Job Outlook for Construction Laborers and Helpers
Overall employment of construction laborers and helpers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
About 167,800 openings for construction laborers and helpers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
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Much of the projected employment growth in these occupations is due to recovery from the COVID-19 recession that began in 2020.
Construction laborers work in all fields of construction, and demand for laborers should mirror the level of overall construction activity. Repairing and replacing the nation’s infrastructure, such as roads and water lines, may result in steady demand for laborers. The increased use of prefabricated components, such as panels and modular rooms that are made offsite, will create a need for laborers in some areas to assemble them onsite.
Although employment growth of specific types of helpers is projected to vary (see table), overall demand is expected to be driven by the construction of homes, schools, office buildings, factories, and power plants. However, use of prefabrication is projected to result in the need for fewer of these workers, including both helpers of brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters in production and laborers in onsite installation.
Job Outlook for Construction Laborers
| Occupational Title | SOC Code | Employment, 2020 | Projected Employment, 2030 | Change, 2020-30 | Employment by Industry | ||
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| Percent | Numeric | ||||||
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SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program |
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| Construction laborers and helpers | — | 1,514,200 | 1,623,300 | 7 | 109,100 | — | |
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Construction laborers |
47-2061 | 1,285,200 | 1,388,300 | 8 | 103,200 | Get data | |
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Helpers–brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
47-3011 | 20,900 | 20,100 | -4 | -800 | Get data | |
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Helpers–carpenters |
47-3012 | 31,000 | 31,200 | 1 | 200 | Get data | |
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Helpers–electricians |
47-3013 | 75,500 | 76,200 | 1 | 700 | Get data | |
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Helpers–painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
47-3014 | 9,400 | 10,000 | 7 | 600 | Get data | |
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Helpers–pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
47-3015 | 56,200 | 59,400 | 6 | 3,100 | Get data | |
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Helpers–roofers |
47-3016 | 8,200 | 8,600 | 5 | 400 | Get data | |
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Helpers, construction trades, all other |
47-3019 | 27,800 | 29,500 | 6 | 1,700 | Get data | |
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Job Outlook for Construction Laborers
