Construction Industry Has 9 of the Best Jobs for 2018

Indeed.com's 2018 list of 25 best jobs in the U.S. has 9 construction industry positions, including preconstruction manager, construction superintendent, and chief estimator. The tech sector had the next highest share of best jobs for this year.

President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal included provisions for construction worker training, and although Congress has not yet come to an agreement on the plan, it may give construction companies pause as to how to fill new positions, as the industry has near peak levels of job vacancies. A 2017 survey from the National Association of Home Builders found that of the 75 percent of adults aged 18 to 25 who said they had found a career path, just 3 percent had chosen the construction industry, Construction Dive reports.

Indeed made its selections based on a base salary of at least $75,000 a year and what kind of job opportunities were available for each position. According to Jed Kolko, Indeed's chief economist, the construction and mining sectors experienced the fastest year-over-year job growth last year, and the uptick in construction spending and contractors' plans to increase their payrolls contributed the industry's strong showing on this year's jobs list. Even so, Kolko said overall Indeed searches for construction jobs are declining, meaning that employers will have to increase their recruitment efforts.

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