A Career In Construction

Look around you…at your high school, the local shopping center, your area hospital, and your favorite restaurant. These buildings were all built by skilled workers who take pride in the work they do and the lasting impact the products of their work will have in the community.

With construction craft training and on-the-job experience, you can join with these highly skilled construction workers, building the future of your community. It's time for you to earn "The Other Four Year Degree."

What is "The Other Four Year Degree?" It's an apprenticeship in the construction crafts, including such fields as: electrician, carpenter, plumber, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, painting and many more. An apprenticeship is a combination of construction craft training (144 hours/year) and on-the-job training under the supervision of a Journeyman (2000 hours/year). Apprenticeship training typically lasts for a period of four years leading to Journeyman Certificate, which is portable and nationally recognized.

As an apprentice advances in knowledge and experience, wages also increase reflecting the ability of the apprentice to make a greater contribution on the job. Plus, apprenticeship training may qualify for college credits and employers oftentimes pay for the apprentice's classroom training.

What are the Job Opportunities? Today, more than ever, highly skilled construction employees are needed to meet the demands of business, government, schools and industry. Carpenters, Electricians and Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters are among the occupations in Ohio with the highest employment prospects through 2014 - nearly 18,000 job openings over the next six years. And, Construction Craft abilities cannot be imported or outsourced!

It's Time to Take the Next Step! Local commercial contractors are looking for employees who have the desire and ability to learn and grow on the job into skilled, knowledgeable and productive employees. Do you fit this description? Are you excited about the ability to learn while you earn? Would you take pride in saying, "I Built That?"

Editorial content provided by Associated Builders and Contractors- Northern Ohio Chapter.