Construction Laborers

This post summarizes key statistics on Construction Laborers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 24,459
25 34,703
30 36,650
35 39,692
40 39,692
45 42,759
50 42,759
55 41,055
60 39,215
65 37,490


Hours Worked Share
0-20 6.60
20-39 14.30
39-41 57.80
41-50 14.30
50-60 5.20
More than 60 1.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Construction Laborers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
96.80 37,076 All construction
0.30 35,428 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
0.30 17,103 Personnel supply services
0.10 23,336 Landscape and horticultural services
0.10 55,586 Oil and gas extraction
0.10 101,398 Services incidental to transportation
0.10 70,035 Telephone communications
0.10 61,795 Electric light and power
0.10 64,642 Gas and steam supply systems
0.10 53,753 Water supply and irrigation

This table highlights the top industries people working as Construction Laborers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Construction Laborers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Construction Laborers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Construction Laborers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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