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Alabama Department of Labor

Labor Market Information Division
Workforce Development Region 3
Construction and Extraction Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2012 and Projected Year 2022
SOCOccupation 20122022Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
470000Construction and Extraction Occupations 7,7208,9201.46270130140
471000Supervisors, Construction and Extraction Workers 8501,0201.84251510
471011First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Tr8501,0201.84251510
472000Construction Trades Workers 4,9705,8901.711809085
472011Boilermakers ******0.00000
472021Brickmasons and Blockmasons 60802.92500
472031Carpenters 7008802.31251510
472041Carpet Installers 40502.26000
472042Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 20200.00000
472044Tile and Marble Setters 30402.92000
472051Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 2403002.261055
472053Terrazzo Workers and Finishers ******0.00000
472061Construction Laborers 1,0001,2502.26452520
472071Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators******1.55000
472072Pile-Driver Operators ******0.00000
472073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 6607701.55251015
472081Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 70902.54000
472111Electricians 6807000.2915015
472131Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall ******7.18000
472132Insulation Workers, Mechanical ******4.14000
472141Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2803502.261055
472151Pipelayers 1501902.39550
472152Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 6006801.2615510
472181Roofers 1001100.96500
472211Sheet Metal Workers 1301501.44500
472221Structural Iron and Steel Workers 60802.92500
473000Helpers, Construction Trades 4906202.38201510
473011Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters60904.14550
473012Helpers--Carpenters 60802.92500
473013Helpers--Electricians 1802302.48555
473015Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and St1602002.26555
473016Helpers--Roofers ******0.00000
473019Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other ******7.18000
474000Other Construction and Related Workers 3403600.571005
474011Construction and Building Inspectors 60701.55000
474021Elevator Installers and Repairers ******0.00000
474031Fence Erectors 10100.00000
474051Highway Maintenance Workers 2502600.39505
474071Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners ******0.00000
474099Construction and Related Workers, All Other 10100.00000
475000Extraction Workers 1,0701,030-0.3835530
475011Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas ******4.14000
475012Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 1201502.261055
475013Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 901102.03505
475021Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 50500.00000
475041Continuous Mining Machine Operators ******0.00000
475042Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators ******-1.81000
475049Mining Machine Operators, All Other ******-1.53000
475061Roof Bolters, Mining ******-1.7715015
475071Roustabouts, Oil and Gas ******2.92000
475081Helpers--Extraction Workers 1101301.68505
Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2010) and projected (2020) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality.
*** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.