A new study shows America is failing to prepare future workers for high-paying construction careers. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors, construction had 366,000 job openings by the end of May this year. The results come as Generation Z — those born from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s — are rapidly becoming a significant portion of the workforce. The construction sector must learn how to attract this generation.
A new workforce study by the Associated General Contractors and Autodesk shows that the nation is failing to showcase the many high-paying construction careers available, and that 85% of construction firms report they have open positions
