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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Bakersfield, CA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 17,020
2006 19,630
2007 19,760
2008 17,180
2009 14,530
2010 13,690
2011 14,190
2012 16,770
2013 16,010
2014 16,890
2015 16,260
2016 13,810
2017 13,320
2018 15,240
2019 15,850

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 1,790
2007 1,830
2008 1,740
2009 1,760
2010 1,400
2011 1,440
2012 1,650
2013 1,820
2014 2,150
2015 2,120
2016 1,800
2017 1,740
2018 1,980
2019 2,120

Boilermakers
Year Number
2007 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 230
2006 260
2007 160
2008 110
2009 80
2010 80
2011 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 1,460
2006 1,900
2007 1,840
2008 1,290
2009 1,140
2010 780
2011 550
2012 610
2013 570
2014 700
2015 890
2016 850
2017 790
2018 750
2019 900

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2010 30
2011 0
2012 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 40

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 280
2007 0
2008 170
2009 40
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 160
2018 0
2019 270

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 840
2006 970
2007 940
2008 680
2009 390
2010 230
2011 290
2012 380
2013 490
2014 610
2015 660
2016 640
2017 680
2018 780
2019 760

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 3,320
2006 3,840
2007 3,860
2008 3,280
2009 2,670
2010 2,100
2011 2,180
2012 2,640
2013 2,580
2014 2,760
2015 2,410
2016 1,710
2017 1,580
2018 1,870
2019 2,070

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 80
2011 170
2012 170
2013 180
2014 100
2015 0
2016 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 540
2006 1,180
2007 1,250
2008 1,210
2009 930
2010 880
2011 1,040
2012 1,870
2013 1,540
2014 1,590
2015 1,440
2016 1,120
2017 1,030
2018 910
2019 1,100

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 740
2007 690
2008 530
2009 380
2010 360
2011 320
2012 360
2013 300
2014 280
2015 360
2016 220
2017 300
2018 260
2019 300

Tapers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 420
2007 370
2008 180
2009 120
2010 80
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,750
2007 2,050
2008 1,770
2009 1,850
2010 1,590
2011 1,610
2012 1,170
2013 1,240
2014 1,100
2015 1,070
2016 1,140
2017 1,490
2018 1,420
2019 1,490

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 630
2006 650
2007 560
2008 410
2009 370
2010 320
2011 310
2012 320
2013 250
2014 330
2015 360
2016 380
2017 310
2018 450
2019 410

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 320
2007 200
2008 150
2009 150
2010 120
2011 0
2013 70
2014 120
2015 100
2016 130
2017 120
2018 180

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,260
2007 1,150
2008 900
2009 650
2010 670
2011 690
2012 630
2013 470
2014 400
2015 480
2016 640
2017 690
2018 800
2019 1,060

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 250
2006 340
2007 190
2008 200
2009 120
2010 160
2011 0
2012 0
2013 140
2014 110
2015 120
2016 150
2017 140
2018 180
2019 250

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 110
2011 80
2012 110
2013 0
2015 80
2016 140
2017 110
2018 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 420
2007 290
2008 210
2009 120
2010 140
2011 160
2012 140
2013 210
2014 160
2015 170
2016 0
2017 250
2018 270
2019 210

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 0
2008 280
2009 270
2010 200
2011 140
2012 140
2013 120
2014 150
2015 150
2016 300
2017 320
2018 320
2019 0

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 180
2007 0
2008 160
2009 110
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 80
2015 90
2016 120
2017 0
2018 120
2019 140

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2018 210
2019 190

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 190
2006 0
2007 0
2008 160
2009 110
2010 140
2011 0
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 410
2007 250
2008 120
2009 60
2010 40
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2006 60
2007 110
2008 160
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2019 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 170
2006 260
2007 230
2008 220
2009 140
2010 210
2011 210
2012 210
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 160
2017 0
2018 70

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2019 30

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 80
2014 150
2019 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 190
2007 0
2008 0
2009 270
2010 140
2011 120
2012 150
2013 260
2014 270
2015 180
2016 180
2017 180
2018 200
2019 150

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 0
2008 230
2009 240
2010 190
2011 120
2012 100
2013 60
2014 150
2015 210
2016 160
2018 0
2019 80

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 160
2014 140
2015 150
2016 210
2017 180
2018 120
2019 120

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 30
2009 0
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2014 70
2016 0
2017 220
2018 220
2019 0

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2013 0
2016 0

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2005 480
2006 450
2007 480
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,530
2011 1,230
2012 950
2013 0
2014 620
2015 700
2016 260
2017 360
2018 460
2019 620

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2005 380
2006 320
2007 340
2008 0
2010 490
2011 280
2012 570
2013 660
2014 420
2015 380
2016 640
2017 530
2018 870
2019 990

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2005 440
2006 0
2007 660
2008 540
2009 280
2011 1,220
2012 1,730
2013 1,210
2014 1,680
2015 1,440
2016 1,310
2017 1,020
2018 1,600
2019 1,450

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 120

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2012 0
2013 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 70

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2019 0

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Year Number
2005 470
2006 730
2007 2,150
2008 2,440
2009 2,000
2010 1,020
2011 1,470
2012 2,010
2013 2,760
2014 2,620
2015 2,270
2016 1,070
2017 570
2018 510
2019 440

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 670
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 120
2011 170
2012 260
2013 520
2014 0
2015 280
2016 200
2017 270
2018 330
2019 240

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 50
2010 60
2011 130
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 130
2017 130
2018 190