Construction employment report: Exclusive jobs data for construction
Our team has been keeping a close eye on the latest construction jobs data to get a clearer view of the current hiring market. To help ensure a successful year ahead for your business, we’re sharing crucial insights from the construction industry that can help guide your hiring strategy and contribute to your overall success.
Explore our 2023 year in review featuring exclusive construction employment data that you won’t find anywhere else, plus jobs to watch for in 2024.
Construction jobs overview for 2023
- Unique job postings: 892,565
- Total job postings: 2.90M
- Number of employers competing for job seekers: 70,360 ⇧ 16.2% YoY
- Median posting duration: 28 days
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $28.03 in December 2023, ⇧ 8.8% YoY
States with the most unique construction job postings
- California: 90,072
- Texas: 89,649
- Florida: 71,830
- North Carolina: 34,815
- Colorado: 32,138
Experience level required for jobs in construction
- No experience listed: 46% of unique job postings
- 0 – 1 years: 15%
- 2 – 3 years: 20%
- 4 – 6 years: 14%
- 7 – 9 years: 2%
- 10+ years: 3%
Top cities posting construction jobs
- Houston, TX: 14,229 unique job postings
- Phoenix, AZ: 12,260
- Denver, CO: 10,081
- Dallas, TX: 8,836
- New York, NY: 8,238
- Los Angeles, CA: 7,837
- Austin, TX: 7,665
- Charlotte, NC: 7,380
- Orlando, FL: 7,340
- Tampa, FL: 7,198
Top qualifications sought by construction companies hiring
- Valid Driver’s License: 206,553
- Commercial Driver’s License (CDL): 18,575
- CDL Class A License: 14,538
- 10-Hour OSHA General Industry Card: 12,309
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification: 11,440
- 30-Hour OSHA General Industry Card: 11,205
- First Aid certification: 9,746
- EPA 608 Technician Certification: 7,097
- Security clearance: 5,542
- Professional Engineer (PE) License: 4,897
Construction jobs to watch in 2024
As we consider the 2024 construction hiring market, we expect growing demand for various construction jobs. Our construction jobs data highlights a significant need for skilled professionals, especially in roles such as electricians and carpenters.
Electrician jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 61,231
- Average monthly hires: 42,972
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $30.83
Carpenter jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 43,186
- Average monthly hires: 48,610
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $25.05
Pipefitter & plumber jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 40,164
- Average monthly hires: 24,191
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $30.46
Sheet metal worker jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 4,179
- Average monthly hires: 7,369
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $22.58
Solar photovoltaic installer jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 5,992
- Average monthly hires: 3,150
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $25.42
In addition to the evident demand for tradespeople, there will also be a need for construction laborers, as well as supervisors and project managers for construction to oversee and coordinate various aspects of construction projects.
Construction laborer jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 123,463
- Average monthly hires: 82,360
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $19.59
First-line supervisors of construction trades jobs
- Unique job postings in 2023: 52,029
- Average monthly hires: 45,966
- Median hourly wage as advertised: $35.38
PeopleReady Skilled Trades supports your construction staffing needs in 2024
The construction hiring market is always changing, and we will continue to share construction jobs data and trends and how they might impact your construction staffing plans.
PeopleReady Skilled Trades can connect you with skilled tradespeople such as carpenters, electricians, plumbers, welders and more. Combining our established presence in over 50 communities across the U.S. and our experience recruiting for projects across all sectors of the construction industry, we are ready to meet your workforce needs.
Source:
- Lightcast, January 3, 2024
