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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Portland-South Portland, ME

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 7,560
2006 8,670
2007 7,630
2008 7,570
2009 6,950
2010 5,990
2011 6,100
2012 5,960
2013 5,200
2014 5,730
2015 5,920
2016 6,120
2017 6,340
2018 6,620
2019 7,310

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 920
2007 960
2008 960
2009 780
2010 660
2011 650
2012 680
2013 770
2014 690
2015 650
2016 600
2017 640
2018 590
2019 610

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 40
2007 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 150
2006 140
2007 0
2008 130
2009 140
2010 120
2011 100
2012 40
2015 0
2016 100
2017 110
2018 100
2019 0

Stonemasons
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 1,570
2006 2,080
2007 1,900
2008 1,680
2009 1,360
2010 1,010
2011 970
2012 860
2013 880
2014 780
2015 970
2016 1,160
2017 1,360
2018 1,400
2019 1,480

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2007 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2010 0
2017 0
2018 0

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2019 110

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 0
2008 0
2019 0

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 200
2006 110
2007 0
2008 0
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 160
2015 50
2016 100
2017 90
2018 160
2019 180

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,000
2007 800
2008 880
2009 790
2010 820
2011 680
2012 830
2013 840
2014 1,020
2015 870
2016 770
2017 770
2018 1,000
2019 1,170

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 0
2008 80
2009 90
2010 60
2011 70
2012 40
2013 80
2014 80
2015 120
2016 110
2017 190
2018 90
2019 100

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 410
2006 480
2007 520
2008 640
2009 670
2010 550
2011 410
2012 430
2013 310
2014 280
2015 510
2016 590
2017 590
2018 370
2019 520

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 170
2007 110
2008 240
2009 220
2010 0
2011 0
2012 140
2013 250
2014 150
2015 120
2016 90
2017 90
2018 120
2019 110

Tapers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40

Electricians
Year Number
2005 670
2006 590
2007 470
2008 510
2009 500
2010 460
2011 550
2012 580
2013 600
2014 680
2015 610
2016 540
2017 460
2018 610
2019 640

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 80
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2009 0
2010 110
2011 160
2012 110
2013 0
2014 220
2015 180
2016 210
2017 180
2018 140

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 40
2010 40
2011 70
2012 120

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 390
2006 360
2007 420
2008 350
2009 310
2010 270
2011 240
2012 190
2013 0
2014 230
2015 270
2016 290
2017 290
2018 260
2019 250

Pipelayers
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2014 30
2015 50
2016 80
2017 50
2018 100
2019 50

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 580
2006 730
2007 660
2008 720
2009 690
2010 570
2011 650
2012 470
2013 490
2014 410
2015 590
2016 580
2017 640
2018 590
2019 780

Roofers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 100

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 460
2008 300
2009 280
2010 230
2011 290
2012 440
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 150
2017 140
2018 150
2019 160

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 0
2012 130
2013 90
2014 50
2016 60
2017 100
2018 180
2019 150

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 0
2009 120
2010 110
2011 140
2012 110
2013 0
2014 90
2015 130
2016 160
2017 0

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

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 280
2007 260
2008 200
2009 90
2010 70
2011 100
2012 80
2013 60
2014 90
2015 80
2016 170
2017 140
2018 180
2019 120

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 120
2006 160
2007 120
2008 110
2009 160
2010 140
2011 140
2015 0
2016 0

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 40

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 150
2007 160
2008 90
2009 120
2010 140
2011 230
2012 190
2013 160
2014 120
2015 110
2016 90
2017 120
2018 120
2019 140

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2019 60

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2018 80
2019 80

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 240
2007 110
2008 90
2009 0
2010 50
2011 0
2014 40

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 420
2007 450
2008 350
2009 310
2010 310
2011 420
2012 440
2013 460
2014 420
2015 260
2016 230
2017 340
2018 310
2019 310

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40
2019 30

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2013 70
2014 50
2015 60

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 160

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2007 50
2008 0
2018 30