Industry Overview and Career Pathway to Construction & Utilities

Total Employed: 52,480

Average Wage - Construction: $61,323

Average Wage - Utilities: $112,971

Expected Demand (5 years): 28,442

Career Pathway to Construction & Utilities

NOW: (Requires HS Diploma and On the Job Training)

Construction Equipment Operators: $23.08/hr

Carpenters: $23.75/hr

Construction Laborers: $21.11/hr

NEXT: (Requires an Apprenticeship and Moderate on the Job Training)

Plumber/Pipefitters: $24.86/hr

Electricians: $25.24/hr

Construction and Building Inspectors: $28.13/hr

LATER: (Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher and/or Long Term On the Job Training)

Construction Managers: $55.05/hr

Electrical Power-line Installers and Repairers: $44.38/hr

Project Management Specialists: $55.24/hr

Certifications:

• HBI Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate

• NCEES Engineers and Surveyors Licenses

• Certified Construction Manager

• Industrial Energy Efficiency Specialist

• Registered Roof Consultant

• AutoCAD, PLS-CAD

• OSHA 10 Certification

• OSHA 30 Certification

• NCCER Rigger and Signal Person

• NCCER Construction Technology Credential

• LEED Green Building

• Associate Concrete Transportation Construction

• Certified Well Driller

• Journeyman Line Technician Certification

• Registered Waterproofing Consultant

• NCCER Craft Assessment and Certification

• NCCER Mobile Crane Operator

• NCCER Pipeline Training and Assessment Program

• Journeyman Relay Technician Certification

• Alternative Energy Systems Specialist