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DECEMBER 2015 •
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MARKET TO MARKET
SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS are responsible
for pouring concrete, site preparation, plumbing, painting,
and electrical work. These types of businesses usually per-
form most of their work at the construction site, although
they may have shops where they perform prefabrication
and other work. Establishments primarily engaged in
preparing sites for new construction are also included in
this category. In September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
recorded just over four million employees of the subsector.
Source: BLS
Specialty Trade
Contractors
ABOUT THE INDUSTRY
Earnings by Occupation (2014)
Hourly
Annual
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
Construction laborers
$14.72
$16.97
$30,620
$35,300
Carpenters
$19.02
$21.72
$39,570
$45,170
Electricians
$23.69
$25.81
$49,270
$53,680
Plumbers, pipefitters,
$24.34
$26.65
$50,630
$55,430
and steamfitters
First-line supervisors/
$28.23
$30.28
$58,720
$62,980
managers of construction
trades and extraction workers