Do I go to college?
Should I quit college now and get a job?
What’s the best job for me?
I’m getting a degree, but I can’t see myself doing what my degree is in. Now what?
Hey, if you think you’re the only person to have ever asked these questions, and thousands more like them, you must be smoking banana peels! (Yuk!) So, stop and smell the reasons why construction might be just for you!
#10 – Construction isn’t for “dummies.” Never was! Construction provides you with daily challenges that bring out the best in your brain! Contractors are now looking to hire workers with a head on their shoulders!
#9 – Working in the “great outdoors,” and sometimes indoors, allows a person to breath freely and not be stuck in a room with re-circulated air that transfers all the virus bugs from other workers to you!
#8 – Construction is full of the most diverse group of people in skills, smarts, personalities, ethnic background, and…well…just about any sort of tastes for adult beverages.
#7 – Construction workers actually learn how to work! In many other industries, a worker doesn’t really know what is going on all the time, much less what the day’s goals are. Contractors actually teach their workers how to perform work that the worker may have never dreamed that they could do!
#6 – Construction…pays really well! Most construction workers begin to make some serious money after they’ve served a brief training and “apprentice-like” time learning their trade. In today’s market, it’s not uncommon to find entry-level laborers making $12-$15, even $16-$18 an hour just to start. Heck, college graduates can start at $40,000 – $60,000.
#5 – Construction success is based on the “team.” Contractors really do practice the axiom, “Together Everyone Accomplishes More.” Construction companies, projects, and crews are perfect for the individual who likes to share the pressure, sweat, excitement, and diligence with others.
#4 – Construction practices an equal employment opportunity AND an equal PROMOTION opportunity. New workers are taken seriously by their owners, and leaders, and you can bet that if leading a department, a crew, a project team, a division, heck, even a company is in your wildest dreams…those dreams might not be so wild!
#3 – Construction companies build and remodel some of the most iconic, beautiful, and most meaningful buildings, parks, bridges, hotels, yadda yadda yadda. Think about, the house or apartment you live in was built by a construction company. All of the trees, plants, flowers, grass, and lights were put in by a construction company. That hospital that took great care of your friend, or that church you go to, or that school you went to, all of these were built by construction companies…and the people who worked as construction workers.
#2 – Construction workers love construction because there are never two days in a row…exactly the same. Didn’t like Monday? Don’t hold your breath…Tuesday is guaranteed to be different. That’s what almost 100% of construction workers like about construction…it is never boring!
#1 – Perhaps the biggest reason that construction is your best job choice…because it’s flat out fun! The construction industry is full of some of the smartest, most energetic, funniest, and talented people in the world. When construction workers are “rockin & rollin” they can’t wait to get to work every day…offer their best ideas…and share the hard work and celebration with others…who are just as excited to working as they are.
Look, is construction really your best job choice? Well, if you like boredom, if you like working where it might take you 10-20 years to really “gain anything,” and if you like to work where you’re not expected to think for yourself…you may not be made of the stuff needed for construction.
I’ve seen college majors in English, Political Science, Psychology, Music, Math, Biology, Education, and a host of other specialty majors all in the construction industry…and loving it! I’ve also seen individuals who received more than a college education by going right into the construction field and…loving it as well!
Hey, think about it! You don’t see yourself working in a fast food restaurant, or as a manager of a retail store, or maybe selling smart phones for a national cell phone company, then take a good long look at construction! We’re looking for you!!
