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Skilled trades face worker shortage as industries recruit the next generation
Industry groups say construction needs 450,000 more workers next year, while companies expand training programs to draw students and veterans.
- The construction industry will need more than 450,000 additional workers next year, while the National Association of Home Builders estimates 2.2 million new skilled workers over the next three years to sustain growth and offset retirements.
- Otavius Jackson, an "engineer nerd" studying at the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, exemplifies the career path attracting workers; Technicians of America reports skilled trades jobs offer annual salaries ranging from $60,000 to more than $90,000.
- Google recently announced a program to train 25,000 veterans for skilled-trade careers including master electrician and lead pipefitter. The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation aim to provide 15 million introductions to skilled trades careers by 2032.
- Reaching students before college decisions is critical, according to industry leaders. "If we don't get more young people interested in the trades, then all of those training programs are still not going to fix the issues," said Erin Izen, executive director of The Home Depot Foundation.
- Employers struggle to find workers with the right skills, according to Fraser Patterson, CEO of the workforce platform Skillit. "We need to think very differently now that there's more constraint on that existing supply," Patterson said.
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