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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Ames, IA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 1,350
2007 1,300
2008 920
2009 1,110
2010 1,070
2011 1,210
2012 1,200
2013 1,110
2014 1,290
2015 1,400
2016 1,450
2017 1,350
2018 1,490
2019 1,430

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 140
2008 120
2009 120
2010 110
2011 110
2012 90
2013 120
2014 150
2015 220
2016 210
2017 200
2018 250
2019 240

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 260
2006 330
2007 220
2008 210
2009 280
2010 260
2011 220
2012 160
2013 140
2014 240
2015 270
2016 340
2017 170
2018 110
2019 90

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 100
2008 80
2009 70
2010 130
2011 160
2012 150
2013 0
2014 70
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 60

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 340
2007 280
2008 200
2009 110
2010 90
2011 160
2012 180
2013 350
2014 340
2015 340
2016 340
2017 350
2018 400
2019 330

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2015 40

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 0
2009 100
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 140
2015 150
2016 140
2017 180
2018 160
2019 200

Electricians
Year Number
2005 230
2006 240
2007 240
2008 190
2009 170
2010 280
2011 310
2012 330
2013 210
2014 180
2015 180
2016 150
2017 180
2018 160
2019 170

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2011 40
2012 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 50
2019 50

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 110
2008 0
2009 120
2010 80
2011 90
2012 60
2013 80
2014 60
2015 80
2016 70
2017 80
2018 140
2019 140

Roofers
Year Number
2005 30
2013 40
2014 50
2016 30
2018 40
2019 40

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 60
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2012 40
2013 30
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 100
2018 100
2019 70