Construction industry battles biases to attract workers

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. Many perceived a bias among the public against jobs that are seen as physically challenging or involve working with your hands. A majority of trade workers surveyed felt that the public ultimately lacked knowledge about what construction work truly entails.

The average age of an apprentice is 27. “People are lost in the wilderness for a while before they finally discover a skilled trade,” he said, pointing out that a skilled worker who begins at 27 has lost a decade of wages and benefits compared with one who starts right out of high school. With the current emphasis on STEM learning for young people, guidance counselors and educators may not realize how technologically advanced trade careers can be, sometimes involving the use of digital modelling.

Yet, 70 per cent felt that people have limited knowledge about trade work. “I’m not saying construction jobs are perfect," said James Stewart, an economist who co-authored the other of the two research papers. There is the physical side of construction work and the seasonality of some jobs, which may attract some but dissuade others, as with any line of work, he said.At the same time, he said people’s perceptions and community views of the work need to be addressed.

 

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