Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Year Number
2005 15,740
2006 18,010
2007 18,350
2008 18,070
2009 18,780
2010 18,980
2011 18,250
2012 17,270
2013 15,880
2014 16,430
2015 17,790
2016 18,800
2017 18,670
2018 18,730
2019 18,230

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Year Number
2005 1,880
2006 1,590
2007 1,540
2008 1,660
2009 1,680
2010 1,750
2011 1,700
2012 1,360
2013 1,050
2014 1,090
2015 1,340
2016 1,600
2017 1,550
2018 1,750
2019 1,720

Boilermakers

Year Number
2006 50
2009 0
2017 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Year Number
2005 680
2006 520
2007 700
2008 600
2009 690
2010 590
2011 420
2012 260
2013 230
2014 210
2015 340
2016 400
2017 400
2018 490
2019 260

Stonemasons

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 110
2014 0

Carpenters

Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,820
2007 2,620
2008 2,520
2009 2,960
2010 2,900
2011 2,970
2012 2,690
2013 2,270
2014 2,210
2015 2,250
2016 2,360
2017 2,240
2018 2,440
2019 2,550

Carpet Installers

Year Number
2005 0
2008 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 90

Tile and Stone Setters

Year Number
2005 120
2006 700
2007 710
2008 620
2009 90
2010 130
2011 0
2012 110
2013 80
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 100
2018 0
2019 140

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Year Number
2005 480
2006 490
2007 510
2008 450
2009 260
2010 290
2011 270
2012 340
2013 200
2014 300
2015 410
2016 470
2017 470
2018 400
2019 420

Construction Laborers

Year Number
2005 2,860
2006 2,930
2007 3,050
2008 3,120
2009 3,200
2010 3,320
2011 3,230
2012 2,660
2013 2,870
2014 3,360
2015 4,000
2016 3,930
2017 3,860
2018 3,510
2019 3,730

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2007 80
2008 90
2009 100
2010 70
2011 50
2012 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 170
2017 160
2018 190
2019 120

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Year Number
2005 1,140
2006 900
2007 970
2008 970
2009 1,160
2010 1,150
2011 1,100
2012 1,000
2013 880
2014 800
2015 830
2016 930
2017 890
2018 790
2019 740

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Year Number
2005 670
2006 350
2007 460
2008 0
2009 340
2010 240
2011 190
2012 0
2013 0
2014 310
2015 330
2016 280
2017 0
2018 0
2019 120

Tapers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30

Electricians

Year Number
2005 2,220
2006 2,320
2007 2,240
2008 2,070
2009 1,970
2010 1,850
2011 1,790
2012 1,980
2013 1,940
2014 2,240
2015 2,220
2016 2,270
2017 2,290
2018 2,350
2019 2,370

Glaziers

Year Number
2007 0
2011 170
2012 240
2013 170
2014 190
2015 160
2016 260
2017 130
2018 190
2019 90

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Year Number
2005 110
2007 130
2008 0
2009 0
2010 170
2011 170
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 270
2018 230
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 50
2013 70
2014 80
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2019 50

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 820
2007 820
2008 830
2009 800
2010 780
2011 790
2012 850
2013 820
2014 770
2015 760
2016 830
2017 860
2018 910
2019 720

Pipelayers

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2014 70
2015 70
2016 0
2017 30
2018 0
2019 80

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Year Number
2005 880
2006 1,160
2007 1,200
2008 1,430
2009 1,560
2010 1,580
2011 1,560
2012 1,610
2013 1,640
2014 1,670
2015 1,620
2016 1,630
2017 1,400
2018 1,300
2019 1,310

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 40
2011 30
2013 0

Roofers

Year Number
2005 460
2006 300
2007 300
2008 330
2009 430
2010 430
2011 370
2012 560
2013 420
2014 0
2015 360
2016 350
2017 440
2018 650
2019 830

Sheet Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 760
2006 640
2007 640
2008 400
2009 370
2010 470
2011 500
2012 530
2013 410
2014 660
2015 540
2016 810
2017 570
2018 530
2019 520

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Year Number
2005 110
2006 180
2007 190
2008 410
2009 400
2010 310
2011 230
2012 320
2013 280
2014 200
2015 110
2016 0
2017 320
2018 340
2019 330

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Year Number
2006 0
2009 60
2010 80
2011 150
2012 170
2013 200
2014 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Carpenters

Year Number
2005 180
2006 120
2007 0
2008 230
2009 300
2010 270
2011 230
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 70
2016 40
2017 40
2018 0
2019 100

Helpers--Electricians

Year Number
2005 270
2006 140
2007 80
2008 0
2010 0
2012 140
2013 120
2014 160
2015 0
2016 140
2017 130
2018 130
2019 140

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Year Number
2005 140
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 100
2014 0
2015 0
2016 140
2017 90
2018 210
2019 0

Helpers--Roofers

Year Number
2007 100
2008 120
2009 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 100

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Construction and Building Inspectors

Year Number
2005 300
2006 320
2007 500
2008 560
2009 580
2010 580
2011 620
2012 610
2013 510
2014 480
2015 510
2016 500
2017 540
2018 490
2019 0

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Year Number
2010 200
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 90
2016 120
2017 130
2018 120
2019 70

Fence Erectors

Year Number
2005 80
2006 160
2007 0
2008 0
2013 0
2014 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 130
2008 430
2009 450
2010 550
2011 350
2012 330
2013 280
2014 330
2015 450
2016 300
2017 320
2018 410
2019 560

Highway Maintenance Workers

Year Number
2005 910
2006 1,150
2007 1,100
2008 1,170
2009 1,080
2010 1,270
2011 1,310
2012 1,180
2013 1,010
2014 1,020
2015 1,180
2016 1,230
2017 1,250
2018 1,250
2019 1,160

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 120
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 70
2018 0
2019 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 170

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Year Number
2019 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2018 50