Maryland

Occupational Wage Estimates

Total all industries Upper Shore WIA   Construction and Extraction Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage Median wage CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 47-0000 2,480 40,200 27,025 46,800 38,675     19.25 13.00 22.50 18.50 Supervisors, Construction and Extraction Workers 47-1000 260     First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 260 54,000 37,050 62,475 50,950     26.00 17.75 30.00 24.50 Construction Trades Workers 47-2000 1,870     Carpenters 47-2031 550 44,550 33,675 49,975 43,575     21.50 16.25 24.00 21.00 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 60 39,600 25,050 46,875 36,550     19.00 12.00 22.50 17.50 Construction Laborers 47-2061 330 33,025 23,875 37,575 33,550     15.75 11.50 18.00 16.00 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 34,775 30,575 36,875 34,200     16.75 14.75 17.75 16.50 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 160 37,350 27,875 42,075 36,300     18.00 13.50 20.25 17.50 Electricians 47-2111 380 42,450 28,975 49,175 41,425     20.50 14.00 23.75 20.00 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 120 30,400 24,400 33,425 28,400     14.50 11.75 16.00 13.75 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 50 45,200 34,925 50,325 46,300     21.75 16.75 24.25 22.25 Roofers 47-2181 20 36,300 28,350 40,250 34,975     17.50 13.75 19.25 16.75 Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 47,650 33,325 54,825 44,175     23.00 16.00 26.25 21.25 Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 18,800 16,550 19,950 18,000     9.00 8.00 9.50 8.75 Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 26,500 18,225 30,625 25,650     12.75 8.75 14.75 12.25 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015 10 29,500 25,850 31,325 29,375     14.25 12.50 15.00 14.25 Other Construction and Related Workers 47-4000 180     Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 40 43,200 31,100 49,250 42,475     20.75 15.00 23.75 20.50 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071 20 36,550 34,300 37,650 35,950     17.50 16.50 18.00 17.25

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