Are your jobs staying competitive in the tightest labor market in the country?
Are you paying enough to attract and retain top talent in the skilled trades? Our salary explorer will help you understand if your jobs and wages are competitive in tight labor markets like home services and construction.
Nick JonesOctober 3, 2023
case-studyhiring-tipssalaries-and-wagesHiring Challenges in the Skilled Trades World
This is news to no one - but hiring skilled positions is rough. As a country, we've prioritized the 'college for all' path for decades, and we are now starting to pay the price. Careers like Plumber, Electrician, Carpenter, or HVAC Tech are often substantially more difficult to find than Software Engineers, Lawyers, or Accountants. Throw a rock 10 yards in any direction and you can hit an MBA. But a Journeyman HVAC Tech? Think again.
While this is generally well-understood, some further damning statistics:
There are over 700,000 unfilled positions in residential construction alone
The average age of our skilled trades workforce is 55 - nearly a decade older than the average working American
1 in 2 contractors across the US has reported having to turn down work due to not having the staff.