Construction and Extraction Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	23,770	20.19	12.50	24.04	41,999	26,004	49,996
Central Region^*	11,680	16.10	10.03	19.14	33,486	20,855	39,801
Northeast Region^*	3,720	16.45	10.01	19.67	34,220	20,831	40,915
Northwest Region^*	3,950	16.40	8.94	20.13	34,116	18,605	41,871
Ozark Region^*	8,510	15.40	9.49	18.36	32,035	19,741	38,182
South Central Region^*	1,460	13.03	8.00	15.54	27,097	16,643	32,323
Southeast Region^*	7,060	15.76	9.33	18.97	32,775	19,407	39,460
Southwest Region^*	3,920	13.77	8.95	16.18	28,644	18,620	33,656
St. Charles^*	7,360	22.70	14.99	26.56	47,218	31,176	55,238
St. Louis City^*	7,040	23.64	14.53	28.20	49,173	30,225	58,647
St. Louis County^*	31,710	22.32	14.00	26.49	46,434	29,120	55,091
West Central Region^*	3,550	14.33	9.53	16.73	29,813	19,826	34,807
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	4,780	20.75	11.20	25.53	43,167	23,289	53,106

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	151,210	175,880	24,670	16.32	5,245	NA
Kansas City MSA	52,860	60,940	8,080	15.29	1,782	NA
St Louis MSA	71,050	82,810	11,760	16.55	2,462	NA
Central Region^*	16,420	18,380	1,960	11.94	500	NA
Northeast Region^*	5,680	6,270	590	10.39	162	NA
Northwest Region^*	5,920	6,480	560	9.46	108	NA
Ozark Region^*	11,280	13,890	2,610	23.14	471	NA
South Central Region^*	3,210	3,400	190	5.92	81	NA
Southeast Region^*	8,590	9,540	950	11.06	258	NA
Southwest Region^*	5,520	6,230	710	12.86	173	NA
West Central Region^*	5,290	5,760	470	8.88	144	NA