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Construction (NAICS 23)

Table 34: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Construction (NAICS 23), 2022-2023
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
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NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2023 2022 N % 2023 2022 $ % 2023 2022 $ %
23 Construction - Private 22,330 21,261 1,069 5.0 $1,501,982,333 $1,324,268,883 $177,713,450 13.4 $67,262 $62,287 $4,976 8.0
236  Construction of Buildings  4,574 4,477 98 2.2 $289,796,050 $265,631,208 $24,164,842 9.1 $63,351 $59,337 $4,015 6.8
2361  Residential Building Construction  3,339 3,314 25 0.7 $188,170,581 $176,966,956 $11,203,625 6.3 $56,353 $53,393 $2,959 5.5
236115 New Single-Family General Contractors  1,958 1,887 71 3.8 $122,223,268 $114,835,506 $7,387,762 6.4 $62,417 $60,856 $1,561 2.6
236116 New Multifamily General Contractors  38 38 0 1.1 $2,157,881 $2,088,785 $69,096 3.3 $56,786 $55,582 $1,204 2.2
236117 New Housing For-Sale Builders  155 164 -9 -5.6 $8,691,004 $8,523,877 $167,127 2.0 $55,981 $51,842 $4,139 8.0
236118 Residential Remodelers  1,188 1,225 -38 -3.1 $55,098,428 $51,518,788 $3,579,640 6.9 $46,389 $42,042 $4,347 10.3
2362  Nonresidential Building Construction  1,235 1,162 73 6.3 $101,625,469 $88,664,252 $12,961,217 14.6 $82,271 $76,287 $5,984 7.8
236210 Industrial Building Construction  199 165 35 21.0 $22,587,800 $17,177,958 $5,409,842 31.5 $113,267 $104,267 $9,001 8.6
236220 Commercial Building Construction  1,036 998 38 3.8 $79,037,669 $71,486,294 $7,551,375 10.6 $76,304 $71,665 $4,638 6.5
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  5,667 4,925 741 15.0 $452,036,197 $372,080,364 $79,955,833 21.5 $79,772 $75,543 $4,229 5.6
2371  Utility System Construction  3,807 2,990 817 27.3 $308,523,520 $236,222,921 $72,300,599 30.6 $81,048 $79,000 $2,048 2.6
237110 Water & Sewer System Construction  454 391 64 16.2 $27,355,504 $22,098,511 $5,256,993 23.8 $60,199 $56,529 $3,669 6.5
237120 Oil & Gas Pipeline Construction  2,053 1,779 275 15.4 $168,992,562 $145,276,803 $23,715,759 16.3 $82,305 $81,685 $620 0.8
237130 Power & Communication System Construction  1,299 821 478 58.3 $112,175,454 $68,847,607 $43,327,847 62.9 $86,355 $83,884 $2,471 2.9
2372  Land Subdivision  59 60 -2 -3.0 $2,773,471 $2,676,845 $96,626 3.6 $47,410 $44,370 $3,040 6.9
237210 Land Subdivision  59 60 -2 -3.0 $2,773,471 $2,676,845 $96,626 3.6 $47,410 $44,370 $3,040 6.9
2373  Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction  1,447 1,525 -78 -5.1 $107,592,388 $104,004,675 $3,587,713 3.4 $74,368 $68,211 $6,157 9.0
237310 Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction  1,447 1,525 -78 -5.1 $107,592,388 $104,004,675 $3,587,713 3.4 $74,368 $68,211 $6,157 9.0
2379  Other Heavy Construction  355 350 5 1.3 $33,146,818 $29,175,923 $3,970,895 13.6 $93,458 $83,319 $10,139 12.2
237990 Other Heavy Construction  355 350 5 1.3 $33,146,818 $29,175,923 $3,970,895 13.6 $93,458 $83,319 $10,139 12.2
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  12,089 11,859 230 1.9 $760,150,086 $686,557,311 $73,592,775 10.7 $62,879 $57,895 $4,984 8.6
2381  Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors  2,462 2,407 55 2.3 $142,344,546 $126,500,091 $15,844,455 12.5 $57,819 $52,561 $5,258 10.0
238111 Residential Poured Foundation Contractors  454 476 -23 -4.7 $22,653,638 $22,348,048 $305,590 1.4 $49,944 $46,942 $3,002 6.4
238112 Nonresidential Poured Foundation Contractors  278 252 27 10.5 $16,176,735 $13,491,967 $2,684,768 19.9 $58,102 $53,557 $4,545 8.5
238131 Residential Framing Contractors  145 139 6 4.3 $7,567,753 $6,986,663 $581,090 8.3 $52,310 $50,354 $1,956 3.9
238132 Nonresidential Framing Contractors  21 13 8 62.7 $1,526,330 $981,421 $544,909 55.5 $73,558 $76,974 -$3,416 -4.4
238141 Residential Masonry Contractors  305 261 43 16.6 $15,465,435 $12,468,087 $2,997,348 24.0 $50,748 $47,694 $3,054 6.4
238142 Nonresidential Masonry Contractors  125 100 25 24.4 $6,285,366 $5,066,380 $1,218,986 24.1 $50,351 $50,497 -$146 -0.3
238151 Residential Glass & Glazing Contractors  37 42 -4 -10.0 $1,758,162 $1,693,341 $64,821 3.8 $46,985 $40,725 $6,260 15.4
238152 Nonresidential Glass & Glazing Contractors  63 66 -3 -4.2 $3,587,838 $3,459,084 $128,754 3.7 $56,653 $52,347 $4,306 8.2
238161 Residential Roofing Contractors  328 331 -3 -1.0 $16,188,875 $14,783,848 $1,405,027 9.5 $49,344 $44,630 $4,714 10.6
238162 Nonresidential Roofing Contractors  104 107 -3 -3.0 $6,892,181 $6,561,743 $330,438 5.0 $66,322 $61,279 $5,043 8.2
238191 Other Residential Exterior Contractors  9 8 1 16.8 $374,845 $305,101 $69,744 22.9 $40,524 $38,523 $2,001 5.2
238192 Other Nonresidential Exterior Contractors  302 291 11 3.8 $28,192,170 $22,385,530 $5,806,640 25.9 $93,274 $76,905 $16,369 21.3
2382  Building Equipment Contractors  5,654 5,559 95 1.7 $386,385,273 $351,663,105 $34,722,168 9.9 $68,334 $63,261 $5,073 8.0
238211 Residential Electrical Contractors  857 832 25 3.0 $48,650,111 $44,579,681 $4,070,430 9.1 $56,746 $53,560 $3,186 5.9
238212 Nonresidential Electrical Contractors  1,755 1,682 73 4.3 $130,507,627 $117,091,297 $13,416,330 11.5 $74,346 $69,601 $4,745 6.8
238221 Residential Plumbing & Hvac Contractors  1,285 1,275 10 0.8 $65,844,510 $62,483,002 $3,361,508 5.4 $51,248 $49,013 $2,235 4.6
238222 Nonresidential Plumbing & Hvac Contractors  1,030 952 78 8.2 $70,388,523 $62,764,971 $7,623,552 12.1 $68,322 $65,912 $2,410 3.7
238291 Other Residential Equipment Contractors  35 26 10 37.0 $1,706,798 $1,144,915 $561,883 49.1 $48,530 $44,601 $3,929 8.8
238292 Other Nonresidential Equipment Contractors  691 792 -100 -12.7 $69,287,704 $63,599,239 $5,688,465 8.9 $100,224 $80,353 $19,871 24.7
2383  Building Finishing Contractors  1,380 1,375 5 0.4 $67,650,946 $62,247,089 $5,403,857 8.7 $49,008 $45,268 $3,740 8.3
238311 Residential Drywall Contractors  307 289 18 6.2 $14,898,034 $13,841,743 $1,056,291 7.6 $48,528 $47,867 $661 1.4
238312 Nonresidential Drywall Contractors  89 100 -11 -11.2 $5,072,629 $4,524,308 $548,321 12.1 $57,318 $45,393 $11,925 26.3
238321 Residential Painting Contractors  352 364 -12 -3.2 $15,380,922 $14,141,619 $1,239,303 8.8 $43,644 $38,851 $4,793 12.3
238322 Nonresidential Painting Contractors  95 91 4 4.1 $4,196,262 $3,756,168 $440,094 11.7 $44,288 $41,277 $3,011 7.3
238331 Residential Flooring Contractors  71 79 -8 -10.4 $3,059,684 $3,183,341 -$123,657 -3.9 $43,400 $40,464 $2,935 7.3
238332 Nonresidential Flooring Contractors  21 12 9 73.7 $774,231 $412,004 $362,227 87.9 $36,145 $33,415 $2,730 8.2
238341 Residential Tile & Terrazzo Contractors  56 55 1 1.0 $2,585,647 $2,208,606 $377,041 17.1 $46,172 $39,852 $6,320 15.9
238342 Nonresidential Tile & Terrazzo Contractors  16 16 0 -1.6 $733,182 $687,559 $45,623 6.6 $46,551 $42,972 $3,579 8.3
238351 Residential Finish Carpentry Contractors  249 242 7 2.9 $13,046,394 $11,947,697 $1,098,697 9.2 $52,343 $49,303 $3,039 6.2
238352 Nonresidential Finish Carpentry Contractors  50 54 -4 -8.0 $3,465,679 $3,528,604 -$62,925 -1.8 $69,774 $65,345 $4,430 6.8
238391 Other Residential Finishing Contractors  56 51 5 10.0 $3,394,352 $3,112,646 $281,706 9.1 $60,885 $61,430 -$545 -0.9
238392 Other Nonresidential Finishing Contractors  19 22 -2 -11.0 $1,043,930 $902,794 $141,136 15.6 $53,755 $41,356 $12,400 30.0
2389  Other Specialty Trade Contractors  2,593 2,518 75 3.0 $163,769,321 $146,147,026 $17,622,295 12.1 $63,170 $58,041 $5,130 8.8
238911 Residential Site Preparation Contractors  536 561 -25 -4.4 $29,671,315 $28,848,664 $822,651 2.9 $55,314 $51,401 $3,913 7.6
238912 Nonresidential Site Preparation Contractors  1,073 1,015 58 5.7 $71,461,258 $61,991,941 $9,469,317 15.3 $66,579 $61,056 $5,523 9.0
238991 All Other Residential Trade Contractors  301 305 -4 -1.4 $13,845,051 $13,418,823 $426,228 3.2 $46,035 $43,972 $2,063 4.7
238992 All Other Nonresidential Trade Contractors  682 636 46 7.2 $48,791,697 $41,887,598 $6,904,099 16.5 $71,542 $65,835 $5,707 8.7
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: April 2024. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/19/24.