Construction & Extraction
Scaffolding Erectors
SOC 47-4061
Erect and dismantle scaffolding that gives other trades safe access.
The job
Median pay
$70k
$51k to $82k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.5% projected
Openings a year
1k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
19th pct
More exposed than 19% of occupations · modeled estimate · 1st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 3,590 | 0.4 | 2.9× | $87k |
| Illinois | 1,190 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $79k |
| Ohio | 1,130 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $48k |
| Texas | 940 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $56k |
| Pennsylvania | 830 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $60k |
| California | 770 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $71k |
| Minnesota | 760 | 0.3 | 2.0× | $50k |
| Georgia | 710 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $63k |
| Massachusetts | 570 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $94k |
| Washington | 500 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $59k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 490 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $61k |
| Missouri | 410 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Virginia | 360 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $85k |
| Louisiana | 340 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $44k~ |
| Indiana | 320 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $78k |
| Maryland | 320 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $92k |
| Kansas | 310 | 0.2 | 1.7× | $59k |
| Mississippi | 310 | 0.3 | 2.1× | $55k~ |
| Oklahoma | 310 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $62k |
| Colorado | 300 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Michigan | 290 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $75k |
| Alabama | 273 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $56k~ |
| Kentucky | 270 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $73k |
| North Carolina | 270 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $48k |
| West Virginia | 270 | 0.4 | 3.1× | $57k |
| Tennessee | 260 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $66k |
| New Jersey | 230 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $67k |
| Wyoming | 220 | 0.8 | 6.2× | $72k |
| Iowa | 200 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Montana | 200 | 0.4 | 3.1× | $79k |
| Oregon | 190 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Wisconsin | 180 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $48k |
| Arizona | 170 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $77k |
| Connecticut | 156 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $84k~ |
| Nebraska | 155 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $63k~ |
| Arkansas | 150 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $60k |
| Delaware | 130 | 0.3 | 2.1× | $81k |
| South Dakota | 110 | 0.2 | 1.9× | $65k |
| North Dakota | 106 | 0.2 | 2.0× | $72k~ |
| Maine | 99 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $71k~ |
| Hawaii | 90 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $97k~ |
| Idaho | 90 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $79k |
| New Mexico | 80 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $83k |
| New Hampshire | 79 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $71k~ |
| Alaska | 66 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $89k~ |
| Utah | 60 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $63k |
| Rhode Island | 55 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $74k~ |
| Vermont | 44 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $70k~ |
| Nevada | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $57k |
| Washington DC | 39 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $83k~ |
| South Carolina | 30 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $72k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,710 jobs · $87k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH280 jobs · $85k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN220 jobs · $60k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX180 jobs · $53k median
- Pittsburgh, PA160 jobs · $59k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA130 jobs · $65k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX100 jobs · $56k median
- Longview, TX90 jobs · $50k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Scaffolding Erectors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.