CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY PROFILEConstructionfor Arapahoe & Douglas CountiesColorado WIOA Central Planning Region

January 2016

CONSTRUCTIONConstruction is a significant contributor to Colorado’s economy. This industry plays a critical role in Colorado employment, wages and contribution to Gross Domestic Product by state. As a subsector of the construction industry, the mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades contribute substantially to the overall impacts of the construction industry. The purpose of this report is to bring together measures of the construction industry’s economic impact on the State of Colorado, as well as the importance of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing sector (MEP). The results support the conclusion that construction is one of the more important industries in Colorado: • Construction contributed $11.820 billion (or 4.01%) to Colorado’s GDP by state in 2013, a 2.7% decrease since 2004. • Total retail sales for construction and related industries in Colorado totaled $11.7 billion in 2013, 6.8% of the state’s total retail sales. • Every $1 million invested in construction in Colorado increases the state’s total industry output by $2.27 million and increases Colorado

household earnings by $0.78 million while creating 18 new jobs in Colorado. • Colorado was home to more than 16,669 construction establishments in 2013. Of these establishments, 67% were specialty trade

companies (subcontractors) and over 25% were MEP contractors. • Almost 93% of Colorado’s construction industry is comprised of small companies that have fewer than 20 employees. Over 91% of

MEP establishments have fewer than 20 employees. • The construction industry employs 6.5% of the total private workforce in Colorado, accounting for $6.514 billion of the state’s total

payroll. • Over 28% of total construction employment in Colorado is in the MEP industries, significantly more than in any other construction

subsector. MEP1 employment accounts for 1.9% of total private employment in Colorado. • Payroll for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors1 was $1.89 billion in 2013, representing almost 30% of total construction

payroll and 1.9% of total payroll for the state. • The national average annual wage for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors was $54,414, 51% percent higher than the

average for those with an associate’s degree and 67% higher than the average wage for high school graduates in 2012. • By 2023, construction employment in Colorado is expected to grow by almost 47%, adding nearly 60,000 jobs in the state.

Approximately 40,000 of these positions are projected to be in the specialty trades. • The percentage of construction workers age 55 and older increased by 6% between 2004 and 2013, while the percentage of

workers age 34 and younger decreased by 5%. During the same time period, mechanical, electrical and plumbing workers1 that were 55 year of age and older increased by 6%, while the percentage under 35 decreased by 6%.

• In 2013, 9.2% of Colorado workers were represented by unions, while nationally 14.9% of all construction workers were represented by unions.

This points to an increasing opportunity for good paying jobs in the construction industry in Colorado over the next few years. (Source: Economic Impacts of the Construction Industry on the State of Colorado, Colorado State University Department of Construction Management, January 2015)

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Top Employment Concentrations by County

County 2015 JobsAverage Worker

Earnings

Denver County, CO 63,209 $59,446 0.99

Arapahoe County, CO 45,862 $57,866 1.06

Adams County, CO 40,380 $50,253 1.56

Jefferson County, CO 32,789 $50,253 1.02

Larimer County, CO 23,264 $45,011 1.13

Boulder County, CO 20,648 $55,286 0.86

Douglas County, CO 16,273 $58,219 0.98

Broomfield County, CO 4,559 $65,728 0.98

Clear Creek, CO 517 $51,355 1.10

Gilpin County, CO 264 $49,046 0.43

National Location Quotient

Employment Concentrations

Source: EMSI 2015.3 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed Class of Worker

This map show where the highest concentration of employment are in the construction sector, by county, within the metro Denver area.

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CONSTRUCTIONThis table shows employment within metro Denver in the top 20 occupations in the sector. Regional wage ranges and the median wage are shown, with yellowed cells indicating where wage offers may have to land to attract and retain qualified candidates based on labor supply (applicants per job opening).

Cost Estimators

Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters

Secretaries & Admin Assistants, Except Legal, medical & Executive

Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers

Electricians

Roofers

Carpenters

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction WorkersHeavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

General & Operations ManagersBookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks

Sheet Metal Workers

Sales Reps, Services, All Other

Operating Engineers & other Constructions Equipment Operators

Construction Managers

Office Clerks, General

Construction Laborers

Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers

Painters, Construction & Maintenance

Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers

13-1051

47-2152

43-6014

49-9021

47-2111

47-2181

47-2031

47-1011

53-3032

11-1021

43-3031

47-2211

41-3099

47-2073

11-9021

43-9061

47-2061

47-2051

47-2141

47-2081

3,355

5,184

36,413

3,514

10,129

1,952

11,557

8,358

16,033

24,270

18,014

1,684

14,975

4,033

5,092

21,185

15,315

2,527

3,446

1,526

$31.79

$23.04

$18.46

$22.89

$23.06

$19.22

$18.99

$30.18

$21.61

$64.88

$19.49

$21.49

$31.32

$21.24

$37.91

$17.99

$15.47

$17.75

$16.10

$19.72

165

138

1,103

140

382

73

253

226

499

913

513

54

636

155

141

919

545

53

71

25

44

42

507

70

283

63

262

242

640

1,287

727

81

977

240

244

1,893

1,262

131

232

93

0.27

0.30

0.46

0.50

0.74

0.86

1.03

1.07

1.28

1.41

1.42

1.51

1.54

1.55

1.74

2.06

2.32

2.46

3.28

3.72

$31.08

$22.72

$18.04

$22.82

$21.93

$18.52

$18.98

$28.46

$21.00

$54.42

$18.68

$20.72

$26.20

$20.74

$35.80

$16.62

$15.16

$17.23

$16.10

$19.45

$17.59

$15.59

$11.59

$14.99

$13.67

$12.93

$12.79

$18.26

$14.62

$25.63

$12.08

$14.90

$11.66

$15.52

$22.80

$10.00

$11.08

$10.86

$11.24

$14.72

$22.44

$17.69

$14.35

$19.23

$16.42

$15.30

$15.19

$22.81

$17.37

$36.46

$14.81

$17.16

$17.37

$17.24

$27.88

$12.75

$13.03

$13.35

$14.42

$16.29

$39.42

$27.94

$40.32

$26.98

$28.66

$22.66

$22.00

$35.53

$25.52

$85.10

$23.32

$24.96

$38.83

$25.00

$46.49

$22.24

$17.53

$21.77

$17.76

$23.54

$47.48

$32.55

$22.42

$29.85

$34.91

$26.76

$25.05

$42.64

$30.53

$122.96

$28.26

$30.94

$57.02

$28.03

$56.60

$28.32

$20.58

$26.01

$20.20

$26.07

Source: QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees & Self-Employed - EMSI 2015.3 Class of Worker

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Competitive Wage Analysis

DescriptionSOCCode

Average Wage

ApplicantsPer Job

OpeningsMedianWage

10th Percentile

Wage

25thPercentile

Wage

75thPercentile

Wage

90thPercentile

Wage

Total Number

EmployedAnnual

OpeningsAvailable Applicants

CONSTRUCTION Industry GrowthThis table shows projected yearly job growth through 2020. The National Location Quotient shows the relative concentration of employment in this industry in the metro Denver area versus the national average. For example, with a Location Quotient of 1.43, you would read, “employment is 1.43 times more concentrated in metro Denver than the national average.”

TOTALS

2016 Jobs

AnnualGrowth

Rate2017 Jobs

2018 Jobs

2019 Jobs

2020Jobs Change

NationalLocationQuotient

Payrolled Business Locations

7,461

1,840

459

5,162

108,013

20,917

12,635

-

1.08

1.25

1.43

0.7%

1.0%

1.2%

0.6%

3,836

1,047

743

2,047

110,439

21,532

13,019

109,004

21,187

12,823

107,192

20,680

12,452

106,603

20,485

12,276

73,841

Construction BuildingsNAICS Code 236

Heavy & Civil Engineering ConstructionNAICS Code 237

Specialty Trade ContractorsNAICS Code 23874,061 74,461 74,995 75,888

CONSTRUCTION Hidden Job Market

WeakMediumStrong

Occupation (SOC)

Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers 1 122 143.69

Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 4 217 57.09

Painters, Construction & Maintenance 3 156 45.04

Roofers 3 147 42.35

Construction Laborers 35 1,072 30.27

Carpenters 24 676 27.84Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 18 310 16.87

Sheet Metal Workers 12 110 9.57

Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters 34 305 8.92

Office Clerks, General 160 1,335 8.37

Electricians 82 617 7.51Secretaries & Admin Assistants, Except Legal, Medical & Executive 440 2,101 4.77

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 116 545 4.69

Cost Estimators 50 233 4.68Heating, Air Conditions, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers 51 196 3.84

General & Operations Managers 601 1,455 2.42

Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks 445 1,029 2.31

Construction Managers 223 282 1.26

Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 750 913 1.22

Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,231 1,009 0.45

This chart shows the relationship between the number of job listings versus the number of hires for each of the top occupations in the sector.

If there are more listings than hires, it means that the job requires specific skills and credentials, and so most openings for that occupation are listed. An example of an occupation requiring skills, credentials and experience would be the intensive care registered nurse.

If there are more hires than listings, it means that most people in those occupations are finding jobs through networking rather than looking at job listings. These are occupations where people with effective personal networking skills have the edge.

Occupations with medium strength of hidden job market require both the necessary skills and credentials, and effective personal networking on the part of the job seeker.

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Hires Per ListingAvg Monthly

PostingsAvg Monthly

Hires

CONSTRUCTION Top JobsTop Jobs Currently Listed in the Metro Denver, Last 120 Days

Source: Wanted Analytics

Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Occupation Code53303200Volume

92Volume Prior Year

43

First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative

Support WorkersOccupation Code

43101100Volume

49Volume Prior Year

28

First-Line Supervisors of Construction

Trades & Extraction Workers

Occupation Code47101100Volume

123Volume Prior Year

114

Civil EngineersOccupation Code

17205100Volume

86Volume Prior Year

89

Construction Managers

Occupation Code11902100Volume

83Volume Prior Year

61

Cost EstimatorsOccupation Code

13105100Volume

39Volume Prior Year

30

Heating & Air Conditioning

Mechanics & InstallersOccupation Code

49902101Volume

49Volume Prior Year

35

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail

& Farm ProductsOccupation Code

13102300Volume

36Volume Prior Year

16

Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

Occupation Code49907100Volume

33Volume Prior Year

19

First-Line Supervisor of Mechanics,

Installers & RepairersOccupation Code

49101100Volume

30Volume Prior Year

25

PlumbersOccupation Code

47215202Volume

25Volume Prior Year

31

Computer User Support Specialists

Occupation Code15115100Volume

28Volume Prior Year

31

Bookkeeping, Accounting &

Auditing ClerksOccupation Code

43303100Volume

28Volume Prior Year

23

Construction Laborers

Occupation Code47206100Volume

28Volume Prior Year

29

Customer Service Representatives

Occupation Code43405100Volume

25Volume Prior Year

37

Mobile Heavy Equipment

Mechanics, Except Engines

Occupation Code49304200Volume

20Volume Prior Year

7

Sales Representatives, Wholesale &

Manufacturing, Except Technical & Scientific

ProductsOccupation Code

41401200Volume

23Volume Prior Year

20

Network & Computer Systems

AdministratorsOccupation Code

15114200Volume

22Volume Prior Year

31

Secretaries & Administrative

Assistants, Except Legal, Medical & Executive

Occupation Code43601400Volume

20Volume Prior Year

16

Architectural & Engineering

ManagersOccupation Code

11904100Volume

19Volume Prior Year

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CONSTRUCTION Staffing PatternsHere are the top 20 jobs in the industry, by number employed and educational attainment level.

Source: QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees & Self-Employed - EMSI 2015.3 Class of Worker8

Postsecondarynon-degree

Heating, Air Conditioning,

& Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers

SOC Code: 49-90212016 Jobs: 2,8972020 Jobs: 3,042

Change: 145%Change: 5%

%of Industry: 2.7%Median Hourly

Earnings: $22.82

Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

SOC Code: 53-30322016 Jobs: 1,3372020 Jobs: 1,414

Change: 77%Change: 6%

%of Industry: 1.2%Median Hourly

Earnings: $21.00

Less than high school

Construction LaborersSOC Code: 47-20612016 Jobs: 13,7652020 Jobs: 14,296

Change: 531%Change: 4%

%of Industry: 12.9%Median Hourly

Earnings: $15.16

Painters, Construction & Maintenance

SOC Code: 47-21412016 Jobs: 3,2212020 Jobs: 3,102

Change: (119)%Change: (4%)

%of Industry: 3.1%Median Hourly

Earnings: $16.10

Cement Masons & Concrete FinishersSOC Code: 47-2051

2016 Jobs: 2,4172020 Jobs: 2,403

Change: (14)%Change: (1%)

%of Industry: 2.3%Median Hourly

Earnings: $17.23

RoofersSOC Code: 47-2181

2016 Jobs: 1,9372020 Jobs: 2,043

Change: 106%Change: 5%

%of Industry: 1.8%Median Hourly

Earnings: $18.52

Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers

SOC Code: 47-20812016 Jobs: 1,5152020 Jobs: 1,442

Change: (73)%Change: (5%)

%of Industry: 1.5%Median Hourly

Earnings: $19.45

High School or equivalent

CarpentersSOC Code: 47-20312016 Jobs: 10,7002020 Jobs: 10,873

Change: 173%Change: 2%

%of Industry: 10.1%Median Hourly

Earnings: $18.98

ElectriciansSOC Code: 47-2111

2016 Jobs: 9,0262020 Jobs: 9,567

Change: 541%Change: 6%

%of Industry: 8.4%Median Hourly

Earnings: $21.93

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

SOC Code: 43-60142016 Jobs: 3,3092020 Jobs: 3,473

Change: 164%Change: 5%

%of Industry: 3.1%Median Hourly

Earnings: $18.04

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

SOC Code: 47-10112016 Jobs: 6,8962020 Jobs: 7,104

Change: 208%Change: 3%

%of Industry: 6.5%Median Hourly

Earnings: $28.46

Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters

SOC Code: 47-21522016 Jobs: 4,7352020 Jobs: 4,945

Change: 210%Change: 4%

%of Industry: 4.4%Median Hourly

Earnings: $22.72

Office Clerks, General

SOC Code: 43-90612016 Jobs: 1,8522020 Jobs: 1,923

Change: 71%Change: 4%

%of Industry: 1.7%Median Hourly

Earnings: $16.62

Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators

SOC Code: 47-20732016 Jobs: 3,0932020 Jobs: 3,246

Change: 153%Change: 5%

%of Industry: 2.9%Median Hourly

Earnings: $20.74

Bookkeeping, Accounting &

Auditing ClerksSOC Code: 43-3031

2016 Jobs: 1,7092020 Jobs: 1,776

Change: 67%Change: 4%

%of Industry: 1.6%Median Hourly

Earnings: $18.68

Sheet Metal Workers

SOC Code: 47-22112016 Jobs: 1,3472020 Jobs: 1,403

Change: 56%Change: 4%

%of Industry: 1.3%Median Hourly

Earnings: $20.72

Sales Representatives,

Services, All OtherSOC Code: 41-3099

2016 Jobs: 1,3112020 Jobs: 1,352

Change: 41%Change: 3%

%of Industry: 1.2%Median Hourly

Earnings: $26.20

Bachelor’sDegree

Cost EstimatorsSOC Code: 13-1051

2016 Jobs: 2,3592020 Jobs: 2,508

Change: 149%Change: 6%

%of Industry: 2.2%Median Hourly

Earnings: $31.08

Construction Managers

SOC Code: 11-90212016 Jobs: 4,3492020 Jobs: 4,348

Change: (1)%Change: (0%)

%of Industry: 4.1%Median Hourly

Earnings: $35.80

General & Operations Managers

SOC Code: 11-10212016 Jobs: 2,3282020 Jobs: 2,426

Change: 98%Change: 4%

%of Industry: 2.2%Median Hourly Earnings:

$54.42

CONSTRUCTION Top Ten

Skills1 Bilingual Spanish

2 Structured Query Language (SQL)

3 Quality Assurance (QA)

4 Quality Control

5 AutoCAD

6 Video On Demand (VOD)

7 Electrical Systems

8 Preventative Maintenance Inspections

9 Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)

10 Microsoft Access

Certifications1 Driver’s License

2 OSHA Certification

3 Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

4 General Contractor

5 First Aid Certification

6 Continuing Education (CE)

7 Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

8 HAZMAT

9 Professional Engineer (PE)

10 Total Quality Assurance (TQA)

Companies1 Kiewit Corporation

2 Interstate Highway Construction, Inc.

3 T.R.E

4 Superior Resource Group Inc.

5 D.R. Horton

6 Century Park Associates

7 RK Mechanical

8 American Residential Services

9 Richmond American Homes

10 MYR Group Inc.

Online Listing Sources1 US.jobs

2 CareerBuilder

3 JobNetwork

4 ZipRecruiter

5 Glassdoor

6 Monster

7 Retirement Jobs

8 LinkedIn

9 Construction Jobs

10 MEPatWORK

Below are the top ten skills, certifications, companies and online listing resources in the construction industry.

Source: Wanted Analytics

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25-34 22.7%

0.9%14-18

19-24 7.0%

35-44 25.4%

45-54 24.7%

55-64 14.8%

65+ 4.4%

This age band graph shows the percentage of each age group currently in the healthcare industry workforce.

Age Bands & Volume

Listing

Age Bands

This graph shows the week over week volume of listings in Metro Denver

Source: Wanted Analytics

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