Skilled Trades
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Skilled Trades Industry Overview
Cutting across major industry sectors from manufacturing to construction, jobs in skilled trades offer traditional employment opportunities that also change with the times and in many cases cannot be automated or offshored. Millions of American businesses ranging from very small home-improvement firms to civil construction behemoths, automotive parts makers and vehicle assembly plants offer work in skilled trades. Large employers of skilled trades workers include painting contractor Long Painting; site-preparation contractor Hayward Baker; and drywall, plaster acoustic and insulation contractor APi Group.
Skilled Trades Job Market
More than 438,000 Americans held jobs as machinists or tool and die makers in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), with these occupations expected to grow 7 percent by 2020, slower than the average occupation. There were just over 1 million carpenters in 2010, and their ranks were projected to grow by 20 percent by 2020, faster than the average occupation. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters held nearly 420,000 jobs in 2010, with healthy growth of 26 percent expected by 2020.
Skilled trades jobs are seeing tremendous change in the 2010s. In manufacturing, robots and outsourcing are always a threat to US skilled trades employment. Yet employers complain that they can't find enough skilled trades talent to meet the key challenge of the 21st century: adapting to continuous and accelerating changes in technology. The bottom line: Well-trained, technically astute skilled tradespeople will be able to find challenging employment opportunities.
Common skilled trades careers include machinist, tool designer, fabricator, production technician, carpenter, mason, plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter, electrician, painter and roofer.
Skilled Trades Salaries
Machinists earned median annual wages of $39,220 in May 2011, according to the BLS. Carpenters’ median wages were $40,010; the top 10 percent earned $71,890. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earned median annual pay of $47,750; the middle 50 percent grossed between $36,050 and $64,790.
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Job_Other_Compensation: Up to $20.00 Job Description: Immediate need for project manager with experience in glazing and general construction. Responsibilities: ?Oversee the construction project from start to finish. ?Perform a key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed. ?Create the teams, develop the objectives/goals of each and assign individual responsibiliti...
Job_Other_Compensation: Up to $60000.00 Job Description: Project Administrator Responsibilities for specific projects: ?Work cooperatively within the team environment to achieve project success. ?Job startup ? set-up of projects in the project management information system in accordance with company procedures, systemize all field documentation, follow-up for completion of job header information i...
Job_Other_Compensation: Up to $90000.00 Job Description: Estimator My Client is specialty contractor and is seeking an Estimator/Project Manager for it's local office in the Sacramento Area. Consistently ranked among the top specialty contractors in the nation, this company is dedicated to preserving its? client-oriented business strategy. In alignment with this business strategy, they are looking...
Job_Other_Compensation: Up to $90000.00 Job Description: Plumbing Estimator Summary Estimating of plumbing and piping systems, review of plans and specifications in support of accurate scope coverage and related pricing, support of design and conceptual budgeting activities. Work Performed ? Prepare cost estimates for plumbing, piping work, and fire suppression including labor, material, equipment...
WARRANTY Manager Overview Candlelight Homes, recipient for 2 years in a row of the Utah Business Fastest Growing Companies, is seeking a Warranty Manager in its continued expansion. This position supports the Production Department at various home sites to ensure that all Candlelight Homes customers are serviced promptly and professionally. This individual is responsible for performing and/or deleg...
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial leader serving customers in more than 150 countries. Our 162,000 employees create quality products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles; and interior systems for automobiles. Our commitment to sust...
This is your opportunity to make an impact as you plan, direct and coordinate a wide range of complex projects to support high BTU biomethane processing plants. You'll work with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders including leadership, city agencies, project consultants, etc., and touch multiple departments across our company. This is a high visibility role for a go-getter with t...
Established, Successful and Growing Commercial and Industrial Concrete Subcontractor Looking for the Right Project Manager to join our Team Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging career opportunity? Where you are working now do they • Have you working shoulder to shoulder with the industry's best people? • Give you the best equipment and tools to work with? • Have a transparent system in...
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JOB TITLE GIS Technician / GIS Analyst JOB LOCATION San Diego, CA 92121 CLIENT Large energy / utility RESPONSIBILITIES Create and modify maps, graphs, or diagrams, using geographical information software and related equipment, and principles of cartography such as coordinate systems, longitude, latitude, elevation, topography, and map scales. Enter data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) da...
Innovators with Insight Cobham's values of Trust, Talent and Technology have driven us from our launch in 1934 by Sir Alan Cobham, an aviation innovator, to becoming a global leader in state-of-the-art aerospace and defence systems. And it's the insights of our innovators today that will secure our collective future. Innovators like you. About Cobham: Cobham is one of the world's leading companies...
Job Purpose: Accomplishes project objectives by assigning subcontracts, supervising, scheduling and general management/monitoring of projects. Tenant Improvement and new construction projects. * Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing and enforcing organization standards; adhering to legal regulations. Skills/Qualifications: Supervision, Project Management, Safety Management, D...
Trucking Co. in Concord has immediate opening for a full time Certified Welder. Must have Aluminum and Steel, fabrication experience. Excellent verbal communication skills. Must have valid drivers license with current DMV printout. Good attendance. Day shift available Monday thru Friday - 9:00am to 6:00pm. We offer benefits and 401(K). Please fax resume to Laura Johnson in our H R Dept At (925) 68...
Public Storage, the self-storage industry leader, built its first facility in 1972. Today, we operate over 2,200 unique and diverse company-owned locations in the United States and Europe, totaling more than 141 million net rentable square feet of real estate. Our PS Business Parks interest adds another 27 million (approx.) rentable square feet of commercial and industrial space. Based on number o...
Description: Skilled carpenter/craftsman for a custom home builder also specializing in high end kitchen and bath remodeling. Purpose: Strong communication, job coordination, organizational and supervisory skills. Extensive rough and finish carpentry skills. Knowledge of a broad range of construction methods and techniques. A basic understanding of all trades relevant to the project. The ability t...
Contact: Andrew Berner Ph: 870.240.8008 Fx: 870.240.8508 1211 Carroll Rd Paragould, AR 72450 $52k/ yr to start your career! General Contracting Firm is currently hiring recent graduates of construction management for traveling Superintendent positions. Our firm specializes in the expansion and remodeling of retail stores. We offer comprehensive training and a great compensation package! No experie...
1) Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed. 2) Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them. 3) Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float. 4) Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge. 5) Monitor how the wind, heat, or...
Construction Working Foreman for Manhattan based interior and exterior building company. Responsibilities: · handling all aspects related to personnel management on site · supervising staff and sub-contractors · scheduling material and equipment deliveries · monitoring daily progress · enforcing code and safety regulations Skills/Qualifications: · 3+ yrs of experience as Foreman/Supervisor · previ...
* Experienced HVAC technician * Minimum of 5 years experience (service & installation) * Must have own hand tools * Good driving record * Universal EPA Certification Growing company seeking experienced technician. Technician should have experience with both service and installation....
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