CONSTRUCTION CAREERS

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS HEAVY & CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS

CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS: INCLUDES GENERAL CONTRACTORS WHO BUILD RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & OTHER BUILDINGS.

HEAVY & CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS: BUILD SEWERS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, TUNNELS & OTHER PROJECTS

SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS: PERFORM SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CARPENTRY, PAINTING, PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL WORK.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GOOD, ESPECIALLY FOR EXPERIENCED, SKILLED CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKERS

NOT ENOUGH NEW WORKERS ARE ENTERING CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE RETIRING WORKERS

WORKERS IN CONSTRUCTION HAVE RELATIVELY HIGH HOURLY EARNINGS

THE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE IN CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SYRACUSE AREA IS $957, WELL ABOVE THE AREA’S AVERAGE WAGE OF $805

MOST CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKERS’ JOBS REQUIRE PROFICIENCY IN READING & MATH

ABOUT 68 % OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOY FEWER THAN 5 PEOPLE

CONSTRUCTION HAS A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS

CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS MOST LIKELY TO BE SELF-EMPLOYED: PAINTERS & PAPERHANGERS CARPET, FLOOR, & TILE INSTALLERS & FINISHERS CARPENTERS BRICKMASONS, BLOCKMASONS, & STONEMASONS CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

CARPENTERS, ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, & STEAMFITTERS ARE CONSTRUCTION JOBS EXPECTED TO HAVE THE MOST JOB OPENINGS IN CENTRAL NY THIS DECADE

LARGEST CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS IN NY STATE: CARPENTERS CONSTRUCTION LABORERS ELECTRICIANS PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, & STEAMFITTERS FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS OF CONSTRUCTION TRADES & EXTRACTION WORKERS CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

HIGHEST PAYING CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS IN CENTRAL NY: ELECTRICIANS BRICKMASONS & BLOCKMASONS OPERATING ENGINEERS & OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATORS SUPERVISORS OF CONSTRUCTION & EXTRACTION WORKERS PAVING, SURFACING, & TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

HIGHEST PAYING CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS IN CENTRAL NY CONT… PIPELAYERS PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, & STEAMFITTERS STRUCTURAL IRON & STEEL WORKERS CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING INSPECTORS ELEVATOR INSTALLERS & REPAIRERS CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS REINFORCING IRON & REBAR WORKERS

GROWTH IN GREEN JOBS Many of the green jobs that will be growing are in construction trades due to weatherization, retrofitting, new construction, and remediation. There will also be job growth in installation jobs (i.e. solar panels, energy-efficient windows). Demand for green building products.

Examples of Common Green Construction Related Jobs: Construction Managers Cost Estimators Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Civil Engineers Architectural and Civil Drafters Civil Engineering Technicians First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers Carpenters Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Construction Laborers Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators

Examples of Common Green Construction Related Jobs: Electricians Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Sheet Metal Workers Structural Iron & Steel Workers Helpers – Carpenters Helpers – Electricians Helpers – Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters Construction & Building Inspectors Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

Examples of Common Green Construction Related Jobs: Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators

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New York State Department of Labor Division of Research and Statistics Karen Knapik-Scalzo Associate Economist 450 S. Salina Street Voice (315) Syracuse, NY Fax (315) PREPARED BY: