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Construction (NAICS 23)

Table 34: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Construction, 2023-2024
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024 2023 N % 2024 2023 $ % 2024 2023 $ %
23 Construction - Private 23,621 22,340 1,281 5.7 $1,676,800,595 $1,504,728,566 $172,072,029 11.4 $70,988 $67,356 $3,632 5.4
236  Construction of Buildings  4,770 4,585 185 4.0 $322,256,037 $292,860,484 $29,395,553 10.0 $67,566 $63,876 $3,690 5.8
2361  Residential Building Construction  3,357 3,347 10 0.3 $200,647,091 $190,918,613 $9,728,478 5.1 $59,765 $57,037 $2,728 4.8
236115 New Single-Family General Contractors  1,946 1,964 -18 -0.9 $128,537,742 $124,999,420 $3,538,322 2.8 $66,041 $63,645 $2,396 3.8
236116 New Multifamily General Contractors  48 38 10 26.5 $3,543,864 $2,157,881 $1,385,983 64.2 $73,708 $56,786 $16,921 29.8
236117 New Housing For-Sale Builders  169 155 14 9.1 $10,051,998 $8,637,008 $1,414,990 16.4 $59,391 $55,694 $3,698 6.6
236118 Residential Remodelers  1,194 1,190 3 0.3 $58,513,487 $55,124,304 $3,389,183 6.1 $49,024 $46,316 $2,707 5.8
2362  Nonresidential Building Construction  1,412 1,238 175 14.1 $121,608,946 $101,941,871 $19,667,075 19.3 $86,110 $82,372 $3,738 4.5
236210 Industrial Building Construction  208 199 8 4.1 $23,678,017 $22,585,926 $1,092,091 4.8 $114,018 $113,258 $759 0.7
236220 Commercial Building Construction  1,205 1,038 166 16.0 $97,930,929 $79,355,945 $18,574,984 23.4 $81,299 $76,438 $4,861 6.4
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  6,361 5,668 693 12.2 $544,668,194 $452,113,852 $92,554,342 20.5 $85,628 $79,772 $5,857 7.3
2371  Utility System Construction  4,239 3,806 433 11.4 $378,927,732 $308,552,564 $70,375,168 22.8 $89,401 $81,072 $8,330 10.3
237110 Water & Sewer System Construction  531 454 77 16.8 $34,818,069 $27,345,889 $7,472,180 27.3 $65,581 $60,178 $5,403 9.0
237120 Oil & Gas Pipeline Construction  2,326 2,055 272 13.2 $210,988,410 $169,031,221 $41,957,189 24.8 $90,699 $82,274 $8,425 10.2
237130 Power & Communication System Construction  1,381 1,297 84 6.5 $133,121,253 $112,175,454 $20,945,799 18.7 $96,372 $86,488 $9,883 11.4
2372  Land Subdivision  63 59 5 7.7 $3,323,094 $2,747,471 $575,623 21.0 $52,748 $46,965 $5,782 12.3
237210 Land Subdivision  63 59 5 7.7 $3,323,094 $2,747,471 $575,623 21.0 $52,748 $46,965 $5,782 12.3
2373  Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction  1,593 1,447 146 10.1 $119,126,257 $107,592,388 $11,533,869 10.7 $74,785 $74,368 $416 0.6
237310 Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction  1,593 1,447 146 10.1 $119,126,257 $107,592,388 $11,533,869 10.7 $74,785 $74,368 $416 0.6
2379  Other Heavy Construction  466 356 110 30.9 $43,291,111 $33,221,429 $10,069,682 30.3 $92,816 $93,209 -$393 -0.4
237990 Other Heavy Construction  466 356 110 30.9 $43,291,111 $33,221,429 $10,069,682 30.3 $92,816 $93,209 -$393 -0.4
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  12,491 12,088 403 3.3 $809,876,364 $759,754,230 $50,122,134 6.6 $64,839 $62,855 $1,984 3.2
2381  Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors  2,580 2,468 112 4.6 $150,208,081 $142,464,662 $7,743,419 5.4 $58,220 $57,735 $486 0.8
238111 Residential Poured Foundation Contractors  519 455 64 14.1 $28,559,800 $22,658,763 $5,901,037 26.0 $55,055 $49,827 $5,228 10.5
238112 Nonresidential Poured Foundation Contractors  309 280 29 10.4 $18,943,616 $16,205,262 $2,738,354 16.9 $61,356 $57,928 $3,428 5.9
238131 Residential Framing Contractors  167 145 23 15.7 $8,796,759 $7,571,753 $1,225,006 16.2 $52,543 $52,338 $205 0.4
238132 Nonresidential Framing Contractors  27 21 7 32.1 $2,269,997 $1,526,330 $743,667 48.7 $82,786 $73,558 $9,228 12.5
238141 Residential Masonry Contractors  306 304 1 0.4 $16,276,240 $15,454,322 $821,918 5.3 $53,277 $50,795 $2,483 4.9
238142 Nonresidential Masonry Contractors  130 127 4 2.9 $7,353,955 $6,363,404 $990,551 15.6 $56,426 $50,236 $6,190 12.3
238151 Residential Glass & Glazing Contractors  38 37 0 0.2 $1,909,379 $1,771,162 $138,217 7.8 $50,917 $47,332 $3,585 7.6
238152 Nonresidential Glass & Glazing Contractors  67 63 4 5.5 $3,631,420 $3,587,838 $43,582 1.2 $54,338 $56,653 -$2,315 -4.1
238161 Residential Roofing Contractors  382 328 54 16.4 $19,947,092 $16,190,365 $3,756,727 23.2 $52,218 $49,335 $2,882 5.8
238162 Nonresidential Roofing Contractors  93 104 -11 -10.1 $6,892,756 $6,892,181 $575 0.0 $73,782 $66,322 $7,460 11.2
238191 Other Residential Exterior Contractors  9 9 0 0.0 $403,840 $371,140 $32,700 8.8 $42,870 $39,399 $3,471 8.8
238192 Other Nonresidential Exterior Contractors  247 303 -56 -18.6 $19,003,020 $28,192,170 -$9,189,150 -32.6 $76,960 $92,967 -$16,007 -17.2
2382  Building Equipment Contractors  5,810 5,645 166 2.9 $409,540,318 $385,858,328 $23,681,990 6.1 $70,485 $68,360 $2,125 3.1
238211 Residential Electrical Contractors  891 858 34 3.9 $53,397,938 $48,686,915 $4,711,023 9.7 $59,925 $56,772 $3,153 5.6
238212 Nonresidential Electrical Contractors  1,882 1,757 126 7.1 $149,055,288 $130,491,440 $18,563,848 14.2 $79,197 $74,287 $4,910 6.6
238221 Residential Plumbing & Hvac Contractors  1,290 1,286 4 0.3 $70,186,398 $65,876,184 $4,310,214 6.5 $54,405 $51,216 $3,189 6.2
238222 Nonresidential Plumbing & Hvac Contractors  1,137 1,030 108 10.4 $85,305,758 $70,354,753 $14,951,005 21.3 $75,016 $68,333 $6,682 9.8
238291 Other Residential Equipment Contractors  33 35 -2 -5.2 $1,722,285 $1,706,798 $15,487 0.9 $51,674 $48,530 $3,144 6.5
238292 Other Nonresidential Equipment Contractors  577 679 -103 -15.1 $49,872,651 $68,742,238 -$18,869,587 -27.4 $86,497 $101,191 -$14,694 -14.5
2383  Building Finishing Contractors  1,517 1,384 133 9.6 $81,937,395 $67,721,766 $14,215,629 21.0 $54,016 $48,947 $5,069 10.4
238311 Residential Drywall Contractors  312 307 4 1.4 $15,795,966 $14,892,265 $903,701 6.1 $50,696 $48,457 $2,239 4.6
238312 Nonresidential Drywall Contractors  150 90 60 67.3 $9,839,213 $5,080,524 $4,758,689 93.7 $65,595 $56,658 $8,937 15.8
238321 Residential Painting Contractors  351 353 -2 -0.6 $15,930,429 $15,431,107 $499,322 3.2 $45,343 $43,662 $1,681 3.8
238322 Nonresidential Painting Contractors  153 95 58 61.3 $9,607,799 $4,196,262 $5,411,537 129.0 $62,866 $44,288 $18,578 41.9
238331 Residential Flooring Contractors  63 71 -8 -11.2 $3,059,236 $3,073,084 -$13,848 -0.5 $48,753 $43,485 $5,268 12.1
238332 Nonresidential Flooring Contractors  15 21 -6 -29.2 $663,325 $774,231 -$110,906 -14.3 $43,726 $36,145 $7,581 21.0
238341 Residential Tile & Terrazzo Contractors  62 56 6 10.9 $2,807,923 $2,585,647 $222,276 8.6 $45,231 $46,172 -$942 -2.0
238351 Residential Finish Carpentry Contractors  251 249 2 0.9 $13,553,824 $13,043,911 $509,913 3.9 $53,909 $52,333 $1,576 3.0
238352 Nonresidential Finish Carpentry Contractors  54 50 5 9.6 $4,174,345 $3,465,679 $708,666 20.4 $76,706 $69,774 $6,932 9.9
238391 Other Residential Finishing Contractors  68 56 12 21.3 $4,541,393 $3,401,944 $1,139,449 33.5 $66,541 $60,479 $6,062 10.0
238392 Other Nonresidential Finishing Contractors  20 19 0 2.1 $1,144,373 $1,043,930 $100,443 9.6 $57,709 $53,755 $3,954 7.4
2389  Other Specialty Trade Contractors  2,583 2,592 -8 -0.3 $168,190,570 $163,709,474 $4,481,096 2.7 $65,104 $63,164 $1,940 3.1
238911 Residential Site Preparation Contractors  558 536 22 4.1 $31,562,513 $29,728,827 $1,833,686 6.2 $56,589 $55,464 $1,125 2.0
238912 Nonresidential Site Preparation Contractors  1,024 1,072 -48 -4.5 $69,227,394 $71,347,653 -$2,120,259 -3.0 $67,605 $66,561 $1,044 1.6
238991 All Other Residential Trade Contractors  298 301 -3 -1.0 $15,211,390 $13,846,358 $1,365,032 9.9 $51,059 $46,001 $5,057 11.0
238992 All Other Nonresidential Trade Contractors  704 683 21 3.1 $52,189,273 $48,786,636 $3,402,637 7.0 $74,159 $71,438 $2,721 3.8
aPreliminary. 
bNorth 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 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/5/25.