Employment Concentration by County: Construction County 2012 Jobs Average Worker Earnings Arapahoe, CO (8005) 21,666 62,977 Location Quotient NAICS Industry Employment Breakdown: Construction Sector Name 2012 Jobs Location Quotient $ 1.01 2382 Building Equipment Contractors 20,643 1.06 Adams, CO (8001) 19,592 $ 49,970 1.82 2383 Building Finishing Contractors 17,658 1.22 Denver, CO (8031) 18,984 $ 72,698 0.68 2389 Other Specialty Trade Contractors 12,575 1.08 Jefferson, CO (8059) 14,463 $ 55,401 1.09 2381 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 11,422 1.14 Douglas, CO (8035) 7,553 $ 52,919 1.19 2361 Residential Building Construction 8,704 0.79 Broomfield, CO (8014) 1,880 $ 53,947 0.90 2362 Nonresidential Building Construction 6,164 0.85 Elbert, CO (8039) 921 $ 35,958 2.09 2371 Utility System Construction 3,882 0.94 Park, CO (8093) 897 $ 25,671 2.84 2373 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 3,650 1.19 Clear Creek, CO (8019) 598 $ 33,760 1.49 2379 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,340 0.89 Gilpin, CO (8047) 99 $ 44,851 0.32 2372 Land Subdivision 615 0.68 Source: EMSI Complete Employment, 2011.4 Totals 86,653 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4
Age Bands: Construction Sector NAICS Description Age 16-24 Age 25-34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age 65+ 23 Construction Sector 11.9% 28.0% 24.0% 22.8% 10.2% 3.1% Source: Colorado Demography Office, U.S. Census Bureau Age Bands: Construction Sector, Metro Denver Totals 16-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 145,936 4,294 13,139 21,077 19,714 17,882 Construction Sector 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Age 16-24 Age 25-34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age 65+
Regional Industry Growth: Construction NAICS Description 2012 Jobs 2013 Jobs 2014 Jobs 2015 Jobs 2016 Jobs Change Growth Rate 2361 Residential Building Construction 8,683 8,709 8,766 8,844 8,978 295 3.4% 2362 Nonresidential Building Construction 6,159 6,182 6,224 6,279 6,370 211 3.4% 2371 Utility System Construction 3,862 3,865 3,885 3,915 3,979 117 3.0% 2372 Land Subdivision 573 542 518 498 493 (80) (14.0%) 2373 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 3,756 3,875 4,004 4,139 4,292 536 14.3% 2379 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,331 1,327 1,325 1,324 1,337 6 0.5% 2381 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 11,538 11,706 11,907 12,130 12,418 880 7.6% 2382 Building Equipment Contractors 20,897 21,223 21,599 22,010 22,545 1,648 7.9% 2383 Building Finishing Contractors 17,591 17,613 17,692 17,811 18,055 464 2.6% 2389 Other Specialty Trade Contractors 12,646 12,740 12,847 12,963 13,118 472 3.7% Totals 87,036 87,782 88,767 89,913 91,585 4,549 5.2% Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4
NAICS Entrepreneurial Employment: Construction, Metro Denver Employment Complete Covered by Description Employment Unemployment Insurance Entrepreneurial Employment Percent Entrepreneurial Employment 2361 Residential Building Construction 8,683 4,173 4,510 51.9% 2362 Nonresidential Building Construction 6,159 5,256 903 14.7% 2371 Utility System Construction 3,862 3,479 383 9.9% 2372 Land Subdivision 573 342 231 40.3% 2373 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 3,756 3,349 407 10.8% 2379 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,331 939 392 29.5% 2381 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 11,538 7,772 3,766 32.6% 2382 Building Equipment Contractors 20,897 17,140 3,757 18.0% 2383 Building Finishing Contractors 17,591 8,305 9,286 52.8% 2389 Other Specialty Trade Contractors 12,646 5,837 6,809 53.8% Totals 87,036 56,592 30,444 35.0% Sources: EMSI Complete and Covered Employment - 2011.4
Major Regional Employers RK Mechanical, Inc. Sturgeon Electrical Co. Inc. MA Mortenson Co. Encore Electric Inc. Saunders Construction, Inc. Ludvik Electric Co. Gerald H. Phipps, Inc. PCL Construction Services, Inc. Denver Drywall Co. Vapco, Inc. Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Top 20 Occupations, Construction Sector, Metro Denver Applicants 10th 25th 75th 90th SOC 2012 Available Annual Median Average Description per Job Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile Jobs Applicants Openings Wage Wage Opening Wage Wage Wage Wage 13-1051 Cost estimators 2,625 126 114 1.11 $ 27.88 $ 15.16 $ 20.74 $ 29.64 $ 36.59 $ 47.22 41-4012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 20,387 737 577 1.28 $ 27.16 $ 12.97 $ 18.30 $ 31.80 $ 38.65 $ 55.98 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and 43-6014 executive 26,209 645 464 1.39 $ 16.33 $ 11.25 $ 13.55 $ 16.58 $ 19.65 $ 22.80 47-2111 Electricians 6,530 853 328 2.60 $ 22.08 $ 12.43 $ 16.72 $ 22.11 $ 27.49 $ 31.43 11-1021 General and operations managers 21,969 2,153 701 3.07 $ 48.50 $ 23.47 $ 32.76 $ 56.68 $ 72.79 $ 111.64 47-2181 Roofers 1,230 188 59 3.19 $ 16.28 $ 12.78 $ 14.15 $ 17.09 $ 19.94 $ 23.21 47-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 5,639 750 188 3.99 $ 29.57 $ 19.26 $ 23.54 $ 30.29 $ 35.92 $ 43.94 53-3032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 11,689 1,355 319 4.25 $ 19.40 $ 13.92 $ 16.61 $ 20.10 $ 22.99 $ 28.37 47-2051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,585 387 83 4.66 $ 17.82 $ 11.99 $ 14.79 $ 18.36 $ 21.38 $ 26.73 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing 43-3031 clerks 16,519 1,666 331 5.03 $ 17.28 $ 10.55 $ 13.94 $ 17.76 $ 21.06 $ 25.53 Operating engineers and other construction 47-2073 equipment operators 2,837 468 77 6.08 $ 20.73 $ 15.32 $ 17.63 $ 20.81 $ 24.00 $ 26.94 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration 49-9021 mechanics and installers 2,058 377 62 6.08 $ 23.70 $ 11.37 $ 16.76 $ 23.00 $ 29.70 $ 33.09 47-2152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,169 655 91 7.20 $ 22.53 $ 14.59 $ 17.77 $ 23.23 $ 27.49 $ 33.40 Executive secretaries and administrative 43-6011 assistants 17,435 2,797 384 7.28 $ 21.85 $ 15.09 $ 17.84 $ 22.48 $ 26.41 $ 31.34 47-2081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 1,649 320 41 7.80 $ 17.47 $ 11.33 $ 14.69 $ 17.54 $ 20.00 $ 23.72 47-2031 Carpenters 5,693 1,345 154 8.73 $ 18.74 $ 11.32 $ 14.26 $ 19.68 $ 23.85 $ 29.69 11-9021 Construction managers 2,212 587 63 9.32 $ 41.07 $ 28.64 $ 34.63 $ 45.26 $ 52.08 $ 71.76 47-2211 Sheet metal workers 831 258 24 10.75 $ 18.31 $ 12.32 $ 14.77 $ 18.94 $ 21.96 $ 27.65 47-2061 Construction laborers 8,445 2,552 216 11.81 $ 14.48 $ 9.08 $ 12.07 $ 14.57 $ 17.10 $ 19.43 47-2141 Painters, construction and maintenance 1,065 559 22 25.41 $ 19.31 $ 13.18 $ 15.57 $ 19.10 $ 21.82 $ 26.13 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 and Connecting Colorado Applicant Search