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every day, and as additional individuals and companies continue
to relocate to our great state, the need for quality, affordable
housing – and a skilled workforce to build our homes – is essential
for our future.
Demand for construction workers has spiked across Texas in the last
five years as our economy grew with the state’s population explosion
and business expansion. In 2014, the residential building industry
in Texas represented over 702,500 jobs and more than $31.1 billion
in the Texas economy (Source: Comptroller of Public Accounts).
The occupations within the construction industry projected to add
the most jobs and grow at the fastest rates over the next decade are
listed on Table 1 (Source: Texas Workforce Commission).
Workers in these categories earned an average of $55,862 in 2013.
Employment in these areas is expected to increase an average of
more than 5,300 workers per year through 2022, a total growth of
25.3%. From November 2013 to November 2014, the construction
industry was the third fastest growing industry in Texas.
Table 1:
Occupational Title
Annual Average
Employment - 2012
Annual Average
Employment - 2022
Change -
2012-2022
Growth Rate -
2012-2022
Average Annual
Wage - 2013 (Texas)
Cost Estimators
7,730
10,110
2,380
30.8%
$64,546
Carpenters
24,300
30,930
6,630
27.3%
$32,968
First-Line Supervisors of Construction
Trades/Extraction Workers
36,470
46,350
9,880
27.1%
$55,765
Operating Engineers & Other
Construction Equipment Operators
22,670
28,460
5,790
25.5%
$40,269
Construction Managers
23,360
29,240
5,880
25.2%
$79,966
Heating, AC & Refrigeration
Mechanics & Installers
15,010
18,780
3,770
25.1%
$41,525
Electricians
33,300
41,020
7,720
23.2%
$42,628
General & Operations Managers
17,640
21,740
4,100
23.2%
$106,097
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers
8,270
10,190
1,920
23.2%
$51,890
Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters
24,630
30,210
5,580
22.7%
$42,515
