Editor’s Word: This story initially appeared on Building Protection.
Building has lengthy been a male-dominated subject. Based on just lately launched knowledge from the U.S. Census Bureau, solely 11.7% of payroll staff within the building business are girls. Nonetheless, a shift is underway.
Lately, the Division of Labor’s Girls in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant program has allotted thousands and thousands of {dollars} to bolster girls’s participation in industries like building.
And with the development business dealing with a large employee scarcity — estimated at 349,000 staff — recruiting girls into building roles has change into a necessity for sustaining development and assembly demand.
Whereas girls stay underrepresented within the workforce, the information reveals a gradual but constant upward pattern in feminine employment inside the building sector.
Whereas the development business stays male-dominated nationally, the underrepresentation of girls in building is much less pronounced in sure components of the nation. This variation highlights regional variations in workforce dynamics, compensation ranges, and diversification efforts inside the business.
To seek out the cities with probably the most feminine building employment, researchers at Building Protection analyzed knowledge from the U.S. Census Bureau. For extra info, consult with the methodology part on the finish.
Listed here are the cities the place probably the most girls work in building jobs.
15. Colorado Springs, CO
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 13.6%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 3,773
- Complete male employment within the building business: 23,977
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $62,033
14. Deltona-Daytona Seashore-Ormond Seashore, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 13.8%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 3,587
- Complete male employment within the building business: 22,357
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $53,284
13. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 13.9%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 12,835
- Complete male employment within the building business: 79,467
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $70,414
12. Virginia Seashore-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.0%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 7,160
- Complete male employment within the building business: 44,161
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $58,880
11. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.0%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 16,468
- Complete male employment within the building business: 101,567
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $52,682
10. New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.2%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 5,147
- Complete male employment within the building business: 31,059
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $50,978
9. Charlotte-Harmony-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.2%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 15,338
- Complete male employment within the building business: 92,351
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $51,634
8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.2%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 20,029
- Complete male employment within the building business: 121,124
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $82,512
7. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.5%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 2,994
- Complete male employment within the building business: 17,612
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $51,318
6. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.5%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 5,228
- Complete male employment within the building business: 30,866
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $56,608
5. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.6%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 4,597
- Complete male employment within the building business: 26,799
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $53,735
4. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.6%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 6,583
- Complete male employment within the building business: 38,463
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $50,569
3. Austin-Spherical Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 14.9%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 14,045
- Complete male employment within the building business: 79,903
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $59,836
2. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 15.7%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 16,565
- Complete male employment within the building business: 89,255
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $52,248
1. Jacksonville, FL
- Feminine employment share within the building business: 17.4%
- Complete feminine employment within the building business: 10,278
- Complete male employment within the building business: 48,926
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the building business: $57,576
Methodology
The info used on this evaluation is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Group Survey. As a consequence of pattern dimension constraints, one-year estimates have been used for nationwide statistics, whereas five-year estimates have been used for state and MSA statistics.
To find out the areas with probably the most girls in building, researchers at Building Protection ranked areas by the share of staff within the building business which might be feminine. Within the occasion of a tie, areas with the upper whole feminine employment within the building business have been ranked greater.
Moreover, resulting from statistical significance limitations of the dataset, solely the highest 100 metropolitan areas by inhabitants with full knowledge have been included within the evaluation.
