During Careers in Construction Month this October, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) encourages students, women, minorities, veterans, seekers of a second career or reentering citizens looking for a profession with lifelong learning and limitless potential for growth and advancement to check out construction.
No college degree is required, and the construction industry’s earn-while-you-learn educational model means you can cultivate invaluable skills for your dream job with no debt. ABC member contractors help apprentices earn a living while they gain real-world experience as employees on jobsites. In fact, ABC contractors invested $1.6 billion to educate their employees in 2021 to provide 1.3 million course attendees with craft, leadership and safety education to advance their careers in commercial and industrial construction. That’s a serious commitment to building the people who build America.
ABC’s 68 chapters and their affiliates offer more than 800 apprenticeship, craft, safety and construction management education programs — including 300 government-registered apprenticeship programs — across the country. ABC of Alaska offers educational opportunities in electric, plumbing, sheet metal, HVAC, carpentry, and general labor.
For college-bound future builders, construction management is a high-paying, in-demand profession. ABC’s National Student Chapter Network offers students mentoring, internships, career fairs and other services, often leading to multiple job offers before graduation.
Whether your passion is a craft like carpentry, electrical, plumbing or welding; a leadership position like project manager; or a high-tech career, ABC can help you achieve your construction career dreams.
Visit abc.org/workforce to learn how ABC is building construction career dreams.
— Garrett Austin-Joyner
Anchorage
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