Editor’s Word: This story initially appeared on Construction Coverage.
Development has lengthy been a male-dominated area. Based on not too long ago launched information from the U.S. Census Bureau, solely 11.7% of payroll staff within the development business are girls. Nonetheless, a shift is underway.
In recent times, the Division of Labor’s Girls in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant program has allotted tens of millions of {dollars} to bolster girls’s participation in industries like development.
And with the development business going through a massive worker shortage — estimated at 349,000 staff — recruiting girls into development roles has turn into a necessity for sustaining progress and assembly demand.
Whereas girls stay underrepresented within the workforce, the info reveals a gradual but constant upward development in feminine employment inside the development sector.
Whereas the development business stays male-dominated nationally, the underrepresentation of girls in development is much less pronounced in sure elements of the nation. This variation highlights regional variations in workforce dynamics, compensation ranges, and diversification efforts inside the business.
To search out the cities with probably the most feminine development employment, researchers at Development Protection analyzed information from the U.S. Census Bureau. For extra data, seek advice from the methodology part on the finish.
Listed below are the cities the place probably the most girls work in development jobs.
15. Colorado Springs, CO
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 13.6%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 3,773
- Whole male employment within the development business: 23,977
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $62,033
14. Deltona-Daytona Seashore-Ormond Seashore, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 13.8%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 3,587
- Whole male employment within the development business: 22,357
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $53,284
13. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 13.9%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 12,835
- Whole male employment within the development business: 79,467
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $70,414
12. Virginia Seashore-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.0%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 7,160
- Whole male employment within the development business: 44,161
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $58,880
11. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.0%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 16,468
- Whole male employment within the development business: 101,567
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $52,682
10. New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.2%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 5,147
- Whole male employment within the development business: 31,059
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $50,978
9. Charlotte-Harmony-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.2%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 15,338
- Whole male employment within the development business: 92,351
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $51,634
8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.2%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 20,029
- Whole male employment within the development business: 121,124
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $82,512
7. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.5%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 2,994
- Whole male employment within the development business: 17,612
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $51,318
6. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.5%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 5,228
- Whole male employment within the development business: 30,866
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $56,608
5. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.6%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 4,597
- Whole male employment within the development business: 26,799
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $53,735
4. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.6%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 6,583
- Whole male employment within the development business: 38,463
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $50,569
3. Austin-Spherical Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 14.9%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 14,045
- Whole male employment within the development business: 79,903
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $59,836
2. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 15.7%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 16,565
- Whole male employment within the development business: 89,255
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $52,248
1. Jacksonville, FL
- Feminine employment share within the development business: 17.4%
- Whole feminine employment within the development business: 10,278
- Whole male employment within the development business: 48,926
- Median earnings for full-time staff within the development business: $57,576
Methodology
The info used on this evaluation is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. Because of pattern measurement constraints, one-year estimates have been used for nationwide statistics, whereas five-year estimates have been used for state and MSA statistics.
To find out the places with probably the most girls in development, researchers at Development Protection ranked places by the share of staff within the development business which are feminine. Within the occasion of a tie, places with the upper whole feminine employment within the development business have been ranked larger.
Moreover, on account of statistical significance limitations of the dataset, solely the highest 100 metropolitan areas by inhabitants with full information have been included within the evaluation.
