The home building industry across North America faces a shortage of skilled workers - the workforce is aging and these workers are not being replaced fast enough.
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Residential Construction, which includes new housing and renovation work is a 1.4 billion dollar industry in Saskatchewan, making up almost half of the value of all construction in the province. Residential construction is one of the province's biggest employers, with jobs ranging from framer to painter & decorator to architect to engineer. The demand for skilled people in this industry within Saskatchewan and across Canada is high and will continue to grow. Trends, Technilogical change, environmental awareness, energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, increased safety awareness, and waste control are major trends in the residential construction industry. Technology is taking some of the physical work out of on-site construction and is having an effect on the skills required of workers and management. New materials and methods are being introduced, computerized machinery and equipment is being used, and computer-assisted design and planning techniques are being implemented. And, thanks to new construction methods, residential construction is no longer a seasonal industry - it is year round.
Residential construction offers numerous career opportunities. The pay is good and the work is challenging and rewarding – you can be an active participant in building a family’s biggest asset, their home.
Another benefit is the excellent opportunities to advance – many people that start out in a trade move into supervisory or management jobs, or become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses.
In residential construction you acquire world class skills. Canadians are recognized and sought after all over the world for their knowledge and expertise in construction.
Trends
Technological change, environmental awareness, energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, increased safety awareness, and waste control are major trends in the residential construction industry.
Technology is taking some of the physical work out of on-site construction and is having an effect on the skills required of workers and management. New materials and methods are being introduced, computerized machinery and equipment is being used, and computer-assisted design and planning techniques are being implemented.
And, thanks to new construction methods, residential construction is no longer a seasonal industry - it is year round.
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