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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 7,570
2005 10,940
2006 10,050
2007 9,720
2008 8,830
2009 9,830
2010 8,070
2011 9,050
2012 11,270
2013 11,700
2014 11,020
2015 11,930
2016 13,060
2017 12,930
2018 12,940
2019 12,450

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 860
2005 800
2006 800
2007 710
2008 750
2009 860
2010 780
2011 920
2012 1,390
2013 1,250
2014 1,210
2015 1,150
2016 1,190
2017 1,100
2018 1,120
2019 1,390

Boilermakers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 60

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2006 300
2007 0
2008 160
2009 140
2010 150
2011 0
2012 150
2013 120
2015 120
2016 180
2017 210
2018 0
2019 120

Stonemasons
Year Number
2004 60
2013 80
2014 160
2015 160
2016 60
2017 40

Carpenters
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 2,080
2006 1,720
2007 1,900
2008 1,320
2009 1,140
2010 970
2011 1,100
2012 1,330
2013 1,760
2014 1,950
2015 1,650
2016 2,190
2017 1,830
2018 1,870
2019 1,250

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2014 70
2017 40
2019 60

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 420
2006 240
2007 320
2008 0
2009 610
2010 450
2011 340
2012 390
2013 460
2014 560
2015 410
2016 560
2017 470
2018 550
2019 500

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2004 2,770
2005 2,960
2006 2,580
2007 2,720
2008 2,280
2009 2,330
2010 1,790
2011 2,400
2012 2,520
2013 3,200
2014 2,880
2015 3,350
2016 3,560
2017 3,720
2018 3,200
2019 3,060

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2008 70
2010 130
2011 160
2012 310
2013 110
2014 140
2015 120
2016 210
2017 130
2018 130
2019 130

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2012 0
2019 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 690
2005 520
2006 490
2007 260
2008 180
2009 200
2010 260
2011 310
2012 360
2013 380
2014 470
2015 550
2016 570
2017 450
2018 440
2019 550

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2006 220
2007 210
2008 150
2009 200
2016 0
2017 0
2018 60
2019 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,800
2006 1,710
2007 1,470
2008 1,220
2009 1,260
2010 1,240
2011 1,450
2012 1,500
2013 1,270
2014 940
2015 1,120
2016 1,110
2017 1,190
2018 1,230
2019 1,550

Glaziers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 290
2017 350
2018 590
2019 390

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2019 140

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2006 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 120
2018 40
2019 50

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2004 580
2005 510
2006 520
2007 400
2008 430
2009 410
2010 460
2011 470
2012 410
2013 420
2014 410
2015 410
2016 470
2017 440
2018 440
2019 300

Pipelayers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 60
2006 0
2009 40
2012 120
2013 170
2014 260
2015 150
2016 0
2017 0
2018 140
2019 130

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 870
2006 670
2007 980
2008 920
2009 1,050
2010 980
2011 1,150
2012 1,100
2013 900
2014 560
2015 840
2016 890
2017 1,020
2018 1,110
2019 1,140

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 100
2009 150
2010 0
2011 0
2015 0
2016 70
2017 70
2018 100
2019 70

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2011 0
2013 300
2014 250
2015 260
2016 180
2019 380

Roofers
Year Number
2005 0
2011 30
2012 30
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2016 0
2018 70
2019 30

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 260
2006 250
2007 40
2008 310
2009 430
2010 370
2011 240
2012 190
2013 180
2014 140
2015 140
2016 130
2017 150
2018 170
2019 200

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 90
2010 0
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 170
2015 230
2016 240
2017 130
2018 200
2019 110

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2007 0
2008 150
2009 140
2012 60
2017 60

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 70
2007 110
2008 150
2009 130
2010 90
2011 70
2012 0
2013 40
2014 30
2015 110
2016 150
2017 130
2018 150
2019 150

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 0
2007 160
2009 140
2010 140
2011 150
2012 160
2013 220
2014 0
2015 190
2016 70
2017 130
2018 120
2019 170

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 40
2006 60
2007 70
2008 60
2009 40
2010 40
2012 70
2013 60
2014 120
2015 360
2016 490
2017 600
2018 350
2019 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2004 330
2005 70
2007 70
2008 100
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2017 90
2018 110

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 190
2006 210
2007 300
2008 310
2009 250
2010 0
2011 0
2012 840
2013 490
2014 420
2015 350
2016 270
2017 290
2018 290
2019 350

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 140
2008 90
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2017 80
2018 80

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2010 0
2012 60
2013 100
2014 90
2015 100
2016 130
2017 150
2018 260
2019 160

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 60
2018 80
2019 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 260
2009 80
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 0
2016 50

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 70

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 40