Maryland

Occupational Wage Estimates

Total all industries Baltimore City WIA   Construction and Extraction Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage Median wage CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 47-0000 9,180 45,125 28,200 53,600 40,075     21.75 13.50 25.75 19.25 Supervisors, Construction and Extraction Workers 47-1000 920     First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 920 66,725 45,875 77,125 60,550     32.00 22.00 37.00 29.00 Construction Trades Workers 47-2000 6,030     Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 10 43,825 43,050 44,225 43,850     21.00 20.75 21.25 21.00 Carpenters 47-2031 670 40,475 27,100 47,150 40,700     19.50 13.00 22.75 19.50 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 150 40,050 33,700 43,225 40,375     19.25 16.25 20.75 19.50 Construction Laborers 47-2061 1,320 30,775 19,950 36,200 30,800     14.75 9.50 17.50 14.75 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 30 51,900 48,075 53,800 53,000     25.00 23.00 25.75 25.50 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 380 48,325 36,850 54,050 48,925     23.25 17.75 26.00 23.50 Electricians 47-2111 1,110 49,050 35,575 55,775 47,475     23.50 17.00 26.75 22.75 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 360 37,400 30,250 41,000 36,650     18.00 14.50 19.75 17.50 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 830 66,525 37,600 81,000 59,250     32.00 18.00 39.00 28.50 Roofers 47-2181 270 48,150 31,475 56,500 43,650     23.25 15.25 27.25 21.00 Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 170 69,050 29,100 89,050 56,975     33.25 14.00 42.75 27.50 Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 140 37,250 35,025 38,375 35,675     18.00 16.75 18.50 17.25 Helpers, Construction Trades 47-3000 690     Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 29,875 19,675 34,975 32,800     14.25 9.50 16.75 15.75 Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 380 33,100 25,200 37,050 32,800     16.00 12.00 17.75 15.75 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015 23,425 17,575 26,350 21,350     11.25 8.50 12.75 10.25

These wages have been adjusted for any inflationary pressures through December 2011

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Office of Workforce Information & Performance
Occupational Employment Statistics Program

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Last updated April 2012