 190
2007 120
2008 120
2009 90
2010 150
2011 150
2012 140
2013 140
2014 120
2015 130
2016 0
2017 120
2018 80
2019 60

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60
2019 50

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2004 590
2005 480
2006 470
2007 580
2008 560
2009 720
2010 590
2011 600
2012 570
2013 670
2014 590
2015 500
2016 300
2017 320
2018 290
2019 280

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2004 4,440
2005 5,540
2006 7,030
2007 7,850
2008 7,360
2009 6,290
2010 5,860
2011 6,490
2012 8,210
2013 8,410
2014 8,600
2015 8,560
2016 7,400
2017 7,410
2018 9,080
2019 9,750

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 350
2005 400
2006 370
2007 450
2008 410
2009 360
2010 350
2011 270
2012 0
2013 120
2014 330
2015 350
2016 360
2017 180
2018 110
2019 220

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2012 50
2013 0
2014 50

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 5,820
2005 6,900
2006 7,320
2007 7,360
2008 7,540
2009 7,750
2010 7,360
2011 7,420
2012 6,980
2013 6,200
2014 6,470
2015 6,160
2016 6,360
2017 6,150
2018 6,690
2019 8,820

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2004 300
2005 250
2006 220
2007 340
2008 330
2009 410
2010 300
2011 210
2012 190
2013 350
2014 280
2015 190
2016 190
2017 110
2018 110
2019 80

Tapers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 0

Electricians
Year Number
2004 4,170
2005 4,460
2006 5,110
2007 5,410
2008 5,070
2009 5,520
2010 5,020
2011 4,930
2012 4,700
2013 4,900
2014 4,760
2015 4,370
2016 3,590
2017 3,650
2018 3,770
2019 4,300

Glaziers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 570
2006 380
2007 330
2008 310
2009 310
2010 290
2011 200
2012 150
2013 190
2014 90
2015 120
2016 160
2017 170
2018 110
2019 130

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2004 0
2005 140
2006 150
2007 130
2008 50
2010 90
2011 130
2012 100
2013 100
2014 80
2015 0
2016 70
2017 50
2018 100
2019 60

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2008 60
2009 180
2010 220
2011 350
2012 360
2013 340
2014 410
2015 120
2016 130
2017 230
2018 260
2019 110

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2004 890
2005 740
2006 820
2007 900
2008 870
2009 680
2010 740
2011 750
2012 740
2013 690
2014 700
2015 780
2016 720
2017 880
2018 840
2019 750

Paperhangers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 30

Pipelayers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 240
2006 230
2007 270
2008 220
2009 210
2010 120
2011 180
2012 250
2013 320
2014 310
2015 350
2016 340
2017 410
2018 890
2019 680

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 2,630
2005 2,010
2006 2,070
2007 2,410
2008 2,350
2009 2,270
2010 1,750
2011 1,880
2012 2,000
2013 2,090
2014 1,920
2015 2,100
2016 1,730
2017 1,560
2018 1,630
2019 1,220

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 0
2007 40
2008 40
2009 0
2010 70
2011 90
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2019 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 90
2006 140
2007 140
2008 90
2009 130
2010 0
2011 110
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Roofers
Year Number
2004 690
2005 840
2006 800
2007 670
2008 500
2009 560
2010 530
2011 600
2012 570
2013 580
2014 480
2015 520
2016 440
2017 400
2018 520
2019 540

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 920
2006 680
2007 780
2008 1,030
2009 830
2010 640
2011 670
2012 940
2013 1,110
2014 760
2015 500
2016 380
2017 610
2018 710
2019 760

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2004 360
2005 580
2006 800
2007 820
2008 560
2009 530
2010 350
2011 390
2012 400
2013 420
2014 420
2015 420
2016 310
2017 220
2018 170
2019 150

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2004 200
2005 450
2006 370
2007 390
2008 280
2009 310
2010 170
2011 320
2012 170
2013 60
2014 60
2015 80
2016 100
2017 80
2018 50
2019 40

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2004 1,790
2005 1,710
2006 1,640
2007 1,100
2008 1,040
2009 730
2010 520
2011 380
2012 250
2013 340
2014 280
2015 270
2016 210
2017 200
2018 240
2019 240

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2004 380
2005 230
2006 170
2007 160
2008 190
2009 250
2010 270
2011 190
2012 240
2013 210
2014 200
2015 210
2016 260
2017 320
2018 310
2019 230

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 140
2005 120
2006 0
2007 50
2009 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 260
2005 150
2006 200
2007 180
2008 260
2009 350
2010 360
2011 400
2012 280
2013 210
2014 200
2015 250
2016 280
2017 240
2018 220
2019 240

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 120
2006 110
2007 60
2008 120
2009 140
2010 140
2011 130
2012 90
2013 0
2014 60
2015 70
2016 110
2017 100
2018 70
2019 60

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2004 90
2005 110
2006 80
2007 110
2008 120
2009 80
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2004 650
2005 380
2006 310
2007 300
2008 310
2009 310
2010 240
2011 310
2012 280
2013 320
2014 360
2015 360
2016 340
2017 370
2018 550
2019 590

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 150
2006 140
2007 40
2008 40
2013 50
2014 70
2015 130
2016 70
2017 140
2018 120
2019 0

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 190
2011 340
2012 310
2013 0
2014 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 70
2007 80
2008 110
2009 140
2010 190
2011 110
2012 120
2013 60
2014 0
2015 90
2016 140
2017 220
2018 240
2019 180

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2004 430
2005 340
2006 240
2007 150
2008 160
2009 210
2010 450
2011 640
2012 1,580
2013 2,210
2014 2,900
2015 2,840
2016 1,170
2017 1,060
2018 1,250
2019 1,030

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 190
2009 90
2011 0
2012 0
2013 180
2014 250
2015 280
2016 220
2017 150
2018 140
2019 90

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2004 60
2005 100
2006 230
2007 200
2008 220
2009 190
2010 180
2011 140
2012 200
2013 150
2014 160
2015 130
2016 130
2017 100
2018 220
2019 160

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 50
2018 50
2019 100

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2006 50
2012 30
2013 70
2014 270
2015 230
2016 250

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 140
2005 200
2006 250
2007 340
2008 300
2009 270
2010 150
2011 0
2012 0
2013 440
2014 270
2015 250
2016 180

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 190
2005 170
2006 220
2007 380
2008 530
2009 570
2010 500
2011 520
2012 620
2013 620
2014 600
2015 470
2016 300
2017 250
2018 330
2019 400

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 720
2005 0
2006 500
2007 640
2008 640
2009 540
2010 570
2011 780
2012 910
2013 1,000
2014 1,070
2015 1,100
2016 850
2017 1,080
2018 1,320
2019 900

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 1,040

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2004 470
2005 460
2006 590
2007 660
2008 910
2009 970
2010 780
2011 430
2012 500
2013 530
2014 920
2015 870
2016 580
2017 230
2018 120

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 820
2005 1,750
2006 2,400
2007 2,380
2008 2,050
2009 1,750
2010 0
2011 0
2012 2,350
2013 1,500
2014 980
2015 930
2016 640
2017 710
2018 900
2019 1,070

Roof Bolters, Mining
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,200
2006 1,150
2007 960
2008 1,100
2009 1,430
2010 1,780
2011 2,230
2012 2,450
2013 2,190
2014 2,120
2015 2,140
2016 1,620
2017 1,350
2018 1,070
2019 920

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 960
2006 1,250
2007 930
2008 1,000
2009 1,370
2010 1,260
2011 1,620
2012 1,400
2013 1,420
2014 1,520
2015 1,080
2016 930
2017 1,050
2018 1,520
2019 1,370

Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 220
2005 620
2006 1,170
2007 1,640
2008 2,170
2009 1,640
2010 1,130
2011 510
2012 550
2013 440
2014 320
2015 360
2016 310
2017 290
2018 220

Rock Splitters, Quarry
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 500
2005 460
2006 330
2007 0
2008 300
2009 760
2010 710
2011 920
2012 710
2013 1,070
2014 1,210
2015 1,180
2016 900
2017 590
2018 710
2019 640

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 1,480
2005 1,900
2006 1,990
2007 1,720
2008 1,740
2009 1,310
2010 1,960
2011 1,730
2012 2,740
2013 1,790
2014 1,680
2015 1,030
2016 560
2017 350
2018 240
2019 0

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 180
2007 60
2008 80
2009 180
2010 220
2011 540
2012 180
2013 0
2014 210
2015 220
2016 330
2017 330
2018 470