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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Alaska

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 19,030
2005 18,600
2006 19,690
2007 18,980
2008 19,660
2009 21,300
2010 19,360
2011 19,570
2012 20,180
2013 20,990
2014 23,050
2015 23,260
2016 21,210
2017 18,050
2018 16,960
2019 16,920

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,520
2006 1,560
2007 1,460
2008 1,240
2009 1,210
2010 1,130
2011 1,140
2012 1,290
2013 1,360
2014 1,510
2015 1,590
2016 1,350
2017 1,190
2018 1,220
2019 1,440

Boilermakers
Year Number
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2015 50
2019 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 0
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2019 40

Carpenters
Year Number
2004 3,390
2005 2,980
2006 3,240
2007 2,970
2008 3,230
2009 3,030
2010 3,020
2011 3,320
2012 3,190
2013 2,940
2014 2,780
2015 2,540
2016 2,350
2017 2,170
2018 2,110
2019 2,130

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 70
2007 0
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 0
2014 0
2015 40
2016 0
2018 60
2019 70

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 0
2013 0
2014 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2004 280
2005 260
2006 220
2007 200
2008 170
2009 240
2010 240
2011 260
2012 240
2013 210
2014 200
2015 130
2016 130
2017 110
2018 160
2019 170

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2004 3,410
2005 3,140
2006 3,680
2007 3,690
2008 3,430
2009 3,000
2010 2,600
2011 2,640
2012 2,600
2013 3,020
2014 3,420
2015 3,330
2016 2,820
2017 2,390
2018 2,510
2019 2,770

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2010 130
2011 140
2012 130
2013 70
2014 90
2015 70
2017 0
2018 60
2019 0

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2010 60
2011 80
2012 60
2013 180
2014 240
2015 220
2016 50

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 2,660
2005 2,670
2006 2,700
2007 3,040
2008 2,980
2009 2,770
2010 2,280
2011 2,680
2012 2,970
2013 3,450
2014 3,750
2015 3,690
2016 3,550
2017 3,220
2018 2,870
2019 3,000

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2004 30
2006 0
2007 160
2008 190
2009 160
2010 130
2011 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 80
2019 90

Tapers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Electricians
Year Number
2004 1,940
2005 2,050
2006 1,990
2007 1,920
2008 2,150
2009 2,160
2010 2,100
2011 2,330
2012 2,420
2013 2,490
2014 2,280
2015 2,170
2016 1,830
2017 1,610
2018 1,570
2019 1,620

Glaziers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 120
2007 0
2008 150
2009 120
2010 50
2011 100
2012 140
2013 130
2014 140
2015 130
2016 140
2017 70
2018 90
2019 80

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2004 180
2005 0
2006 100
2009 0
2010 90
2011 160
2012 220
2013 110
2014 120
2015 120
2016 170
2017 150
2018 110

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 90
2008 120
2009 110
2010 80
2011 50
2013 100
2014 160
2015 210
2016 210
2017 140
2018 120
2019 70

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2004 530
2005 510
2006 520
2007 460
2008 460
2009 500
2010 430
2011 430
2012 430
2013 550
2014 440
2015 520
2016 380
2017 470
2018 370
2019 410

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2013 70
2014 90
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 1,430
2005 1,370
2006 1,240
2007 1,400
2008 1,530
2009 1,840
2010 1,980
2011 1,620
2012 1,650
2013 1,630
2014 1,810
2015 1,970
2016 1,770
2017 1,260
2018 1,020
2019 1,060

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2004 70
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2019 0

Roofers
Year Number
2004 220
2005 310
2006 290
2008 270
2009 290
2010 210
2011 220
2012 220
2013 260
2014 260
2015 240
2016 230
2017 210
2018 250
2019 220

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 500
2006 510
2007 640
2008 520
2009 0
2010 360
2011 410
2012 230
2013 270
2014 270
2015 530
2016 450
2017 470
2018 260
2019 230

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 240
2006 280
2007 160
2008 120
2009 180
2011 110
2012 140
2013 250
2014 250
2015 320
2016 180
2017 150
2018 140
2019 120

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2004 130
2005 80
2006 60
2007 50
2008 70
2009 100
2010 120
2011 120
2012 150
2013 240
2014 300
2015 280
2016 250
2017 240
2018 280
2019 250

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2004 120
2005 60
2006 110
2007 70
2008 100
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 70
2013 100
2014 180
2015 250
2016 220
2017 160
2018 90
2019 70

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 90
2005 0
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 110
2005 80
2006 130
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 60
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2019 140

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2004 80
2009 30
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 80
2015 90
2016 120
2017 110
2018 120
2019 50

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2004 170
2005 190
2006 220
2007 250
2008 260
2009 290
2010 290
2011 300
2012 310
2013 240
2014 300
2015 300
2016 310
2017 220
2018 230
2019 260

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2004 270
2005 0
2006 330
2007 360
2008 410
2009 520
2010 380
2011 230
2012 300
2013 370
2014 370
2015 300
2016 450
2017 370
2018 290
2019 310

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2004 210
2005 90
2006 60
2007 110
2008 90
2009 110
2010 90
2011 120
2012 130
2013 100
2014 90
2015 120
2016 140
2017 220
2018 220
2019 260

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2004 60
2005 90
2006 0
2007 80
2008 90
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2018 0

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 90
2019 130

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 350
2005 630
2006 400
2007 460
2008 450
2009 390
2012 380
2013 90
2014 90
2015 90
2016 100

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 140
2005 210
2006 220
2007 130
2008 140
2009 110
2010 170
2011 100
2012 170
2013 190
2014 320
2015 280
2016 220
2017 140
2018 120
2019 110

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 160
2005 330
2006 520
2007 460
2008 310
2009 290
2010 160
2011 140
2012 160
2013 220
2014 440
2015 420
2016 380
2017 200
2018 230
2019 220

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 110
2005 70
2006 90
2008 340
2009 440
2010 630
2011 300
2012 310
2013 120
2014 980
2015 1,160
2016 1,620
2017 1,180
2018 1,070

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 170

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 80
2007 60
2008 170
2009 220
2010 300
2011 320
2012 260
2013 220
2014 250
2015 310
2016 150
2017 170
2018 180

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2012 50
2013 90
2014 90
2015 80
2018 100
2019 100

Roof Bolters, Mining
Year Number
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40

Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
Year Number
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30
2017 0

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2004 570
2005 450
2006 510
2008 0
2009 2,110
2010 1,080
2011 910
2012 1,030
2013 1,030
2014 960
2015 830
2016 570
2017 370
2018 290
2019 240

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 260
2006 430
2007 430
2008 350
2009 260
2010 380
2011 270
2012 200
2013 110
2014 170
2015 320
2016 280
2017 190
2018 140
2019 130

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 370
2010 190
2011 470
2012 530
2013 560
2014 530
2015 420
2016 650
2017 670
2018 500