North Carolina Occupational Trends

Durham County WDB
(Durham County)
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Employment by Occupational Group
in 2006 and Projected to 2016

Major Occupational Group
2006
Emp.
2016
Emp.
Annualized
Change
Boilermakers  *  *  *  *  * 
Brickmasons and Blockmasons  170  200  1.60 
Carpenters  780  900  1.45 
Carpet Installers  50  60  1.52 
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers  110  130  1.73 
Construction and Building Inspectors  150  190  2.64 
Construction and Related Workers, All Other  *  *  *  *  * 
Construction Laborers  850  980  1.44 
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers  100  110  1.43 
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas  *  *  *  *  * 
Electricians  500  570  1.42 
Elevator Installers and Repairers  *  *  *  *  * 
Fence Erectors  *  *  *  *  * 
First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Construction Tr 800  910  1.29 
Floor Sanders and Finishers  *  *  *  *  * 
Glaziers  *  *  *  *  * 
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers  *  *  *  *  * 
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other  *  *  *  *  * 
Helpers--brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, An 60  70  1.72 
Helpers--carpenters  70  80  1.29 
Helpers--electricians  190  220  1.28 
Helpers--painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and S *  *  *  *  * 
Helpers--pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and St 120  140  1.91 
Helpers--roofers  *  *  *  *  * 
Highway Maintenance Workers  *  *  *  *  * 
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall  *  *  *  *  * 
Insulation Workers, Mechanical  *  *  *  *  * 
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipme 340  380  1.20 
Painters, Construction and Maintenance  310  370  1.80 
Paperhangers  *  *  *  *  * 
Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators  *  *  *  *  * 
Pipelayers  90  110  1.11 
Plasterers and Stucco Masons  *  *  *  *  * 
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters  320  390  1.82 
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers  *  *  *  *  * 
Roofers  100  120  2.02 
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners  *  *  *  *  * 
Sheet Metal Workers  190  220  1.63 
Stonemasons  *  *  *  *  * 
Structural Iron and Steel Workers  *  *  *  *  * 
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers  *  *  *  *  * 
Tile and Marble Setters  50  60  2.39 

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 50