SOUTHEAST AREA SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING AUTHORITY (SASSFA)

at Santa Fe Springs & Paramount

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

 Page 2 - EDD Employment Projections 2012-2022 , Jobs with the most openings in Los Angeles County

 Page 3 - Careers in the Sector , Sample occupations by Career Pathway

 Page 4 – Careers in the Construction Sector, Summary Description of Career Pathways

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Definition: Architecture & Construction involves careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment. Below is a summary of sample occupations involved in the Architecture & Construction Sector, organized by several career pathways1. The information is provided as an overview to careers/jobs in the Architecture & Construction Sector.

Architect * Boilermaker * Mason* Boilermaker * Mason * Architecture and Civil Drafter* Carpenter * * Carpenter* Millwright * (structural, geotechnical, Carpet Installer * Painter * Carpet Installer * Operating Engineer * Transportation, etc.) * Finisher * Paperhanger * * Paperhanger * Technician * Construction Craft Laborer * Pipe Fitter * Construction Manager * Pipe Fitter * Code Official * Construction Engineer * Pipelayer * Construction Engineer * Pipelayer * Computer Aided Drafter (CAD) * * Pipeline Installer * Construction Foreman * * Cost Estimator * Construction Inspector * /Drywall * Construction Inspector * Preservationist * Drafter * Construction Manager * Plumber * Cost Estimator * Project Inspector * Electrical and Electronic Engineering Drywall Installer * Preservationist * Engineer * * Sample of Career Specialties / Occupations Technician * Electrical Engineer Education and Training Project Inspector * Drywall Installer * Refractory Technician * (electronics, security, telecommunications) Director/Coordinator * Project Manager * * Relay Technician * * Environmental Designer * Environmental Electrical & Power Transmission * Electrician * Reliability Engineer * Engineer (hydro engineering, acoustical, Installer * Safety Director * Elevator Installer * Remodeler * etc.) * Environmental Engineering Electrician * Sales and Marketing Manager * Environmental Engineer * Restoration Technician * Technician * Fire Prevention and Industrial Electronic Systems Technician * Scheduler * Equipment and Material Manager * Safety Director * Engineer * Interior Designer * Landscape Elevator Installer * Security and Fire Alarm Systems Estimator * Sales and Marketing Manager * Designer * Landscape * Materials Equipment and Material Manager * Installer * Facilities Engineer * Scheduler * Engineer * Mechanical Drafter * Estimator * Service Contractor * Field Supervisor * Security and Fire Alarm System Mechanical Engineer (HVAC, plumbing, Explosives Worker * Sheet Metal Worker * General Maintenance Contractor * Installer * fire protection, etc.) * Modeler (traditional Field Supervisor * Specialty Contractor * * Security Controls Manager * and computer) Planner/Designer * Floor Layer * Specialty Trades Subcontractor * Hazardous Materials Remover * Service Contractor * Preservationist * Programmer * Protection Builder * Steamfitter * Heating, Ventilation, Air Sheet Metal Worker * Engineer * Regional and Urban Renderer Glazier * Subcontractor * Conditioning and Refrigeration Specialty Trades Contractor * (traditional and computer) * Specifications Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Superintendent * Mechanic * Steamfitter *

Writer * Building Surveying and Mapping and Refrigeration Mechanic * System Installer * Operator * Highway Maintenance Subcontractor * Technician * Surveyor * Insulation Worker * Terrazo Worker and Finisher * Worker * Hydro Testing Substation Mechanic * Iron/Metalworker ( instructional and Tile and Marble Setter * Technician * Insulation Worker * Superintendent * reinforcing) * Iron/Metalworker (structural and System Installer *

Landscaper/Groundkeeper * reinforcing) * Terrazo Worker and Finisher * Lineworker * Landscaper/Groundskeeper * Thermal Control Technician * Manufacturer’s Representative * Maintenance Estimator * Tile and Marble Setter * Maintenance Planner/Scheduler * Utility Metering & Reg. Technician * NOTE: General Contractors/Builders and Specialty Contractors Manufacturer’s Representative * Wastewater Maintenance *

typically own the contracting company.

Pathways Design/Pre-Construction Construction Maintenance/Operations

Notes: 1. Information based on the Career Cluster Framework for Architecture & Construction developed by the National Career Technical Education Foundation (NCTEF) managed by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) at http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters.

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WHICH CAREER IS RIGHT FOR YOU? CAREER PATHWAYS2

The group of careers encompassing architecture and Design and Pre-Construction – This Maintenance and Operations – This construction is a rapidly advancing field. From pursuing the traditional trades to applying the latest technologies, from pathway involves careers in design/pre- pathway involves careers in working in the field to running your own company, the choices construction that help create our future. maintenance and operations that help are many and exciting. It pays to know what jobs are in demand People in these careers turn a concept keep our future intact. People in these and what kind of work suits your style. This write up will focus into a set of plans. Their plans guide careers unload, inspect, and move new on the Construction Sector. other construction professionals as they equipment into position. They

continue the building process. determine the optimal placement of According to EDD’s 2012-2022 Employment Projection machines in a plant, assemble Highlights for L.A. County, more than 20 percent of the fastest growing occupations are in construction and extraction1. Page 3 Construction – This pathway includes machinery, install machinery, repair of this document provides a sample listing of occupations in the careers in construction that build our machinery and perform preventative construction sector. Also listed in the section below are some future. People in these careers build and maintenance. They detect, diagnose and sample construction occupations with the most jobs in L.A. remodel houses, apartments, industrial correct minor problems on machinery. County and their median wage. buildings, warehouses, office buildings, They keep the structure of an Construction is one of the few professions left where you can churches, schools and recreational establishment in good repair. They start at the bottom and end up owning your own company. facilities. This pathway also includes the maintain the smooth operation of Construction workers traditionally learn their craft on-the-job, builders of highways, streets, bridges, refineries, power plants, chemical plants often while working as apprentices. There are many college courses and training programs available in L.A. County to start tunnels and airports as well as power and mills. a career in construction and to enter apprenticeships. plants, chemical plants, refineries and mills. The number of women in construction is steadily increasing according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Nearly one in ten workers in construction is a woman. For more information on opportunities for women in construction visit the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) at http://www.nawic.org/nawic/default.asp .

The Architecture & Construction sector has three (3) career pathway options described in the next section of this write up. L.A. County Construction Sector Sample Occupations with the Most Openings1

-Construction Laborers Med. Wage $ 20.20/hr. – Painters, Construction & Maint. Med. Wage $22.67/hr. –. Med. Wage $20.43/hr. -Carpenters Med. Wage $ 24.08/hr. –, Pipefitters & Steamfitters Med. Wage $30.38/hr. – Masons & Finishers Med. Wage $15.08/hr. - Med. Wage $ 30.44/hr. –Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers Med. Wage $24.89/hr. –Sheet Metal Workers Med. Wage $25.84/hr. Notes: 1. L.A. County LMI Information from the Employment Development Department (EDD) at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/employment-projections.html 2. See reference note 1 on page thee. 05/04/16 PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGE(S)