1992 Census of Construction Industries SIC Description Estab Value of Employ- Payroll Construction workers Net value of Value Work subcon- lish- const.work ment Payroll const. work added tracted in ments ($1,000) ($1,000) number ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) 1 Construction industries 572851 528105847 4668280 117729651 3596200 83048158 391189891 234617817 142608034 15 General building contractors 168407 215628967 1096859 27077574 759057 16124696 114722152 63116790 6819329 152 Residential building construction 113986 56468287 452557 8438452 331343 5587069 37998141 19636680 2183255 1521 Single-family housing construction 107495 48633331 403754 7277890 296236 4869474 33660224 17183012 1846577 1522 Residential construction, n.e.c. 6490 7834956 48803 1160562 35107 717595 4337918 2453669 336678 1531 Operative builders 16989 44588033 114194 3358753 49693 1044923 26843321 15288760 380183 154 Nonresidential blding construction 37432 114572647 530108 15280369 378020 9492704 49880690 28191349 4255891 1541 Industrial buildings & warehouses 7693 20585807 122970 3476400 92068 2309756 10967289 6437735 1349414 1542 Nonresidential buildings, n.e.c. 29739 93986840 407138 11803969 285952 7182947 38913401 21753615 2906477 16 Heavy construction, except building 37180 95571457 799422 23728285 647406 17621730 77526108 49165312 16995592 1611 Highway and street construction 10090 35331607 257356 7357719 211161 5456665 27862971 15710659 7334384 162 Heavy construction, except highway 27090 60239849 542066 16370565 436245 12165065 49663137 33454653 9661208 1622 Bridge, tunnel, & elevated highway 1041 7198275 43701 1485491 36116 1125201 5315950 3078306 874650 1623 Water, sewer, and utility lines 10233 20205048 194252 5624369 160105 4252249 17587363 11734058 3763945 1629 Heavy construction, n.e.c. 15816 32836527 304113 9260705 240024 6787615 26759824 18642289 5022613 17 Special trade contractors 367263 216905423 2771999 66923793 2189738 49301733 198941631 122335715 118793113 1711 Plumbing, heating, air-condition'g 75395 56902406 612516 16613239 455117 11781219 50755709 29431529 29450247 1721 Painting and paper hanging 31920 8689828 162587 3164065 136427 2470237 8094749 5854779 4487597 1731 Electrical work 54022 40259410 487072 13623816 379052 10038862 38541019 23548293 22410612 174 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 47784 24952279 388573 8567389 330169 6760370 23102623 14647325 19567617 1741 Masonry, and other stonework 22637 8457864 147892 2882520 129762 2366390 7955909 5146139 6012068 1742 Plastering, drywall, & insulation 18648 14055774 206670 4910081 173465 3825766 12824151 8143169 11646187 1743 Terrazzo, tile, marble, mosaic wrk 6499 2438641 34012 774788 26941 568215 2322563 1358017 1909362 175 Carpentry and floor work 48406 17279799 226549 4553994 181828 3406679 15366915 8925471 10080626 1751 Carpentry 38210 12852280 177601 3488844 145394 2683124 11334464 6759711 7396694 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c 10196 4427519 48948 1065150 36434 723556 4032451 2165761 2683933 1761 Roofing, siding, & sheet metal wrk 27569 16787979 215545 4622510 168764 3229953 15589833 8905974 7065888 1771 Concrete work 26123 14422908 192539 4038030 160750 3092990 13179429 7703117 8806421 1781 Water well drilling 3638 1727355 19346 443641 14683 322593 1675998 994814 260302 179 Misc special trade contractors 52405 35883460 467272 11297109 362947 8198828 32635358 22324412 16663802 1791 Structural steel erection 3792 4952038 57986 1628902 47138 1226900 4486702 3020993 3423692 1793 Glass and glazing work 4590 2724467 32067 795946 21352 494657 2634085 1423934 1908755 1794 Excavation work 13898 6869692 77126 1816814 62437 1400643 6129178 4339605 3942704 1795 Wrecking and demolition work 966 1059133 13112 296028 10409 214621 927986 775026 433308 1796 Installing building equipment, nec 3889 6611040 82648 2324139 64380 1742093 6132131 4494378 1806984 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. 25270 13667090 204333 4435282 157231 3119913 12325277 8270475 5148359 Source: 1992 Economic Census: Census of Construction Industries U.S. Census Bureau Last modified: 05/01/96