Architecture & Construction Industry Snapshot
Essential Industry Transferable Skills
If you’ve always loved to create and build things, careers in architecture, engineering and construction will meet your creative desires. Career opportunities in architecture and engineering will grow 22.5% nationwide by 2018. Even the construction industry, which posted cture & archite uction deep reductions in its constr workforce over the past several years, is expected to see brighter days ahead. According to the experts, jobs in construction are expected to increase 18.5% nationwide by 2018. Also good news, these are well-paying jobs. There will also be jobs in skilled trades such as electricians, plumbers, surveyors, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). All of these careers are also growing increasingly “green,” as workers master techniques, materials, and systems that define sustainability.
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Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. Time Management — Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions. Source: O*Net
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Fastest Growing Civil Engineering Technicians $48,560 Construction & Building Inspectors $50,990 Jonathan Bruce Environmental Engineering Technicians $42,900 Phoenix College Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $30,550 Surveying & Mapping Technicians $47,310 Largest Number Carpenters $38,350 Construction Laborers $30,070 Electricians $44,310 Painters, Construction & Maintenance $32,210 Supervisors/Managers of Construction Workers $60,870 *Source: Arizona Department of Commerce 2009
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