1. build something BIG with your career 1 Think about what the construction industry builds. One day you could say, “I built this!” Interstate Highways Skyscrapers Residential complexes Entire Cities

2. 2 1.Craft Professional (e.g. Carpenter, Electrician, HVAC Technician, Mason, Plumber, Welder) 2.Project Superintendent 3.Project Management 4.Executive Management types of careers in construction

3. 3 career paths

4. SOURCE: US Bureau of Labor Statistics. US Department of Labor. (08/2008) With total employment expected to reach 7.8 million by 2012, the construction industry is predicted to be among the economy’s top 10 largest sources of job growth. 4 outlook

5. SOURCE: "Educate the Work Force of Tomorrow" by Luke Bellsnyder & Jon Fisher. (03/06/2009) 5 According to the U.S. Census Bureau: 8 of the 10 fastest growing occupations through 2014 don't require a bachelor's degree  They Require a 2-year Associate's Degree or  Post-Secondary Training outlook

6.  “… an explosive increase in the demand for craftsmen.”  “Finding a good lawyer or physician is easy. Finding a good carpenter, painter, electrician, … is difficult …”  “Journeymen craftsmen routinely make incomes in the top half of the income distribution while master craftsmen can make 6 figures. They have work even in a soft economy. Their jobs cannot be outsourced to India.” 6 SOURCE: Wall Street Journal. (01/17/2007) outlook

7. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment Statistics. (2008) ProfessionHourlyAnnualOT + PD Boilermakers $37$76,160$102,808 Brick/Blockmasons $36$74,110$100,362 Carpenters $33$69,340$94,676 Crane Operators $33$69,600$94,984 Electricians $38$79,420$106,692 EST – Security / Fire Alarms $28$57,860$80,988 EST - Telecommunications $33$69,470$94,830 Heavy Equipment Operators $33$69,340$94,676 HVAC $31$63,630$87,866 Lineworker - Telecommunications $33$67,990$93,066 Millwrights $37$76,990$103,798 Plumbers, Pipe / Steamfitters $38$78,890$106,062 Sheet Metal Workers $35$73,560$99,704 Welders $24$50,700$72,452 Supervisors $45$93,410$123,374 Managers * $70$145,920$157,920 7 earnings

8. 8 1.Find a high school with a CEFGA/NCCER-certified construction or pre-engineering/architecture program (there are 70+ in Georgia … see cefga.org) 2.Participate in job shadowing and intern opportunities in high school 3.Use high school to determine what you like best (e.g. working with your hands, designing buildings, working with money/math?) 4.This decision will determine your steps after high school (e.g. apprenticeship, four-year university, etc.) i’m ready to build; how do I get started?

9. 9 1.cefga.org (for a list of cefga/nccer-accredited high schools) 2.nccer.org 3.tcsg.org (technical college system of georgia) 4.georgiasouthern.edu (construction management program) 5.gatech.edu (construction management program) 6.spsu.edu (construction management program) additional resources

10. 10 Questions? thank you!