CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYWarren Hamilton

J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc., Senior Vice President

Susquehanna Workforce Network, Inc., Board Member

Construction

Hardhats!Hard work!Heavy lifting!

… so much more!And

Architects

Engineers

Surveyors

Planners

Program Managers

Project Managers

Superintendents and Foremen

Tradesmen

Apprentices

Asst. Project Managers

Estimators

Schedulers

Designers

CADD operators

BIM managers

Accountants

Administrative

IT and programmers

Human resources

Safety directors

Testing and inspection

Quality control

Exciting but Challenging Times for the Construction Industry

New technologies - force all of us to rethink the future of our currents jobs or positions.

• BIM (Building Information Modeling) / VDC (Virtual Design and Construction)

• Green / LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) movement

• Demand for new sustainable building systems

• Prefabrication – the wave of the future?

But are there

any jobs?

Maryland’s Construction Industry:• 5th Largest Employment Segment

• 7.4% of the State’s Overall Employment

• Average Age of Craft Worker is 47Feb 14, 2013, 1:58pm EST Updated: Feb 14, 2013, 3:28pm EST

Up to 100 workers needed for construction job at Sparrows Point Shipyard Ryan Sharrow

New Media Editor- Baltimore Business Journal

“What Proportion of Your Company's Workforce Is Likely to Maryland’s Construction Industry:

Retire Between Now and the Year 2020?”

*Nearly half of interviewed companies expect 20 percent or more of their workforce to retire between now and the year 2020

Industry Educational Requirements

Helper

Carpenter – Helper $24,000-$30,000 Short-term on-the-job training

Electrician – Helper $25,000-$33,000 Short-term on-the-job training

Laborer $27,000-$34,000 Moderate-term on-the-job training

Skilled Craft

Sheet Metal Worker $34,000-$45,000 Apprenticeship / Long-term on-the-job training

Welder $34,000-$46,000 Apprenticeship / Long-term on-the-job training

Carpenter $36,000-$47,000 Apprenticeship / Long-term on-the-job training

Plumber $43,000-$57,000 Apprenticeship / Long-term on-the-job training

Electrician $43,000-$57,000 Apprenticeship / Long-term on-the-job training

Surveyor $46,000-$63,000 Bachelor’s degree

Construction Management

Estimator $54,000-$71,000 Bachelor’s degree

First Line Manager $54,000-$87,000 Work experience in a related occupation

Construction Manager $76,000-$117,000 Bachelor’s degree

Other Professional Careers

Architect $61,000-$87,000 Bachelor’s degree

Civil Engineer $64,000-$90,000 Bachelor’s degree

Earnings Ranges and Educational Requirements for Construction Occupations

Building equipment contractors $81,590

Nonresidential building construction 79,950

Other specialty trade contractors 78,410Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors 76,880

Residential building construction 74,770

Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of construction managers were:

The middle 50 percent earned between $60,650 and $107,140. The highest paid 10 percent earned more than $145,920.

Median Annual Wages

Clasification Annual Pay

Bricklayer $ 35.51 $ 56,816Carpenter $ 36.86 $ 58,976Electrician $ 50.61 $ 80,976Elevator Mechanic $ 68.08 $ 108,928Ironworker $ 43.32 $ 69,312Plumber $ 52.77 $ 84,432Unskilled Laborer $ 22.93 $ 36,688

Actual Wage Rates - Jan. 2013 Project at UMBC

Hourly rate with fringe benefits

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