Construction Wages: Who Makes the Most and Where?
People often think of the construction industry as a single, monolithic entity of laborers in yellow hard hats, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. The industry consists of a large number of firms, most of which are small and operate locally, and it spans numerous different occupations, from sheet metal workers to building inspectors to plumbers. An analysis of the latest available data from the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) shows that wages also reflect this diversity. Data was analyzed from the American Communitry Survey (ACS) to determine which occupations make the most in the construction industry, and which cities pay higher wages for the same job. There seems to be a relationship between an occupation’s pay grade and the level of skill required.
So how do construction occupations rank in your city?
