build something BIG with your career

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Think about what the construction industry builds. One day you could say, “I built this!”

• Interstate Highways

• Skyscrapers

• Residential complexes

• Entire Cities

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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

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career paths

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

SOURCE: "Educate the Work Force of Tomorrow" by Luke Bellsnyder & Jon Fisher. (03/06/2009)5

According to the U.S. Census Bureau: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

“… 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

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment Statistics. (2008)

Profession Hourly Annual OT + 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 $157,9207

earnings

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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?

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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

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Questions?

thank you!