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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 43,080
2006 47,370
2007 52,640
2008 52,300
2009 43,800
2010 36,100
2011 35,290
2012 36,200
2013 37,460
2014 41,260
2015 42,350
2016 46,960
2017 49,960
2018 55,270
2019 57,180

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 3,640
2006 4,240
2007 4,420
2008 4,360
2009 3,590
2010 3,330
2011 3,250
2012 3,120
2013 3,120
2014 3,250
2015 3,450
2016 3,960
2017 4,140
2018 4,720
2019 4,580

Boilermakers
Year Number
2007 210
2008 120
2009 160
2010 80
2011 50
2013 0
2015 400
2016 350
2017 90
2018 90
2019 60

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 480
2006 680
2007 740
2008 740
2009 470
2010 360
2011 330
2012 390
2013 240
2014 400
2015 390
2016 400
2018 220
2019 250

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 360
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2017 0

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 9,640
2006 10,500
2007 11,260
2008 11,500
2009 8,780
2010 6,500
2011 5,470
2012 5,310
2013 6,050
2014 6,820
2015 7,150
2016 8,580
2017 10,010
2018 10,100
2019 10,850

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 620
2007 570
2008 630
2009 410
2010 510
2011 520
2012 470
2013 400
2014 360
2015 380
2016 350
2017 540
2018 470
2019 530

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 100
2012 170
2013 0
2014 0
2015 220
2016 0
2017 210
2018 0
2019 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2006 460
2007 550
2008 780
2009 550
2010 330
2011 240
2012 280
2013 0
2014 0
2015 250
2016 490
2017 470
2018 520
2019 320

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,960
2007 1,860
2008 1,470
2009 1,110
2010 800
2011 860
2012 880
2013 1,120
2014 1,290
2015 1,400
2016 1,660
2017 1,760
2018 1,670
2019 1,620

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 50

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 5,710
2006 6,120
2007 7,530
2008 7,350
2009 6,290
2010 5,400
2011 5,490
2012 5,640
2013 5,130
2014 6,280
2015 6,240
2016 7,310
2017 7,260
2018 8,400
2019 8,850

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2006 260
2007 140
2008 270
2009 170
2010 160
2011 90
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 330
2017 310
2018 440
2019 0

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2018 60
2019 60

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 2,060
2006 2,060
2007 2,190
2008 2,200
2009 2,010
2010 1,890
2011 1,980
2012 1,690
2013 2,070
2014 2,210
2015 1,930
2016 1,880
2017 1,750
2018 2,290
2019 2,730

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 890
2006 1,160
2007 1,350
2008 1,530
2009 960
2010 720
2011 530
2012 900
2013 1,060
2014 1,310
2015 970
2016 720
2017 820
2018 1,120
2019 940

Tapers
Year Number
2005 570
2006 750
2007 790
2008 880
2009 600
2010 430
2011 240
2012 200
2013 190
2014 250
2015 250
2016 270
2017 270
2018 380
2019 380

Electricians
Year Number
2005 3,850
2006 3,760
2007 4,310
2008 4,700
2009 4,560
2010 3,370
2011 4,100
2012 4,870
2013 5,380
2014 5,650
2015 4,500
2016 4,810
2017 5,920
2018 6,540
2019 7,510

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 340
2007 340
2008 370
2009 370
2010 310
2011 340
2012 270
2013 190
2014 0
2015 270
2016 450
2017 360
2018 320
2019 580

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2006 480
2007 400
2008 210
2009 0
2010 190
2011 500
2012 450
2013 430
2014 0
2015 280
2016 250
2017 310
2018 320
2019 430

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2007 80
2008 40
2009 0
2010 130
2011 220
2012 170
2014 0
2015 310
2016 320
2017 220
2018 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 2,300
2006 2,740
2007 3,100
2008 3,060
2009 2,390
2010 1,840
2011 2,030
2012 1,750
2013 1,910
2014 2,000
2015 2,300
2016 2,590
2017 2,840
2018 3,200
2019 3,100

Paperhangers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 230
2007 450
2008 0
2009 610
2010 460
2011 400
2012 210
2013 220
2014 220
2015 240
2016 200
2017 0
2018 250
2019 240

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 3,560
2006 3,630
2007 3,450
2008 3,520
2009 2,990
2010 2,690
2011 2,150
2012 2,490
2013 3,150
2014 3,710
2015 3,300
2016 4,080
2017 4,120
2018 4,770
2019 4,210

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 170
2006 100
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 230
2014 280
2015 280
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 160

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 220
2008 360
2009 370
2010 210

Roofers
Year Number
2005 1,220
2006 1,390
2007 1,380
2008 1,550
2009 1,290
2010 1,200
2011 970
2012 1,040
2013 960
2014 1,370
2015 1,610
2016 1,880
2017 2,040
2018 2,290
2019 2,100

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,670
2007 1,960
2008 1,840
2009 1,700
2010 1,480
2011 1,990
2012 2,330
2013 2,090
2014 2,300
2015 2,280
2016 1,890
2017 1,910
2018 1,980
2019 2,380

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 130
2007 140
2008 160
2009 260
2010 260
2011 210
2012 300
2013 260
2014 0
2015 0
2016 560
2017 720
2018 1,050
2019 860

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 330
2006 500
2007 530
2008 420
2009 340
2010 250
2011 240
2012 150
2013 90
2014 100
2015 160
2016 210
2017 190
2018 230
2019 180

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 670
2006 530
2007 520
2008 380
2009 220
2010 130
2011 110
2012 50
2013 180
2014 200
2015 310
2016 460
2017 500
2018 400
2019 450

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 140
2006 200
2007 130
2008 120
2009 80
2010 50
2011 110
2012 140
2013 300
2014 290
2015 210
2016 180
2017 190
2018 180
2019 290

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 140
2006 90
2007 110
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 350
2015 210
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 220
2006 0
2007 220
2008 0
2009 160
2010 110
2011 0
2014 40
2015 60
2016 110
2017 140
2018 170
2019 150

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 190
2006 150
2007 190
2008 150
2009 90
2010 90
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2018 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 280
2006 280
2007 410
2008 220
2009 120
2010 130
2011 120
2012 200
2013 90
2014 60
2015 110
2016 170
2017 190
2018 130
2019 80

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 780
2006 760
2007 840
2008 950
2009 960
2010 920
2011 790
2012 750
2013 640
2014 660
2015 750
2016 800
2017 930
2018 1,020
2019 1,150

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 230
2008 270
2009 160
2010 70
2014 0
2015 40
2016 60
2017 120
2018 240
2019 0

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 170
2010 0
2011 420
2012 440
2013 360
2014 230
2015 280
2016 0
2017 90
2018 40
2019 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 450
2007 340
2008 490
2009 460
2010 420
2011 350
2012 370
2013 380
2014 270
2015 440
2016 520
2017 550
2018 400
2019 300

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 610
2006 590
2007 630
2008 660
2009 700
2010 720
2011 580
2012 460
2013 490
2014 550
2015 570
2016 530
2017 630
2018 670
2019 730

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2018 0
2019 80

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 380
2008 360
2009 300
2010 0
2011 170
2012 210
2013 240
2014 300
2015 260
2016 140
2017 110
2018 270
2019 270

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 180
2018 150
2019 310

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 290
2006 440
2007 530
2008 640
2009 400
2012 420
2013 360
2014 400
2015 420
2016 340

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 340

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 140
2007 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70
2018 90

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0