Construction

Industry Sector

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Workforce Population

9.31M

2021

Average Employee Age

41.9

2021

Estimated Job Growth

4.01%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$58,555

2021

Average Male Salary

$59,426

2021

Average Female Salary

$51,597

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Construction Industry Sector are construction laborers, carpenters, and construction managers. On average, full-time employees in the Construction Industry Sector work 44 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $61,858. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.9 hours and earn an average annual salary of $25,971.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Construction Industry Sector are Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608), South of I-30 & West of I-635 PUMA, TX, and College Park City & Langley Park PUMA, MD.

The workforce of Construction Industry Sector in 2021 was 9,308,005 people, with 11.1% woman, and 88.9% men.

In 2021, 73.6% of the workforce in the Construction Industry Sector was White (6,854,076 people), of which 11.9% were women and 88.1% men.

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Construction

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Construction Industry Sector.

The workforce in Construction Industry Sector was 9,308,005 people and is concentrated in California (1,051,891 workers). The average annual salary was $58,555, being $1,041 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.88%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 8.27M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 3.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Mining, Logging, and Construction over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (1.05M), Texas (1M), and Florida (706k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Construction Industry Sector.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Construction Industry Sector had an average annual wage of $58,555, $1,041 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Construction Industry Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.398

WAGE GINI

Construction has a wage GINI of 0.398, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Construction (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Construction Industry Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Construction Industry Sector.

Construction laborers are the most common position with 1,486,563 workers, but the Construction Industry Sector employs a relatively high number of Carpenters and Construction managers.

The highest average salary in Construction goes to Food service managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Construction Industry Sector according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were construction laborers (1,486,563 people), carpenters (845,616 people), and construction managers (694,808 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$59,426

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$486

$51,597

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,223

On average, Male workers in the Construction Industry Sector make 1.15 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Construction Industry Sector.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Construction Industry Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Construction Industry Sector.

The Construction Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Construction Industry Sector.

Industrial Flow

Manufacturing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Construction Industry Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Construction Industry Sector is Manufacturing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Construction Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Manufacturing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Construction Industry Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Construction Industry Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
143,962
Florida
101,640
New York
96,862

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Construction industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Median Earnings

States with the highest median earnings in 2021

Alaska
$63,916
Hawaii
$56,449
Washington
$56,146

The charts shows the median earnings of the Construction industry by state and the annual evolution of the median earnings of the industry compared to the national level.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Construction Industry Sector in the US.

Of the total workforce, 11.1% corresponds to women and 88.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $59,426 and $51,597.

71.5% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

Gender and Age

1,035,755

Women

11.1%

8,272,250

Men

88.9%

The workforce of Construction industry in 2021 was 9,308,005 people, with 11.1% woman, and 88.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Construction industry.

Races

In 2021, 73.6% of the workforce in the Construction industry was White (6,854,076 people), of which 11.9% were women and 88.1% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Construction workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (3,546,620 people), some college (2,011,112 people), and secondary education (1,099,563 people).

The chart shows the Construction workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Construction industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Construction industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 4.01%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (13.9%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

4.01%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Construction. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.