The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released new survey research on the interest of construction trades for young adults. The study focuses on ages 18 to 25 and their perception and interest of working in construction trades. In 2016, NAHB conducted a similar survey. Since then, the interest has doubled from 3 to 6%.
Importantly the study also found that more young adults are unsure of what field to build a career in. The figure has dropped from 74% in 2016 to 65% now.
“The two most important benefits they see in a career in the trades are good pay (73%) and the ability to obtain useful skills (65%),” said Rose Quint, assistant vice president for survey research at NAHB. “These shifts point to a measurable improvement in young adults’ attitudes towards the construction trades over the last 10 years, where willingness to enter the field responds more elastically to higher levels of compensation.”
