# Construction Trades Workers

> SOC minor group 47-2000 within Construction and Extraction Occupations — 31 detailed occupations.

- **SOC minor group:** 47-2000
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/occupation-groups/construction-trades-workers
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures below are aggregates over the group's member occupations, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 5,147,840.
- **Median wage:** $56,020.
- **Projected growth (BLS 2024–34):** 5.6%.
- **Annual openings:** 535.3.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (mean across member occupations):** 3rd percentile (Low) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Member occupations

- Construction Laborers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2061-00) — $46,730; 0th percentile overlap
- Electricians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2111-00) — $62,350; 0th percentile overlap
- Carpenters (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2031-00) — $59,310; 0th percentile overlap
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2073-00) — $58,710; 0th percentile overlap
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2152-00) — $62,970; 0th percentile overlap
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2152-04) — $62,970; 0th percentile overlap
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2141-00) — $48,660; 0th percentile overlap
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2051-00) — $54,660; 0th percentile overlap
- Roofers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2181-00) — $50,970; 0th percentile overlap
- Sheet Metal Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2211-00) — $60,850; 0th percentile overlap
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2081-00) — $58,140; 0th percentile overlap
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2221-00) — $62,700; 0th percentile overlap
- Glaziers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2121-00) — $55,440; 0th percentile overlap
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2021-00) — $60,800; 0th percentile overlap
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2071-00) — $51,650; 0th percentile overlap
- Tile and Stone Setters (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2044-00) — $52,240; 0th percentile overlap
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2131-00) — $48,680; 0th percentile overlap
- Pipelayers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2151-00) — $48,710; 0th percentile overlap
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2231-00) — $51,860; 0th percentile overlap
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2132-00) — $57,250; 0th percentile overlap

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T20:31:11.516731+00:00. https://singulariki.com/occupation-groups/construction-trades-workers_