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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 33,050
2006 33,270
2007 33,870
2008 33,160
2009 30,280
2010 26,840
2011 24,150
2012 21,690
2013 23,070
2014 24,590
2015 30,470
2016 31,770
2017 32,290

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 3,550
2006 3,420
2007 3,240
2008 2,960
2009 2,590
2010 2,250
2011 2,100
2012 2,140
2013 2,390
2014 2,230
2015 2,510
2016 2,220
2017 2,160

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2016 50
2017 110

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 960
2006 1,100
2007 1,200
2008 1,030
2009 870
2010 830
2011 650
2012 500
2013 330
2014 350
2015 370
2016 330
2017 540

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 150
2008 100
2009 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 5,770
2006 5,630
2007 5,670
2008 5,180
2009 5,450
2010 4,930
2011 4,210
2012 3,560
2013 3,540
2014 3,780
2015 4,640
2016 4,320
2017 4,670

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 300
2008 220
2009 190
2010 130
2011 150
2012 170
2013 160
2014 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 0
2010 60
2011 50

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 230
2006 210
2007 280
2008 300
2009 320
2010 160
2011 0
2014 130
2015 270
2016 240
2017 380

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 640
2007 520
2008 810
2009 820
2010 690
2011 360
2012 0
2013 680
2014 790
2015 650
2016 740
2017 920

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 5,150
2006 5,570
2007 5,060
2008 4,800
2009 4,120
2010 4,120
2011 4,270
2012 4,230
2013 3,690
2014 3,870
2015 6,320
2016 7,550
2017 7,910

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 210
2007 280
2008 440
2009 500
2010 490
2011 460
2012 400
2013 560
2014 720
2015 620
2016 680
2017 340

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 50
2015 100
2016 120
2017 120

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,760
2007 1,660
2008 1,650
2009 1,480
2010 1,620
2011 1,510
2012 1,250
2013 1,070
2014 1,210
2015 1,690
2016 1,830
2017 1,990

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 550
2008 510
2009 370
2010 0
2013 0
2014 110
2015 0

Tapers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 110
2015 40

Electricians
Year Number
2005 4,370
2006 4,650
2007 4,980
2008 4,490
2009 3,970
2010 3,260
2011 2,710
2012 1,790
2013 1,980
2014 2,720
2015 3,710
2016 4,100
2017 4,330

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 140
2007 90
2008 0
2010 0
2011 480
2012 260
2013 250
2014 180
2015 230
2016 250
2017 270

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2005 190
2006 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 140
2011 0
2014 0
2015 310
2016 340
2017 360

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,430
2007 1,400
2008 1,370
2009 1,360
2010 1,120
2011 1,130
2012 960
2013 890
2014 1,000
2015 1,220
2016 1,150
2017 1,450

Paperhangers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2012 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 260
2007 180
2008 210
2009 0
2010 300
2011 350
2012 230
2013 190
2014 0
2015 190
2016 280
2017 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 2,260
2006 2,650
2007 2,550
2008 2,620
2009 2,240
2010 1,810
2011 1,960
2012 2,030
2013 2,260
2014 2,010
2015 1,730
2016 1,870
2017 2,200

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2007 0
2008 250
2009 140
2010 0
2014 110
2015 0
2016 320
2017 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2008 150
2009 170
2010 150
2015 0
2017 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 370
2007 400
2008 460
2009 350
2010 340
2011 350
2012 380
2013 440
2014 510
2015 520
2016 400
2017 0

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 1,060
2007 1,060
2008 1,080
2009 980
2010 940
2011 500
2012 500
2013 880
2014 1,420
2015 1,710
2016 1,070
2017 540

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 310
2007 250
2008 170
2009 180
2010 190
2011 130
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 320
2017 220

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 220

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 190
2006 520
2007 560
2008 530
2009 180
2010 70
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 260

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 580
2006 580
2007 510
2008 460
2009 530
2010 0
2011 0
2012 220
2013 210
2014 190
2015 100
2016 90
2017 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 550
2006 430
2007 480
2008 400
2009 480
2010 350
2011 370
2012 0
2013 300
2014 0
2015 440
2016 440
2017 380

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 70
2007 0
2008 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 270
2006 220
2007 200
2008 290
2009 490
2010 440
2011 320
2012 140
2013 170
2014 180
2015 360
2016 200
2017 200

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 110
2013 140
2014 160
2015 180
2016 160
2017 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 950
2006 870
2007 900
2008 810
2009 770
2010 970
2011 900
2012 1,070
2013 1,010
2014 1,060
2015 1,110
2016 1,050
2017 1,190

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 310
2009 350
2010 270
2011 0
2012 470
2013 570
2014 210
2016 0
2017 0

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 0
2007 0
2008 390
2009 310
2010 300
2011 290
2012 340
2013 330
2014 370
2015 350
2016 380
2017 200

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 800
2006 560
2007 610
2008 690
2009 650
2010 420
2011 400
2012 430
2013 500
2014 600
2015 540
2016 480
2017 950

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 320
2006 210
2007 160
2008 0
2009 0
2010 200
2011 150
2012 170
2013 160
2014 130
2015 330
2016 390
2017 440

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 380
2006 150
2007 290
2008 280
2009 310
2012 220
2013 370
2014 410
2015 0
2016 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 0
2014 100
2015 230
2016 180
2017 160

Rock Splitters, Quarry
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2010 0
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0