Across Oregon and SW Washington construction is booming. The industry offers competitive wages, advancement opportunities and great benefits. Consider these FACTS when selecting your next career move:
- Average Yearly Wage in Construction Across Oregon is $57,998
- Multiple Points of Entry, All with Career Advancement
- Construction pays 8% MORE than the average of all other industries
- Over the next ten years construction growth will outpace overall economy
A career in construction may be the best decision you will ever make. Construction and its supporting industry trades need a highly skilled workforce and those skills can be attained through community colleges, trades schools, and apprenticeships.
Additionally, visit Linkedin Learning’s FREE Skilled Trades: Construction Apprenticeship Foundations course. This excellent resource provide an overview of what it is like to work in the trades and how to navigate and prepare for the apprenticeship process.
Follow the links below to learn more about individual occupations.
- Bricklayer
- Carpenter
- Carpet Installer
- Cement Mason
- Drywall Finisher/Taper
- Electrician
- Elevator Mechanic
- Exterior/Interior Specialist
- Flagger
- Glazier
- Hazardous Material Removal
- Heat and Frost Insulator
- HVAC
- Iron Worker
- Laborer
- Landscaper
- Machinist
- Operating Engineer
- Painter
- Pile Driver
- Pipefitter
- Plasterer
- Plumber
- Rigger
- Roofer
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Stonemason
- Tilesetter and Terrazo Workers
- Truck Driver (Construction)
- Welder
