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8 MILLION

CAREERS

Estimated New Job Openings by 2018

2.7 MILLION

in the

Estimated New Jobs Requiring
Post-Secondary Education by 2018

CONSTRUCTION

TRADES

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2+ MILLION

Craft Professionals Needed by 2017

25%

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Estimated Growth

321,000

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Construction Jobs Added in 2014

WHAT THE EXPERTS
ARE SAYING:
■■Harvard Graduate School
of Education "By 2018, fields like
construction and manufacturing will
provide nearly 8 million job openings,
2.7 million of which will require a
post-secondary credential."
■■Construction Labor Market
Analyzer "...one-sixth of the
workforce will leave the industry
over the next decade... more than
2 million new craft professionals will
be needed in our industry by 2017."
■■Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Employment of construction
laborers and helpers is projected to
grow 25 percent from 2012 to 2022,
much faster than the average for all
occupations. Laborers and helpers
work in all fields of construction,
and demand for these workers
will mirror the level of overall
construction activity."
■■Associated General Contractors
of America "Construction
employers added 29,000 jobs in
February 2015 and 321,000 jobs over
the past year, reaching the highest
employment total in six years, as the
sector's unemployment rate fell to an
eight year low of 10.6 percent."

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CARPENTRY 24% Est. Growth
$45,590 Avg. National Wage

ELECTRICAL 20% Est. Growth
$54,520 Avg. National Wage

MASONRY 34% Est. Growth
$42,130 Avg. National Wage

PLUMBING 21% Est. Growth
$54,620 Avg. National Wage

PAINTING 20% Est. Growth
$39,760 Avg. National Wage

HVACR 21% Est. Growth
$46,880 Avg. National Wage

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