OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
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Construction and Extraction Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean Wage Entry wage Exp. wage 25th Per. Median Wage 75th Per.
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 47-0000 5,210 31,205 20,500 36,560 22,195 27,965 37,480
    15.00 9.85 17.60 10.65 13.45 18.00
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 340 47,790 32,295 55,540 34,945 41,640 53,450
    23.00 15.55 26.70 16.80 20.00 25.70
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 n/a 32,395 25,175 36,005 29,160 33,100 37,310
    15.55 12.10 17.30 14.00 15.90 17.95
Carpenters 47-2031 550 31,710 20,445 37,340 21,620 32,475 41,095
    15.25 9.85 17.95 10.40 15.60 19.75
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-2042 n/a 24,950 17,870 28,495 18,525 23,025 31,985
    12.00 8.60 13.70 8.90 11.05 15.40
Tile and Marble Setters 47-2044 40 28,270 19,300 32,760 20,680 30,660 34,645
    13.60 9.30 15.75 9.95 14.75 16.65
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 260 27,990 21,315 31,325 22,445 27,705 33,140
    13.45 10.25 15.05 10.80 13.30 15.95
Construction Laborers 47-2061 670 24,360 20,560 26,255 21,205 23,860 27,565
    11.70 9.90 12.60 10.20 11.45 13.25
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 n/a 27,260 20,970 30,410 22,270 26,680 30,080
    13.10 10.10 14.60 10.70 12.85 14.45
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 510 35,645 24,300 41,315 25,965 33,700 46,480
    17.15 11.70 19.85 12.50 16.20 22.35
Electricians 47-2111 460 41,405 25,055 49,585 27,770 43,375 52,810
    19.90 12.05 23.85 13.35 20.85 25.40
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 80 30,235 22,425 34,140 26,405 31,125 35,355
    14.55 10.80 16.40 12.70 14.95 17.00
Pipelayers 47-2151 n/a 25,025 21,280 26,895 21,510 23,890 28,365
    12.05 10.25 12.95 10.35 11.50 13.65
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 240 37,575 23,225 44,750 23,095 35,815 50,375
    18.05 11.15 21.50 11.10 17.20 24.20
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2171 90 36,255 27,930 40,415 29,230 33,500 40,495
    17.45 13.45 19.45 14.05 16.10 19.45
Roofers 47-2181 110 24,550 21,155 26,250 21,110 23,120 27,310
    11.80 10.15 12.60 10.15 11.10 13.15
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 60 34,890 24,375 40,150 24,980 28,260 45,705
    16.75 11.70 19.30 12.00 13.60 21.95
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 n/a 31,610 20,635 37,100 21,525 31,295 41,690
    15.20 9.90 17.85 10.35 15.05 20.05
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011 n/a 21,445 20,760 21,785 19,945 21,335 22,720
    10.30 10.00 10.45 9.60 10.25 10.90
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 n/a 22,430 21,140 23,080 20,550 21,970 23,540
    10.80 10.15 11.10 9.90 10.55 11.30
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 n/a 21,595 17,870 23,455 17,650 19,235 23,145
    10.40 8.60 11.30 8.50 9.25 11.15
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014 70 26,760 23,805 28,240 25,740 27,790 29,840
    12.85 11.45 13.60 12.35 13.35 14.35
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 80 38,005 26,965 43,520 31,115 36,720 45,280
    18.25 12.95 20.90 14.95 17.65 21.75
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 310 20,775 17,165 22,580 17,835 20,050 23,255
    10.00 8.25 10.85 8.60 9.65 11.20
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081 60 23,340 20,860 24,585 20,405 22,225 25,365
    11.20 10.05 11.80 9.80 10.70 12.20
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Entry and Experienced wages represent the mean of the lower third and the mean of the upper two-thirds of the wage distribution respectively. The OES survey does not collect information for entry or experienced workers. Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Research and Statistics Published June 2007.