Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Northwest Kansas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Year	Number
2015	3,750
2016	3,150
2017	2,960

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Year	Number
2015	340
2016	310
2017	340

Carpenters

Year	Number
2015	230
2016	240
2017	160

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Year	Number
2015	40
2016	60
2017	70

Construction Laborers

Year	Number
2015	550
2016	430
2017	490

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Year	Number
2015	610
2016	590
2017	500

Electricians

Year	Number
2015	160
2016	160
2017	180

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Year	Number
2015	150
2016	100
2017	120

Roofers

Year	Number
2016	0
2017	0

Highway Maintenance Workers

Year	Number
2015	230
2016	310
2017	300

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	80

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Year	Number
2015	180
2016	120
2017	140

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Year	Number
2015	620
2016	340
2017	390

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Year	Number
2015	580
2016	350
2017	270

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Year	Number
2015	60
2016	60