Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction: By the Numbers
59,196 establishments, 1,184,862 employees and $117.3 billion in annual payroll. Most of them run on software that records how the work gets done. Here's the industry, state by state.
Establishments
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction worksites in the U.S.
Employees
About 20 per location on average
Average annual pay
$117.3 billion in total payroll
Job growth, 1 year
Year-over-year employment change
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 annual averages, private ownership. Establishment counts are worksites, not companies. Pulled November 4, 2026. bls.gov/cew
Most jobs
- Texas: 199,784 employees
- California: 95,657 employees
- Florida: 86,076 employees
- Louisiana: 46,906 employees
- Georgia: 35,798 employees
Fastest growing
- New Mexico: +13.1% jobs in a year
- Oklahoma: +12.0% jobs in a year
- Hawaii: +9.2% jobs in a year
- West Virginia: +7.7% jobs in a year
- Texas: +7.1% jobs in a year
Most concentrated
- Louisiana: 3.20× the national share
- Wyoming: 2.58× the national share
- New Mexico: 2.06× the national share
- North Dakota: 2.03× the national share
- Texas: 1.86× the national share
All States, Ranked by Employment
| State | Establishments | Employees | Avg. pay | 1-yr jobs | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6,078 | 199,784 | $93,972 | +7.1% | 1.86 |
| California | 3,892 | 95,657 | $128,020 | -0.7% | 0.69 |
| Florida | 4,532 | 86,076 | $84,269 | +2.8% | 1.14 |
| Louisiana | 1,416 | 46,906 | $98,368 | -1.0% | 3.20 |
| Georgia | 1,970 | 35,798 | $84,015 | +4.0% | 0.96 |
| New York | 1,749 | 35,603 | $129,624 | +3.4% | 0.48 |
| Virginia | 1,748 | 34,454 | $88,117 | +2.0% | 1.09 |
| Ohio | 1,720 | 33,780 | $101,088 | +5.3% | 0.80 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,586 | 33,650 | $104,113 | +3.7% | 0.73 |
| Illinois | 1,893 | 31,582 | $114,671 | +4.0% | 0.68 |
| Colorado | 1,138 | 27,933 | $96,816 | +4.1% | 1.27 |
| Arizona | 1,052 | 27,013 | $93,664 | +1.3% | 1.10 |
| Tennessee | 1,210 | 24,820 | $92,239 | +6.3% | 1.00 |
| Michigan | 1,572 | 23,351 | $106,327 | +5.4% | 0.70 |
| Washington | 1,088 | 19,965 | $112,456 | +1.9% | 0.73 |
| New Jersey | 1,027 | 19,945 | $127,584 | +2.3% | 0.61 |
| Minnesota | 1,222 | 19,340 | $112,370 | +2.4% | 0.86 |
| Oklahoma | 1,256 | 19,231 | $77,479 | +12.0% | 1.49 |
| Alabama | 1,321 | 19,011 | $84,868 | +3.6% | 1.18 |
| Maryland | 857 | 18,385 | $89,341 | +1.9% | 0.88 |
| Kentucky | 904 | 14,492 | $82,330 | +0.4% | 0.96 |
| New Mexico | 594 | 13,708 | $79,358 | +13.1% | 2.06 |
| Mississippi | 986 | 12,595 | $79,593 | +5.2% | 1.41 |
| Iowa | 890 | 12,178 | $91,705 | +5.1% | 1.03 |
| Oregon | 933 | 11,760 | $106,108 | +2.3% | 0.78 |
| Kansas | 571 | 11,229 | $85,725 | +3.0% | 1.03 |
| Nevada | 426 | 11,228 | $104,393 | +1.0% | 0.94 |
| Nebraska | 675 | 8,989 | $83,248 | +5.3% | 1.16 |
| West Virginia | 500 | 8,710 | $93,064 | +7.7% | 1.65 |
| Idaho | 853 | 8,007 | $90,590 | +4.2% | 1.20 |
| North Dakota | 504 | 6,623 | $101,594 | +3.8% | 2.03 |
| Montana | 608 | 5,841 | $101,165 | +1.3% | 1.50 |
| Wyoming | 459 | 5,549 | $84,161 | -12.8% | 2.58 |
| Hawaii | 338 | 5,300 | $122,217 | +9.2% | 1.08 |
| New Hampshire | 270 | 3,480 | $109,578 | -5.8% | 0.66 |
Concentration = location quotient (1.00 = the industry's national share of jobs). Not disclosed by BLS for privacy: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 annual averages, private ownership. Establishment counts are worksites, not companies. Pulled November 4, 2026. bls.gov/cew
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Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction: Data FAQ
How many heavy & civil engineering construction are there in the U.S.?
About 59,196 private heavy & civil engineering construction establishments employed 1,184,862 people in 2025 (BLS QCEW annual average).
Which state has the most heavy & civil engineering construction jobs?
Texas leads with 199,784 employees across 6,078 establishments (2025, BLS QCEW).
What is the average pay in heavy & civil engineering construction?
The average annual pay was $99,035 in 2025, according to BLS QCEW.
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