DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2061 Construction Laborers

Occupational Description:
Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker are classified under ?Helpers, Construction Trades? (47-3010). Excludes ?Hazardous Materials Removal Workers? (47-4041).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA25042$20.21/hr$0.87/hr$13.03/hr$16.30/hr$18.85/hr$24.37/hr$29.85/hr
Minnesota 12,400645$24.99/hr$0.55/hr$14.52/hr$17.12/hr$22.94/hr$32.30/hr$38.22/hr
U S 1,020,3507,142$20.35/hr$0.06/hr$12.14/hr$14.49/hr$17.98/hr$23.98/hr$33.13/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Construction Laborers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction190$19.14/hr
Other Regional Data For Construction Laborers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 7,710 $27.89/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 1,130 $16.39/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 1,040 $21.01/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 750 $24.69/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 700 $17.80/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 540 $22.66/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 520 $20.80/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 510 $21.70/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 470 $18.54/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 380 $19.03/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 310 $18.01/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 250 $18.85/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Highway Maintenance Workers130$24.07/hrN/A
Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersN/AN/AN/A
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble SettersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Construction Laborers