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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in South Carolina

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 81,780
2005 87,420
2006 96,410
2007 101,210
2008 93,260
2009 76,490
2010 63,900
2011 62,320
2012 60,120
2013 59,210
2014 65,690
2015 66,170
2016 73,140
2017 78,160
2018 82,460
2019 82,670

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 8,950
2005 10,630
2006 10,740
2007 11,640
2008 10,860
2009 9,010
2010 6,880
2011 6,710
2012 6,450
2013 7,380
2014 8,610
2015 8,940
2016 9,570
2017 9,800
2018 10,370
2019 11,390

Boilermakers
Year Number
2004 490
2005 0
2006 0
2007 150
2008 200
2009 230
2010 210
2011 160
2012 110
2013 0
2014 170
2015 230
2016 240
2017 240
2018 210
2019 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2004 1,910
2005 1,890
2006 1,900
2007 1,930
2008 1,570
2009 1,370
2010 980
2011 930
2012 700
2013 650
2014 620
2015 720
2016 730
2017 600
2018 620
2019 650

Stonemasons
Year Number
2004 0
2005 220
2006 0
2007 50
2008 70
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 90
2019 90

Carpenters
Year Number
2004 10,750
2005 12,530
2006 14,380
2007 14,200
2008 12,300
2009 8,930
2010 7,400
2011 6,750
2012 7,400
2013 7,010
2014 7,300
2015 7,030
2016 8,380
2017 8,740
2018 9,330
2019 8,840

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2004 270
2005 0
2006 190
2007 140
2008 170
2009 100
2010 90
2011 130
2012 170
2013 180
2014 200
2015 180
2016 340
2017 400
2018 380
2019 220

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2004 120
2005 110
2006 170
2007 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 110
2011 180
2012 190
2014 0
2015 80
2016 160
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Floor Sanders and Finishers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 120
2006 220
2007 0
2008 330
2009 250
2010 210
2011 100
2012 100
2013 0
2014 60
2015 60
2019 70

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2004 400
2005 410
2006 850
2007 970
2008 850
2009 560
2010 270
2011 270
2012 230
2013 290
2014 350
2015 390
2016 290
2017 290
2018 250
2019 240

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2004 2,570
2005 2,680
2006 2,760
2007 2,540
2008 2,650
2009 2,180
2010 2,030
2011 1,720
2012 1,370
2013 1,520
2014 1,530
2015 1,520
2016 1,670
2017 1,800
2018 2,330
2019 2,120

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 50
2006 0
2007 240
2008 170
2009 0

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2004 12,150
2005 11,720
2006 12,790
2007 14,480
2008 14,230
2009 11,720
2010 10,960
2011 10,560
2012 11,920
2013 12,030
2014 12,680
2015 14,310
2016 15,290
2017 17,340
2018 17,810
2019 17,620

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 870
2006 1,010
2007 1,140
2008 1,040
2009 800
2010 860
2011 790
2012 820
2013 460
2014 460
2015 600
2016 670
2017 790
2018 640
2019 770

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2004 90
2005 80
2006 30
2008 230
2009 220
2010 180
2011 120
2012 90
2013 30
2015 0
2016 140
2017 270
2018 190

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 5,000
2005 5,690
2006 6,270
2007 6,300
2008 5,710
2009 4,460
2010 4,650
2011 4,630
2012 4,510
2013 4,490
2014 4,760
2015 5,060
2016 5,390
2017 6,170
2018 6,570
2019 6,890

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,000
2006 1,250
2007 1,310
2008 1,260
2009 950
2010 650
2011 740
2012 680
2013 750
2014 930
2015 850
2016 920
2017 1,060
2018 1,290
2019 1,290

Tapers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 60
2006 0
2007 60
2008 0
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70

Electricians
Year Number
2004 6,490
2005 7,750
2006 8,690
2007 9,720
2008 9,240
2009 7,590
2010 6,210
2011 6,030
2012 5,810
2013 6,310
2014 6,850
2015 7,020
2016 7,520
2017 8,850
2018 9,080
2019 10,510

Glaziers
Year Number
2004 720
2005 510
2006 720
2007 800
2008 780
2009 480
2010 340
2011 370
2012 320
2013 380
2014 330
2015 300
2016 370
2017 380
2018 390
2019 370

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2004 900
2005 710
2006 400
2007 440
2008 490
2009 520
2010 390
2011 360
2012 240
2013 370
2014 460
2015 520
2016 640
2017 670
2018 500
2019 360

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2004 190
2005 520
2006 450
2007 720
2008 570
2009 600
2010 320
2011 380
2012 390
2013 470
2014 320
2015 480
2016 600
2017 490
2018 340
2019 220

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2004 3,520
2005 3,400
2006 3,550
2007 3,800
2008 3,760
2009 3,190
2010 2,650
2011 2,290
2012 2,270
2013 2,180
2014 2,330
2015 2,200
2016 2,540
2017 2,420
2018 2,240
2019 2,300

Paperhangers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 30
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2015 40
2016 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2004 1,400
2005 1,310
2006 1,520
2007 1,360
2008 1,510
2009 1,000
2010 950
2011 770
2012 760
2013 660
2014 790
2015 800
2016 770
2017 770
2018 920
2019 880

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 4,540
2005 5,980
2006 6,730
2007 7,720
2008 6,470
2009 5,340
2010 4,510
2011 4,310
2012 4,140
2013 3,790
2014 4,740
2015 4,200
2016 4,000
2017 4,430
2018 5,580
2019 5,540

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 680
2005 630
2006 440
2007 310
2008 200
2009 210
2010 190
2011 200
2012 120
2013 0
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 100

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2004 430
2005 470
2006 270
2007 230
2008 240
2009 210
2010 270
2011 380
2012 400
2013 390
2014 380
2015 330
2016 390
2017 0
2018 250
2019 120

Roofers
Year Number
2004 1,550
2005 1,430
2006 1,460
2007 1,490
2008 1,440
2009 1,330
2010 1,220
2011 1,120
2012 980
2013 950
2014 930
2015 1,000
2016 1,300
2017 1,540
2018 1,690
2019 1,300

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2004 3,080
2005 2,780
2006 2,920
2007 2,540
2008 2,580
2009 2,580
2010 2,060
2011 1,780
2012 1,460
2013 1,670
2014 1,510
2015 1,760
2016 1,950
2017 1,980
2018 1,960
2019 1,870

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2004 940
2005 730
2006 740
2007 600
2008 620
2009 680
2010 670
2011 690
2012 720
2013 850
2014 840
2015 720
2016 930
2017 850
2018 850
2019 710

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2019 50

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2004 1,200
2005 1,110
2006 1,440
2007 1,470
2008 1,070
2009 790
2010 460
2011 320
2012 310
2013 380
2014 390
2015 290
2016 280
2017 350
2018 290
2019 230

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2004 2,890
2005 3,630
2006 3,390
2007 2,820
2008 2,130
2009 1,580
2010 1,090
2011 680
2012 600
2013 600
2014 730
2015 740
2016 880
2017 710
2018 870
2019 680

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2004 2,110
2005 2,480
2006 3,020
2007 3,510
2008 3,550
2009 2,930
2010 2,320
2011 1,950
2012 1,420
2013 1,630
2014 1,690
2015 1,800
2016 1,750
2017 1,920
2018 1,990
2019 1,860

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2004 510
2005 620
2006 660
2007 600
2008 420
2009 200
2010 110
2011 100
2012 50
2013 30
2014 30
2015 0
2016 90
2017 100
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2004 2,290
2005 2,230
2006 2,400
2007 2,650
2008 2,020
2009 1,560
2010 1,230
2011 1,100
2012 940
2013 990
2014 1,530
2015 1,700
2016 1,800
2017 1,420
2018 1,330
2019 1,290

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2004 500
2005 370
2006 380
2007 360
2008 330
2009 240
2010 190
2011 230
2012 230
2013 270
2014 230
2015 220
2016 180
2017 190
2018 150
2019 80

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2004 510
2005 450
2006 490
2007 580
2008 530
2009 450
2010 280
2011 320
2012 210
2013 90
2014 110
2015 190
2016 190
2017 200
2018 280
2019 410

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2004 770
2005 1,060
2006 1,220
2007 1,170
2008 1,000
2009 990
2010 1,070
2011 1,030
2012 1,040
2013 910
2014 770
2015 760
2016 890
2017 1,040
2018 1,280
2019 1,400

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2004 110
2005 0
2006 310
2007 330
2008 180
2009 310
2010 320
2011 320
2012 320
2013 290
2014 420
2015 0
2016 260
2017 250
2018 390
2019 580

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 280
2007 250
2008 0
2009 290
2010 270
2011 270
2012 350
2013 170
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 160
2018 0
2019 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2004 280
2005 350
2006 830
2007 780
2008 860
2009 1,070
2012 480
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 600
2017 540
2018 620
2019 0

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2004 580
2005 0
2006 370
2007 410
2008 440
2009 480
2010 340
2011 2,570
2012 1,150
2013 380
2014 1,870
2015 260
2016 410
2017 590
2018 520
2019 520

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 220
2005 130
2006 130
2007 210
2008 230
2009 280
2010 180
2011 120
2012 70
2013 50
2014 90
2015 80
2016 120
2017 80
2018 90
2019 0

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2004 130
2005 390
2006 550
2007 690
2008 460
2009 430
2010 270
2011 360
2012 330
2013 370
2014 440
2015 490
2016 640
2017 530
2018 540
2019 450

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 70
2008 110
2009 0
2010 40
2017 0
2018 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 120
2008 100
2009 100
2014 0
2016 0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 300

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2004 0
2005 60
2007 40
2008 100
2009 0
2010 150
2011 160
2012 200
2013 150
2014 180
2015 160
2016 160
2017 0
2018 30

Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 70
2005 100
2006 100
2007 80
2008 60
2009 0
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
Year Number
2013 40
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40
2018 40

Rock Splitters, Quarry
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 50
2007 0
2009 100
2010 80
2011 80
2013 0
2016 0
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Extraction Workers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 100
2006 110
2007 110
2008 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2019 60

Extraction Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 60