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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 73,740
2006 80,080
2007 77,170
2008 66,040
2009 55,610
2010 46,250
2011 43,500
2012 42,850
2013 44,540
2014 48,150
2015 52,200
2016 55,580
2017 58,910
2018 59,400
2019 60,050

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 5,560
2006 6,310
2007 6,600
2008 6,130
2009 5,450
2010 4,710
2011 4,240
2012 4,130
2013 4,370
2014 4,520
2015 4,920
2016 5,300
2017 5,590
2018 5,880
2019 5,710

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 0
2010 0
2011 100

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 780
2006 780
2007 580
2008 600
2009 510
2010 450
2011 360
2012 390
2013 510
2014 380
2015 410
2016 370
2017 220
2018 240
2019 200

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 330
2006 300
2007 390
2008 360
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 230
2019 180

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 14,410
2006 14,960
2007 12,360
2008 9,340
2009 7,280
2010 5,540
2011 5,000
2012 4,640
2013 4,100
2014 5,320
2015 6,480
2016 7,570
2017 8,230
2018 8,240
2019 8,590

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 2,040
2007 660
2008 590
2009 410
2010 480
2011 530
2012 690
2013 580
2014 500
2015 500
2016 610
2017 830
2018 1,000
2019 1,140

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 330
2006 430
2007 450
2008 390
2009 410
2010 0
2011 0
2012 170
2013 230
2014 270
2015 210
2016 0
2017 0
2019 560

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2013 0
2018 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 790
2006 860
2007 1,160
2008 1,170
2009 750
2010 550
2011 420
2012 0
2013 580
2014 810
2015 890
2016 630
2017 450
2018 290
2019 430

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 2,330
2006 2,420
2007 2,140
2008 1,850
2009 1,380
2010 1,170
2011 1,150
2012 1,380
2013 1,270
2014 1,270
2015 1,470
2016 1,210
2017 1,220
2018 1,290
2019 2,070

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 90
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 11,840
2006 13,100
2007 14,010
2008 12,290
2009 9,040
2010 7,070
2011 6,960
2012 6,880
2013 7,680
2014 8,390
2015 8,140
2016 8,850
2017 8,920
2018 9,780
2019 8,500

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 280
2007 350
2008 370
2009 960
2010 910
2011 950
2012 420
2013 1,350
2014 1,490
2015 1,300
2016 590
2017 490
2018 300
2019 650

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2005 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 3,560
2006 3,820
2007 2,850
2008 2,580
2009 2,200
2010 1,580
2011 1,410
2012 1,450
2013 1,430
2014 1,340
2015 1,790
2016 1,810
2017 2,410
2018 2,470
2019 2,580

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 3,140
2006 3,060
2007 3,340
2008 2,690
2009 2,250
2010 1,760
2011 1,570
2012 1,660
2013 1,750
2014 2,170
2015 2,650
2016 3,110
2017 3,070
2018 3,080
2019 3,310

Tapers
Year Number
2005 980
2006 790
2007 460
2008 390
2009 480
2010 620
2011 450
2012 420
2013 380
2014 450
2015 510
2016 810
2017 990
2018 910
2019 740

Electricians
Year Number
2005 5,500
2006 5,990
2007 7,240
2008 6,250
2009 6,130
2010 5,480
2011 4,400
2012 4,600
2013 4,520
2014 5,260
2015 5,320
2016 6,420
2017 7,070
2018 7,650
2019 7,640

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1,020
2008 490
2009 290
2010 330
2011 440
2012 590
2013 780
2014 570
2015 550
2016 0
2017 570
2018 860
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2005 380
2006 240
2007 310
2008 230
2009 290
2010 200
2011 190
2012 260
2013 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2006 250
2007 270
2008 360
2009 210
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 120
2016 130
2017 120
2018 0
2019 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 4,520
2006 4,410
2007 4,340
2008 4,070
2009 3,940
2010 3,090
2011 3,320
2012 3,390
2013 3,430
2014 3,590
2015 3,630
2016 3,760
2017 3,870
2018 3,770
2019 3,830

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 550
2006 570
2007 470
2008 490
2009 550
2010 460
2011 390
2012 300
2013 340
2014 530
2015 370
2016 240
2017 180
2018 0
2019 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 5,840
2006 6,140
2007 5,510
2008 5,060
2009 4,200
2010 3,780
2011 3,780
2012 3,870
2013 3,680
2014 4,050
2015 3,990
2016 5,120
2017 4,930
2018 5,610
2019 5,370

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,420
2007 1,120
2008 1,190
2009 730
2010 460
2011 410
2012 470
2013 670
2014 460
2015 500
2016 410
2017 780
2018 630
2019 660

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 580
2007 610
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2014 0
2015 490
2016 570
2017 390

Roofers
Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,570
2007 1,450
2008 1,340
2009 1,110
2010 1,020
2011 1,110
2012 1,130
2013 1,190
2014 1,430
2015 1,290
2016 1,430
2017 1,300
2018 1,520
2019 1,540

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 2,380
2006 2,080
2007 2,150
2008 1,870
2009 1,950
2010 2,060
2011 1,950
2012 1,750
2013 1,570
2014 1,760
2015 2,270
2016 2,220
2017 1,700
2018 1,050
2019 1,700

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2006 400
2007 420
2008 330
2009 330
2010 400
2011 590
2012 690
2013 700
2014 430
2015 480
2016 860
2017 1,220
2018 1,330
2019 720

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 930
2006 960
2007 1,280
2008 1,050
2009 700
2010 430
2011 260
2012 170
2013 150
2014 180
2015 240
2016 370
2017 240
2018 0
2019 330

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 650
2006 660
2007 640
2008 420
2009 320
2010 260
2011 230
2012 180
2013 160
2014 0
2015 250
2016 310
2017 320
2018 250
2019 170

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 480
2006 690
2007 870
2008 830
2009 660
2010 350
2011 380
2012 680
2013 720
2014 540
2015 380
2016 600
2017 0
2018 0
2019 90

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 380
2006 320
2007 340
2008 250
2009 250
2010 290
2011 340
2012 320
2013 250
2014 0
2015 260
2016 180
2017 410
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,150
2007 1,100
2008 780
2009 420
2010 300
2011 160
2012 180
2013 250
2014 400
2015 260
2016 170
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 50
2009 70
2010 60
2011 0
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 310
2006 320
2007 260
2008 30
2009 60
2010 120
2011 160
2012 140
2013 190
2014 220
2015 320
2016 0
2017 360
2018 310
2019 400

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 1,120
2007 900
2008 680
2009 700
2010 830
2011 790
2012 720
2013 740
2014 760
2015 1,100
2016 1,120
2017 1,300
2018 1,200
2019 1,010

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 30
2011 160
2012 180
2013 0
2014 130
2015 130

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 290
2007 230
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 340

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 0
2008 200
2009 290
2010 330
2011 410
2012 480
2013 660
2014 480
2015 440
2016 360
2017 420
2018 510
2019 460

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 190
2006 260
2007 240
2008 330
2009 320
2010 340
2011 0
2012 140
2013 220
2014 290
2015 380
2016 350
2017 270
2018 250
2019 520

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 540
2006 570
2007 290
2008 480
2009 450
2010 390
2011 350
2012 260
2013 60
2014 60
2015 160
2016 100
2017 160
2018 150
2019 230

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2017 370
2018 600
2019 670

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 940
2007 760
2008 420
2009 520
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 170
2018 0

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2014 70

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2010 40
2011 50