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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 13,790
2006 14,510
2007 13,990
2008 13,280
2009 11,980
2010 9,780
2011 9,420
2012 9,640
2013 10,180
2014 13,130
2015 13,050
2016 13,910
2017 13,670
2018 13,480
2019 14,230

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,090
2007 1,180
2008 1,000
2009 890
2010 870
2011 950
2012 1,130
2013 1,060
2014 1,470
2015 1,540
2016 1,640
2017 1,680
2018 1,630
2019 1,630

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 420
2006 0
2007 240
2008 240
2009 140
2010 90
2011 70
2012 100
2013 130
2014 170
2015 130
2016 160
2017 160
2018 260
2019 210

Stonemasons
Year Number
2011 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 2,610
2007 2,310
2008 2,460
2009 1,990
2010 1,860
2011 1,460
2012 1,420
2013 1,430
2014 1,780
2015 1,910
2016 2,130
2017 1,710
2018 1,370
2019 1,230

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2014 110
2016 0
2017 110
2018 0
2019 160

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2008 60
2009 0
2010 80
2011 0
2012 70
2013 120
2014 230
2015 210
2016 220
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 570
2006 650
2007 540
2008 460
2009 570
2010 510
2011 430
2012 280
2013 300
2014 450
2015 610
2016 770
2017 910
2018 710
2019 1,070

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 2,860
2006 2,660
2007 1,840
2008 1,650
2009 1,180
2010 1,290
2011 1,690
2012 2,140
2013 2,440
2014 2,340
2015 2,490
2016 2,570
2017 2,630
2018 2,530
2019 2,620

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 170
2007 110
2008 140
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2014 0
2019 150

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 890
2006 860
2007 1,310
2008 1,150
2009 1,130
2010 750
2011 770
2012 630
2013 700
2014 920
2015 1,020
2016 1,000
2017 950
2018 1,120
2019 990

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 410
2007 310
2008 360
2009 340
2010 280
2011 140
2012 150
2013 140
2014 120
2015 210
2016 450
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Tapers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 70
2008 90
2009 80
2010 80
2012 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,510
2006 1,760
2007 1,700
2008 1,340
2009 1,150
2010 1,430
2011 1,410
2012 1,600
2013 1,160
2014 1,720
2015 1,540
2016 1,390
2017 1,780
2018 1,850
2019 1,740

Glaziers
Year Number
2007 130
2008 180
2009 0
2010 0
2011 130
2012 130
2013 90
2014 0
2015 90
2016 0
2018 200
2019 170

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 110
2013 30
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 190

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 560
2006 590
2007 720
2008 650
2009 630
2010 530
2011 490
2012 360
2013 390
2014 540
2015 600
2016 570
2017 480
2018 460
2019 470

Pipelayers
Year Number
2007 290
2008 300
2009 280
2010 0
2011 150
2012 0
2013 180
2014 200
2015 90
2016 70
2017 40
2018 40

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,430
2007 1,180
2008 1,100
2009 960
2010 700
2011 830
2012 790
2013 1,030
2014 930
2015 830
2016 580
2017 590
2018 560
2019 800

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2006 40
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 130

Roofers
Year Number
2005 220
2006 190
2007 170
2008 200
2009 130
2013 0
2014 250
2015 210
2016 170
2017 270
2018 360
2019 410

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 390
2007 420
2008 380
2009 300
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 260
2015 310
2016 660
2017 530
2018 770
2019 480

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 200
2006 200
2007 210
2008 360
2009 350
2010 300
2011 170
2013 110
2014 240
2015 270
2016 250
2017 220
2018 0
2019 280

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 60
2008 50
2009 0

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 110
2008 90
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2017 100
2018 0
2019 130

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2008 60
2009 100
2010 70
2011 60
2013 0
2014 220
2015 270
2016 250
2017 380
2018 360
2019 250

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2016 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 140
2006 90
2007 110
2008 140
2009 220
2010 0
2011 0
2016 220
2017 240
2018 330
2019 300

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2008 50
2013 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 100
2008 50
2009 60
2010 60
2012 50
2013 0
2014 60
2016 40

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 180
2006 200
2007 160
2008 190
2009 210
2010 240
2011 200
2012 180
2013 150
2014 130
2015 160
2016 140
2017 180
2018 200
2019 230

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 160
2008 0
2009 110
2011 30
2012 0
2018 0

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 0
2008 0
2009 390
2010 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 260
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 80
2008 130
2009 130
2010 120
2012 80
2013 90
2014 170
2015 190
2016 200
2017 150
2018 0
2019 80

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 550
2006 550
2007 430
2008 400
2009 480
2010 470
2011 440
2012 400
2013 390
2014 380
2015 370
2016 360
2017 370
2018 370
2019 400

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2015 0
2016 40
2017 90
2018 0
2019 180

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2007 110
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 90

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2016 30
2017 50
2018 40