1. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Warren Hamilton
J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc.,
Senior Vice President
Susquehanna Workforce Network, Inc., Board Member

2. Construction

3. Hardhats!
Hard work!
Heavy lifting!
And
… so much more!

4. Program Managers
Surveyors Project Managers
Planners Superintendents
and Foremen
Architects
Asst. Project Managers
Engineers
Tradesmen
Designers
Apprentices
CADD operators
Estimators
BIM managers
Schedulers
Administrative
Safety directors
Human resources Quality control
Accountants
Testing and inspection
IT and programmers

5. 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?

7. Maryland’s Construction Industry:
• 5th Largest Employment Segment
• 7.4% of the State’s Overall Employment
• Average Age of Craft Worker is 47
Feb 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

8. “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

9. Earnings Ranges and Educational Requirements for Construction Occupations
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

10. Median Annual Wages
Median annual wages in the industries employing the
largest numbers of construction managers were:
Building equipment contractors $81,590
Nonresidential building construction 79,950
Other specialty trade contractors 78,410
Foundation, structure, and building exterior
76,880
contractors
Residential building construction 74,770
The middle 50 percent earned between $60,650 and
$107,140. The highest paid 10 percent earned more than
$145,920.

11. Actual Wage Rates - Jan. 2013
Project at UMBC
Hourly rate with
Clasification Annual Pay
fringe benefits
Bricklayer $ 35.51 $ 56,816
Carpenter $ 36.86 $ 58,976
Electrician $ 50.61 $ 80,976
Elevator Mechanic $ 68.08 $ 108,928
Ironworker $ 43.32 $ 69,312
Plumber $ 52.77 $ 84,432
Unskilled Laborer $ 22.93 $ 36,688

12. http://byf.org/professions