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1999 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Construction and Extraction Occupations for Orlando, FL, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment, Median Hourly, Mean Hourly and Mean Annual definitions are listed below.


Occupation Title Employment Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (1)
Construction and Extraction Occupations 39,380 $11.66 $12.31 $25,610
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 3,020 $16.96 $17.70 $36,820
Brickmasons and Blockmasons (5) $18.63 $18.13 $37,710
Carpenters 3,210 $12.35 $12.42 $25,840
Carpet Installers (3) (5) $13.78 $16.93 $35,220
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1,180 $10.01 $10.29 $21,410
Construction Laborers 4,750 $9.50 $9.82 $20,420
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (3) 650 $10.21 $11.36 $23,630
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (3) 1,940 $11.34 $11.78 $24,510
Electricians 2,730 $12.11 $12.78 $26,590
Glaziers (5) $12.32 $12.21 $25,390
Insulation Workers (3) (5) $7.75 $8.95 $18,610
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 1,880 $11.55 $11.43 $23,770
Pipelayers (3) 540 $8.95 $9.34 $19,430
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (3) 3,150 $13.84 $13.94 $28,990
Plasterers and Stucco Masons (3) (5) $14.17 $12.87 $26,760
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (3) (5) $14.76 $14.52 $30,200
Roofers (3) (5) $11.42 $12.14 $25,260
Sheet Metal Workers (3) 1,400 $13.42 $14.28 $29,700
Structural Iron and Steel Workers (3) 760 $18.39 $17.91 $37,250
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (3) 370 $8.42 $8.62 $17,920
Helpers--Carpenters (3) (5) $9.12 $9.17 $19,080
Helpers--Electricians 1,020 $9.45 $9.64 $20,050
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons (3) (5) $8.73 $9.38 $19,520
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (3) 910 $8.72 $8.96 $18,630
Construction and Building Inspectors (3) 480 $16.82 $17.58 $36,570
Elevator Installers and Repairers (3) (5) $20.33 $19.31 $40,170
Highway Maintenance Workers (3) (5) $8.73 $9.10 $18,930
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (3) (5) $11.72 $12.14 $25,250
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (3) (5) $11.42 $12.26 $25,490

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
  • (1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
  • (2) = Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
  • (3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  • (4) = Median hourly wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour.
  • (5) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.

Information compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


Terms and definitions
  • Employment: the estimated total occupational employment (not including self-employed).
  • Median Hourly Wage: the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of wages based on data collected from employers in all industries; 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn less than the median wage, and 50 percent earn more than the median wage.
  • Mean Hourly Wage: the estimated total hourly wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average hourly wage.
  • Mean Annual Wage: the estimated total annual wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average annual wage.

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