Construction Sector Profile - Table A

Construction Sector Profile – Table A

Table A. U.S. Construction Workers by Occupational Category, 2010

Occupational category	Census 2010 Occupation Codes	Estimated Population Represented by Sample	% of U.S. Construction Workforce
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers	6200	591,644	5.6
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	6220	295,378	2.8
Carpenters	6230	1,738,504	16.4
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	6240	135,777	1.3
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	6250	64,607	0.6
Construction laborers	6260	1,210,495	11.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	6320	268,093	2.5
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	6330	173,489	1.6
Painters, construction and maintenance	6420	527,644	5.0
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	6440	519,366	4.9
Roofers	6515	214,003	2.0
Other construction trades workers	6210, 6300, 6310, 6355, 6360, 6400, 6430, 6460, 6500, 6520, 6530, 6540	976,311	9.2
Other construction and related workers	6600, 6660, 6700, 6710, 6720, 6730, 6740, 6750, 6765	383,943	3.6
Management Occupations	0010-0430	1,085,159	10.2
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	0500-0950	220,753	2.1
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	1300-1560	181,133	1.7
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	5000-5940	660,251	6.2
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	7000-7630	592,119	5.6
Production Occupations	7700-8965	217,428	2.1
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	9000-9750	245,216	2.3
Other Occupations within the Construction Sector	All other Census occupation codes	306,630	2.9
Total		10,607,943	100

Page last reviewed: October 23, 2013