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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 44,580
2006 46,030
2007 45,890
2008 44,370
2009 39,270
2010 35,890
2011 34,430
2012 33,630
2013 33,920
2014 34,080
2015 34,680
2016 34,290
2017 35,510
2018 36,900
2019 38,560

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 4,270
2006 4,140
2007 4,430
2008 4,540
2009 4,120
2010 3,790
2011 3,850
2012 3,640
2013 3,460
2014 3,510
2015 3,730
2016 3,900
2017 4,240
2018 5,220
2019 5,330

Boilermakers
Year Number
2005 220
2006 210
2007 190
2008 180
2009 300
2010 300
2011 0
2012 200
2013 140
2014 140
2015 130
2016 160
2017 160
2018 160
2019 110

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 1,540
2007 1,310
2008 1,060
2009 700
2010 440
2011 290
2012 200
2013 310
2014 380
2015 460
2016 540
2017 380
2018 440
2019 270

Stonemasons
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2011 30
2012 60
2013 50

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 5,450
2006 5,790
2007 6,220
2008 5,980
2009 4,290
2010 3,610
2011 2,990
2012 3,000
2013 3,240
2014 3,810
2015 3,990
2016 3,730
2017 3,560
2018 3,920
2019 4,110

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 0

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 50
2007 0
2008 260
2009 330
2010 270
2011 160
2012 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 60
2017 50
2018 90
2019 80

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 1,830
2006 1,750
2007 1,380
2008 1,090
2009 910
2010 570
2011 710
2012 730
2013 820
2014 630
2015 670
2016 670
2017 880
2018 830
2019 870

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 5,660
2006 5,760
2007 6,340
2008 6,500
2009 5,420
2010 4,740
2011 4,150
2012 3,630
2013 3,350
2014 3,500
2015 4,100
2016 4,180
2017 4,520
2018 4,930
2019 5,330

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 440
2006 420
2007 220
2008 270
2009 240
2010 390
2011 300
2012 420
2013 290
2014 300
2015 270
2016 330
2017 350
2018 220
2019 250

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 100
2007 100
2008 230
2009 190
2010 0
2011 0
2012 100
2013 130
2014 60
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 2,980
2006 2,290
2007 2,200
2008 1,970
2009 1,980
2010 1,690
2011 1,670
2012 1,570
2013 1,670
2014 1,760
2015 2,050
2016 2,110
2017 2,450
2018 2,390
2019 2,370

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 550
2006 650
2007 520
2008 530
2009 390
2010 440
2011 350
2012 420
2013 390
2014 490
2015 450
2016 490
2017 340
2018 0

Tapers
Year Number
2005 0

Electricians
Year Number
2005 4,970
2006 5,040
2007 5,400
2008 5,150
2009 4,770
2010 4,690
2011 5,010
2012 5,590
2013 5,190
2014 5,010
2015 4,910
2016 4,870
2017 4,810
2018 4,590
2019 4,790

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 290
2007 180
2008 0
2009 0
2010 240
2011 330
2012 260
2013 240
2014 100
2015 80
2016 100
2017 0
2018 80
2019 0

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2005 450
2006 360
2007 0
2008 0
2012 150
2013 200
2014 210
2015 140
2016 80
2017 0
2018 180
2019 290

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2006 820
2007 730
2008 750
2009 650
2010 660
2011 720
2013 590
2014 570
2015 640
2017 650
2018 640
2019 660

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 2,000
2006 2,310
2007 2,210
2008 2,280
2009 2,240
2010 2,100
2011 1,900
2012 1,840
2013 2,120
2014 1,880
2015 1,570
2016 1,620
2017 1,570
2018 1,420
2019 1,480

Paperhangers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 370
2007 420
2008 370
2009 310
2010 300
2011 330
2012 310
2013 320
2014 350
2015 290
2016 280
2017 360
2018 380
2019 310

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 4,890
2006 5,070
2007 5,040
2008 4,960
2009 4,650
2010 4,410
2011 4,550
2012 4,380
2013 4,080
2014 4,340
2015 4,720
2016 5,060
2017 5,030
2018 4,940
2019 5,590

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 230
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2019 0

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 200
2008 0
2009 220
2010 230
2011 0
2012 170
2013 140
2014 140

Roofers
Year Number
2005 990
2006 800
2007 760
2008 600
2009 480
2010 380
2011 470
2012 540
2013 580
2014 490
2015 430
2016 460
2017 530
2018 460
2019 400

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 1,900
2006 2,040
2007 1,760
2008 1,810
2009 1,610
2010 1,440
2011 1,480
2012 1,710
2013 1,800
2014 1,700
2015 1,530
2016 1,520
2017 1,480
2018 1,760
2019 1,980

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 390
2007 410
2008 370
2009 190
2010 260
2011 230
2012 300
2013 300
2014 350
2015 360
2016 340
2017 350
2018 350
2019 360

Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Year Number
2019 0

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 710
2006 830
2007 590
2008 560
2009 450
2010 360
2011 220
2012 280
2013 360
2014 320
2015 280
2016 350
2017 270
2018 280
2019 230

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 720
2006 750
2007 860
2008 690
2009 580
2010 460
2011 580
2012 680
2013 750
2014 600
2015 460
2016 320
2017 440
2018 440
2019 560

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 730
2006 910
2007 1,020
2008 1,230
2009 820
2010 910
2011 940
2012 940
2013 870
2014 870
2015 810
2016 660
2017 670
2018 560
2019 460

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 120
2006 180
2007 130
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 100
2014 100
2015 90
2016 0
2017 0

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 950
2006 780
2007 920
2008 760
2009 700
2010 600
2011 660
2012 440
2013 290
2014 360
2015 370
2016 440
2017 500
2018 530
2019 580

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 200
2007 160
2008 130
2009 0
2011 90
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 570
2006 390
2007 320
2008 350
2009 390
2010 290
2011 260
2012 170
2013 140
2014 150
2015 140
2016 210
2017 190
2018 220
2019 180

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 710
2006 670
2007 640
2008 750
2009 640
2010 670
2011 530
2012 700
2013 730
2014 780
2015 850
2016 870
2017 920
2018 850
2019 870

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 240
2008 0
2009 150
2010 50
2011 0
2016 30

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2007 0
2008 160
2009 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 320
2007 250
2008 260
2009 220
2010 180
2011 200
2012 310
2013 410
2014 380
2015 280
2016 210
2017 390
2018 400
2019 390

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 440
2007 380
2008 390
2009 410
2010 540
2011 540
2012 610
2013 670
2014 590
2015 560
2016 430
2018 300
2019 290

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Year Number
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2018 0

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 110
2013 140
2014 210
2015 250
2016 210
2017 240
2018 270
2019 310

Segmental Pavers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 330
2009 770

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Year Number
2019 70

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0