SOC Code 47-2061 - Construction Laborers

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Construction Laborers (SOC 47-2061) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 1,020,350 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $41,730 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 47-2061

Code
47-2061
O*NET® code
47-2061.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Construction Laborers
Employment
1,020,350 in the United States
Hourly wage
$20.06 average
Annual wage
$41,730 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Classification scope for SOC 47-2061

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Air Hammer Operator
  • Construction Craft Laborer
  • Construction Laborer
  • Construction Trench Digger

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Hazardous Materials Removal Workers" (47-4041). Construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker are classified under "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3010).

Where SOC 47-2061 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations Minor group 47-2000 Construction Trades Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 47-2060 Construction Laborers
Detailed occupation Current 47-2061 Construction Laborers

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Career video for Construction Laborers

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Using SOC 47-2061

Use SOC 47-2061, Construction Laborers, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Construction Laborers do?

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials.

How much do Construction Laborers earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $41,730 and a mean hourly wage of $20.06 for this occupation.

How many people work as Construction Laborers in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 1,020,350 U.S. jobs in SOC 47-2061, Construction Laborers.

Is SOC 47-2061 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 47-2061. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 47-2061.00 Construction Laborers is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 47-2061

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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