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Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other
structural members to form completed structures or structural
frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated
metal buildings. Exclude "Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers" (47-2171).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation
National estimates for this
occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1)
|
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3)
|
| 65,100 |
2.6 % |
$21.99 |
$45,730 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.63 |
$14.71 |
$20.26 |
$28.14 |
$35.90 |
| Annual Wage
(2) |
$24,180 |
$30,600 |
$42,130 |
$58,540 |
$74,670 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this
occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in
this occupation, see the
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Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage
|
Annual mean wage
|
|
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
|
28,050 |
$23.33 |
$48,520 |
|
Nonresidential Building Construction |
14,300 |
$18.95 |
$39,410 |
|
Building Equipment Contractors |
3,900 |
$24.47 |
$50,900 |
|
Utility System Construction |
2,670 |
$21.54 |
$44,810 |
|
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
2,600 |
$27.77 |
$57,760 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage
|
Annual mean wage
|
|
Land
Subdivision |
50 |
$32.29 |
$67,170 |
|
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
2,600 |
$27.77 |
$57,760 |
|
Building Equipment Contractors |
3,900 |
$24.47 |
$50,900 |
|
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
|
28,050 |
$23.33 |
$48,520 |
|
Iron
and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
(8) |
$22.93 |
$47,680 |
State profile for this occupation:
Top
States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages
for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with
employment in this occupation, see the
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Customized Tables function.
States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:
| State |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage
|
Annual mean wage
|
Percent of State
employment |
|
Louisiana
|
2,990 |
$18.79 |
$39,070 |
0.162% |
|
West
Virginia |
820 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
0.115% |
|
Nevada
|
1,240 |
$27.66 |
$57,520 |
0.096% |
|
Washington
|
2,290 |
$24.10 |
$50,140 |
0.081% |
|
Nebraska
|
710 |
$17.97 |
$37,380 |
0.078% |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage
|
Annual mean wage
|
Percent of State
employment |
|
New York
|
4,040 |
$33.44 |
$69,550 |
0.047% |
|
Illinois
|
2,700 |
$32.69 |
$67,990 |
0.046% |
|
Massachusetts |
1,110 |
$31.73 |
$66,000 |
0.035% |
|
Alaska
|
160 |
$30.12 |
$62,650 |
0.053% |
|
Nevada
|
1,240 |
$27.66 |
$57,520 |
0.096% |
Metropolitan area profile for this
occupation: Top
Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment
concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of
all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the
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Customized Tables function.
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this
occupation:
| MSA |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage
|
Annual mean wage
|
Percent of MSA
employment |
|
Lake
Charles, LA |
380 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
0.425% |
|
Harrisonburg, VA |
170 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
0.286% |
|
Baton
Rouge, LA |
980 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
0.273% |
|
Mobile,
AL |
470 |
$15.89 |
$33,050 |
0.267% |
|
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA |
220 |
$29.95 |
$62,290 |
0.253% |
Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| MSA |
Employment |
Hourly mean wage
|
Annual mean wage
|
Percent of MSA
employment |
|
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division |
(8) |
$41.85 |
$87,050 |
(8) |
|
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division |
530 |
$35.81 |
$74,480 |
0.043% |
|
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,710 |
$35.49 |
$73,820 |
0.045% |
|
Lake
County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division |
(8) |
$35.40 |
$73,630 |
(8) |
|
New
York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,410 |
$34.79 |
$72,350 |
0.048% |
About May 2007
National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in
all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every
State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage
figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the
downloadable Excel files
(XLS).
Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an
occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn
more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of
workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more
than the median. More
about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals
because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates
do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean
wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those
occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual
wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability
of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more
precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
Other OES estimates and related information:
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Technical notes
Last Modified Date:
April 3, 2008
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