Employment by Major Industry GroupEmployment by Occupational GroupAnnual Average Openings by Occupational GroupFastest Growing Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Declining Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Growing Occupations by Percentage ChangeOccupational Employment and Annual Average Job Needs
  
North Carolina Occupational Trends

 

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Construction and Extraction Occupations
Employment by Occupational Group
in 2008 and Projected to 2018

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Major Occupational Group
2008
Emp.
2018
Emp.
Annualized
Change
Boilermakers  350  420  1.84 
Brickmasons and Blockmasons  6,990  7,760  1.05 
Carpenters  33,260  36,560  0.95 
Carpet Installers  1,060  1,100  0.37 
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers  5,630  6,330  1.18 
Construction and Building Inspectors  2,990  3,270  0.90 
Construction Laborers  35,640  42,320  1.73 
Continuous Mining Machine Operators  70  70  0.00 
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers  3,740  4,400  1.64 
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas  620  680  0.93 
Electricians  20,500  21,900  0.66 
Elevator Installers and Repairers  190  200  0.51 
Explosives Wrkr, Ordnance Handling Experts, Blaste 70  70  0.00 
Fence Erectors  820  950  1.48 
First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Construction Tr 32,980  37,400  1.27 
Floor Sanders and Finishers  610  710  1.53 
Glaziers  1,680  1,850  0.97 
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers  560  640  1.34 
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other  290  310  0.67 
Helpers--brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, An 2,120  2,430  1.37 
Helpers--carpenters  3,580  4,220  1.66 
Helpers--electricians  7,710  9,030  1.59 
Helpers--extraction Workers  170  170  0.00 
Helpers--painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and S 260  260  0.00 
Helpers--pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and St 5,380  6,430  1.80 
Helpers--roofers  520  470  -1.01 
Highway Maintenance Workers  980  1,030  0.50 
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall  870  1,030  1.70 
Insulation Workers, Mechanical  930  1,090  1.60 
Painters, Construction and Maintenance  13,530  14,820  0.91 
Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators  1,710  1,940  1.27 
Pipelayers  4,080  4,750  1.53 
Plasterers and Stucco Masons  250  280  1.14 
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters  12,340  13,620  0.99 
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers  240  270  1.18 
Roofers  3,850  3,990  0.36 
Segmental Pavers  100  110  0.96 
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners  670  840  2.29 
Sheet Metal Workers  7,410  7,570  0.21 
Stonemasons  580  650  1.15 
Structural Iron and Steel Workers  1,280  1,350  0.53 
Tapers  280  330  1.66 
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers  270  310  1.39 
Tile and Marble Setters  2,120  2,500  1.66 

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10